The Game Census
PixPhys cover art

PixPhys

Red Starship · 2021-04-25

Steam

IndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view, Auditory

Releases: Apr 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 08, 2022 (Linux)

PixPhys is a 2D engineering sandbox with huge technical possibilities and scope for imagination: design equipment from a jet-powered cart to space stations.

74%
positive of 218 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$3.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 52,272 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.4k–9.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 218 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.39 at Steam (2022-12-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720212026Week of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$3.99$0.392021-04-252026-10-082021-04-25 — best price $3.992021-07-08 — best price $3.992021-08-16 — best price $3.992021-11-01 — best price $3.992021-12-01 — best price $3.992022-01-05 — best price $3.992022-02-03 — best price $3.992022-04-10 — best price $3.992022-07-07 — best price $3.992022-10-03 — best price $3.992022-11-07 — best price $3.992022-11-29 — best price $3.992023-01-05 — best price $3.992023-03-06 — best price $3.992023-03-23 — best price $3.992023-05-08 — best price $3.992023-07-13 — best price $3.992023-10-09 — best price $3.992023-11-28 — best price $3.992024-01-04 — best price $3.992024-03-21 — best price $3.992024-07-11 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $3.992025-01-02 — best price $3.992025-03-20 — best price $3.992025-04-27 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $3.992025-10-06 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $3.992026-10-08 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
60.2%
earned "User manual"
3.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-07-06 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)610%22

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieSpacePhysicsSandboxBuildingModdableAutomationOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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