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Coredumping · 2015-05-01

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 01, 2015 (Linux), May 01, 2015 (Mac), May 01, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.

200
playing now
94%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$22.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 200 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 315 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~39/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 195k–469k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,812 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $10.49 at Steam (2016-06-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $22.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18018020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4051122026-08-11 18:00 — 273 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 134 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 192 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 252 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 118 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 205 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 262 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 158 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 225 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 217 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 112 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 229 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 251 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 142 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 262 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 315 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 198 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 363 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 405 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 183 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 299 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 271 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 179 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 233 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 230 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 171 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 245 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 249 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 200 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.99$10.492015-05-022026-06-152015-05-02 — best price $11.992016-06-10 — best price $10.492016-12-22 — best price $11.892017-06-10 — best price $11.192017-12-21 — best price $11.892018-04-24 — best price $12.592018-12-20 — best price $11.192019-06-26 — best price $11.192019-10-28 — best price $11.192019-12-19 — best price $11.192020-01-23 — best price $11.192020-12-22 — best price $10.492021-06-11 — best price $10.492021-11-24 — best price $10.492021-12-22 — best price $10.492022-04-11 — best price $15.992022-07-07 — best price $15.992023-01-05 — best price $15.992023-03-23 — best price $15.992023-06-12 — best price $15.992023-11-13 — best price $17.242023-12-21 — best price $17.242024-01-08 — best price $17.242024-06-14 — best price $17.242024-11-27 — best price $17.242024-12-19 — best price $17.242025-03-13 — best price $17.242025-06-09 — best price $17.242025-09-29 — best price $17.242025-12-18 — best price $17.242026-03-19 — best price $17.242026-06-08 — best price $17.242026-06-15 — best price $22.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
7.6%
earned "The GOAT"
0.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Achievements

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6002%15

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

Player tags

Co-opIndieEconomySandboxBuildingModdableTutorialCapitalismManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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