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Software Inc. cover art

Software Inc.

Coredumping · 2015-05-01

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Software Inc. is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access game released in 2015, priced at $22.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 7834 reviews).

81
playing now
94%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
62
Nexus mods (19k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$22.99
steam price (US)

81 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Software Inc. trailer thumbnail

Software Inc. Trailer 2022

≈455,473 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 81 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 3% of 50,465 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 196k–470k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,834 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 3 of 6 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

23802026-09-16 08:00 — 105 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 159 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 158 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 131 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 131 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 165 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 84 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 122 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 222 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 93 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 91 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 164 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 95 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 119 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 217 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 159 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 112 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 180 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 176 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 157 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 192 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 158 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 81 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
38739May 2015Aug 2026May 2015 — avg 52 · peak 146Sep 2015 — avg 57 · peak 176Jan 2016 — avg 100 · peak 221May 2016 — avg 140 · peak 289Sep 2016 — avg 90 · peak 198Jan 2017 — avg 90 · peak 205May 2017 — avg 124 · peak 261Sep 2017 — avg 154 · peak 330Jan 2018 — avg 124 · peak 248May 2018 — avg 145 · peak 298Sep 2018 — avg 123 · peak 240Jan 2019 — avg 120 · peak 251May 2019 — avg 111 · peak 221Sep 2019 — avg 79 · peak 148Jan 2020 — avg 309 · peak 764May 2020 — avg 124 · peak 236Sep 2020 — avg 85 · peak 150Jan 2021 — avg 117 · peak 211May 2021 — avg 201 · peak 378Sep 2021 — avg 92 · peak 170Jan 2022 — avg 115 · peak 227May 2022 — avg 350 · peak 679Sep 2022 — avg 172 · peak 293Jan 2023 — avg 178 · peak 370May 2023 — avg 172 · peak 418Sep 2023 — avg 147 · peak 333Jan 2024 — avg 387 · peak 927May 2024 — avg 193 · peak 406Sep 2024 — avg 139 · peak 277Jan 2025 — avg 281 · peak 611May 2025 — avg 161 · peak 288Sep 2025 — avg 134 · peak 246Jan 2026 — avg 277 · peak 600May 2026 — avg 138 · peak 266Aug 2026 — avg 222 · peak 494
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opIndieEconomySandboxBuildingModdableTutorialCapitalismManagementSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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