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Startup Panic

Algorocks · tinyBuild · 2022-01-20

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 20, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 03, 2020 (Android), Dec 03, 2020 (iOS)

Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...

Startup Panic is a 2022 Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game priced at $14.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (55% of 289 reviews) and an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners.

1
playing now
55%
positive of 289 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (91 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 29,219 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 5.8k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 289 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-80%
IndieGala$2.99-80%
WinGameStore$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
GameBillet$3.00-80%
GamersGate$3.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 128 of 166 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
515120222026Week of 2022-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-15 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
702Jan 2022Mar 2026Jan 2022 — avg 70 · peak 255Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2022 — avg 4 · peak 20Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 14Nov 2023 — avg 16 · peak 82Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 19Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 11Feb 2025 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.232020-10-082026-10-152020-10-08 — best price $14.992022-01-18 — best price $14.992022-04-03 — best price $12.742022-06-06 — best price $11.992022-08-05 — best price $9.872022-10-31 — best price $14.992023-01-07 — best price $11.892023-03-04 — best price $11.012023-05-08 — best price $12.422023-06-20 — best price $14.992023-07-24 — best price $12.422023-09-28 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-01-18 — best price $3.742024-02-29 — best price $11.012024-04-07 — best price $12.742024-05-20 — best price $2.552024-07-08 — best price $11.512024-08-28 — best price $11.012024-10-25 — best price $3.752024-12-12 — best price $14.992025-02-17 — best price $12.712025-04-17 — best price $2.282025-06-20 — best price $2.992025-08-24 — best price $2.922025-11-04 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-24 — best price $11.012026-04-20 — best price $3.002026-06-13 — best price $11.892026-08-09 — best price $13.392026-09-05 — best price $2.992026-09-25 — best price $2.992026-10-15 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
46.2%
earned "Elon Mask"
8.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2683%50

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

Player tags

2DCuteCasualComedyEconomyRelaxingStrategyIsometricManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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