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Simpler Times cover art

Simpler Times

stoneskip. · iam8bit Presents · 2024-06-07

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jun 07, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Simpler Times is an experiential, interactive meditation that rewards patience and attention with poignant moments that can be replayed like a favorite song.

92%
positive of 149 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Simpler Times takes place in Taina’s childhood bedroom. Here you can listen to music, paint, watch nature, take photos, browse books, read notes & solve puzzles. Each object has a story to tell. The game takes place over ten years with 4 different moments to explore, each one portrayed in a different season.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 25% of 29,454 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.0k–6.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 149 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
303020242026Week of 2024-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

17
achievements tracked
82.4%
earned "Where I come from"
37.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCaptions availableAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsGamepad RecommendedMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-07-16 (Steam store data)

Player tags

CozyCasualPhysicsSandboxColorfulLife SimRelaxingNarrationStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.