The Game Census
Startup Panic cover art

Startup Panic

Algorocks · tinyBuild · 2022-01-20

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

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...

2
playing now
55%
positive of 288 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 38% of 9,562 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.8k–13k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 288 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$2.69-82%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.69-82%
GOG$2.99-80%
IndieGala$2.99-80%
WinGameStore$2.99-80%
GOG$2.99-80%
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 94 of 132 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

302026-08-12 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.232020-10-082026-08-302020-10-08 — best price $14.992021-12-11 — best price $14.992022-02-20 — best price $12.742022-04-23 — best price $9.702022-06-23 — best price $8.952022-08-05 — best price $9.872022-10-21 — best price $10.492022-12-15 — best price $7.492023-01-22 — best price $7.492023-03-20 — best price $5.992023-05-08 — best price $12.422023-06-09 — best price $6.002023-07-10 — best price $5.242023-08-23 — best price $4.332023-10-07 — best price $11.892023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-01-12 — best price $11.012024-02-14 — best price $3.742024-03-18 — best price $2.422024-04-12 — best price $12.742024-05-20 — best price $2.552024-06-27 — best price $2.552024-08-10 — best price $14.992024-09-23 — best price $14.992024-11-04 — best price $14.992024-12-12 — best price $14.992025-02-05 — best price $14.992025-03-24 — best price $12.712025-05-08 — best price $14.992025-06-30 — best price $3.002025-08-24 — best price $2.922025-10-24 — best price $11.892025-11-30 — best price $14.992026-01-17 — best price $2.692026-03-05 — best price $2.992026-04-20 — best price $3.002026-06-01 — best price $12.892026-07-17 — best price $2.992026-08-19 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

2DCuteCasualComedyEconomyRelaxingStrategyIsometricManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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