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Pit People® cover art

Pit People®

The Behemoth · 2018-03-02

SteamMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 02, 2018 (Xbox One), Mar 02, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.

18
playing now
93%
positive of 8.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
54/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Pit People is a tactical role-playing game by indie game developer The Behemoth. An early access version for Microsoft Windows and Xbox One was released in January 2017 and the full version was released in March 2018.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 144 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 204k–490k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,171 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-02-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 14 observed days · $14.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
33133120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3662026-08-11 17:00 — 14 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 13 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 13 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 22 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 21 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 17 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 36 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 20 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 17 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 13 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 22 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 15 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 10 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$5.992017-01-132026-08-292017-01-13 — best price $14.992017-07-10 — best price $14.992018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-10-30 — best price $11.992018-12-20 — best price $11.992019-06-25 — best price $11.992019-10-17 — best price $11.992019-11-10 — best price $11.992019-11-26 — best price $11.992020-01-23 — best price $11.992020-06-25 — best price $9.592020-11-25 — best price $9.592021-02-11 — best price $9.592021-05-27 — best price $8.792021-10-28 — best price $9.592021-12-22 — best price $9.592022-02-28 — best price $9.592022-11-22 — best price $8.792023-03-16 — best price $8.792023-08-31 — best price $8.792023-11-21 — best price $7.992024-02-12 — best price $7.992024-06-27 — best price $7.992024-09-30 — best price $7.992024-12-19 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $7.992025-06-26 — best price $7.992025-08-30 — best price $7.992025-11-24 — best price $7.992026-02-09 — best price $5.992026-06-17 — best price $5.992026-08-29 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

79172026-05-31 — 34 pageviews2026-06-03 — 47 pageviews2026-06-06 — 32 pageviews2026-06-09 — 34 pageviews2026-06-12 — 24 pageviews2026-06-15 — 17 pageviews2026-06-18 — 42 pageviews2026-06-21 — 51 pageviews2026-06-24 — 34 pageviews2026-06-27 — 28 pageviews2026-06-30 — 23 pageviews2026-07-03 — 34 pageviews2026-07-06 — 39 pageviews2026-07-09 — 58 pageviews2026-07-12 — 47 pageviews2026-07-15 — 33 pageviews2026-07-18 — 38 pageviews2026-07-21 — 31 pageviews2026-07-24 — 38 pageviews2026-07-27 — 39 pageviews2026-07-30 — 25 pageviews2026-08-02 — 56 pageviews2026-08-05 — 40 pageviews2026-08-08 — 36 pageviews2026-08-11 — 38 pageviews2026-08-14 — 40 pageviews2026-08-17 — 49 pageviews2026-08-20 — 33 pageviews2026-08-23 — 31 pageviews2026-08-26 — 38 pageviews2026-08-28 — 28 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
85.6%
earned "I said Horatio dies!"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam Achievements

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian

Player tags

2DRPGCo-opFunnyIndieMemesCasualComedyStrategyTurn-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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