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Strings Theory

BeautifulBee · 2021-12-14

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureCasualIndie

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

Releases: May 08, 2025 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 25, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Sep 25, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Dec 14, 2021 (Mac)

Go on an adventure on a subatomic level! Test your wits in a freaky, tricky logic game with an abstract concept and colorful heroes. Perfect in single player and up to 3-player local co-op.

Strings Theory is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2021 at $14.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Positive review sentiment (98% of 40 reviews).

0
playing now
98%
positive of 41 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5.00★
PlayStation Store rating (1 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 59% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
333320212026Week of 2021-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$5.992021-12-142026-03-262021-12-14 — best price $11.992021-12-21 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $10.492022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $9.742022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $8.992022-11-29 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $8.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $8.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992025-05-08 — best price $8.992025-05-15 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $7.492025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-22 — best price $7.492025-09-30 — best price $14.992025-11-22 — best price $7.492025-11-27 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $5.992026-03-26 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

2.5DCuteCo-opIndieRetroCasualPuzzleSurrealAdventureMinimalist

Census log

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

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