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Plutocracy

Redwood · 2019-11-21

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 21, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 21, 2019 (Linux), Nov 21, 2019 (Mac)

The business simulator Plutocracy gives you the chance to become wealthy and powerful to take control over the world. Where policy, laws, officials and people are only the chess pieces how do you play your game?

Plutocracy is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2019, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 1374 reviews).

37
playing now
80%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$24.99
steam price (US)

37 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 37 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 42 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity down 60% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (119 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 49,790 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 34k–82k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,374 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $18.74 at Steam (2019-11-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
959520192026Week of 2019-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8092026-09-15 06:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 73 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 67 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 52 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 71 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 46 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 27 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 32 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 42 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 28 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 17 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 36 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 42 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 26 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 63 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 38 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 29 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 37 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 30 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 22 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 46 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 30 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 18 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 37 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5811Nov 2019Aug 2026Nov 2019 — avg 50 · peak 129Feb 2020 — avg 17 · peak 51May 2020 — avg 18 · peak 41Aug 2020 — avg 24 · peak 44Nov 2020 — avg 15 · peak 38Feb 2021 — avg 14 · peak 31May 2021 — avg 18 · peak 88Aug 2021 — avg 15 · peak 32Nov 2021 — avg 29 · peak 71Feb 2022 — avg 18 · peak 49May 2022 — avg 13 · peak 34Aug 2022 — avg 33 · peak 101Nov 2022 — avg 29 · peak 71Feb 2023 — avg 17 · peak 40May 2023 — avg 21 · peak 43Aug 2023 — avg 20 · peak 42Nov 2023 — avg 35 · peak 86Feb 2024 — avg 30 · peak 68May 2024 — avg 21 · peak 40Aug 2024 — avg 21 · peak 48Nov 2024 — avg 23 · peak 48Feb 2025 — avg 29 · peak 55May 2025 — avg 17 · peak 31Aug 2025 — avg 33 · peak 69Nov 2025 — avg 21 · peak 45Feb 2026 — avg 24 · peak 55May 2026 — avg 18 · peak 37Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 44
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$18.742019-11-212026-07-092019-11-21 — best price $24.992019-12-03 — best price $24.992020-07-09 — best price $24.992020-12-01 — best price $24.992021-01-05 — best price $24.992021-02-15 — best price $24.992021-06-07 — best price $24.992021-07-08 — best price $24.992021-11-01 — best price $24.992021-12-01 — best price $24.992022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-02-03 — best price $24.992022-07-07 — best price $24.992022-12-05 — best price $24.992023-01-05 — best price $24.992023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-06-05 — best price $24.992023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-08-21 — best price $24.992023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-05 — best price $24.992024-01-15 — best price $24.992024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-07-11 — best price $24.992024-10-28 — best price $24.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-15 — best price $24.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-07-09 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Italian, German, Polish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-10-26 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RPGRTSCrimeEconomySandboxPoliticsStrategyCapitalismManagementOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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