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Stuck In Time

Housemade Inc. · 2021-12-09

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A unique mix of adventure and idle game. Plan and optimise your loops carefully and let the grind happen automatically. Explore this unique world, meet strange characters and escape the loop. A high-quality idle game that elevate the mechanics through an old school pixel-art adventure.

Stuck In Time is a 2021 Adventure, Indie and RPG game priced at $7.99, with a Very Positive sentiment (84% of 1,064 reviews) and an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners.

35
playing now
84%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

35 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Explore the world: This game is all about atmosphere. Explore this dark fantasy world and get immersed in the lore and mystery that comes with it. Meet characters: Find and meet the 10 different characters that will help you understand the world. Talk to them, learn from them or kill them and loot their corpses. It's all good, you're stuck in a time loop anyway. Escape the loop: Redeem the curse and find out the different endings.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 35 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 64 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (311 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 28,692 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 21k–48k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,064 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.71 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26926920212026Week of 2021-12-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

63142026-09-14 23:00 — 15 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 21 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 27 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 19 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 22 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 27 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 20 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 21 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 20 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 21 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 27 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 22 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 33 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 39 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 63 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 50 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 41 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 46 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 53 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 29 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 44 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 23 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 35 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
82117Dec 2021Aug 2026Dec 2021 — avg 821 · peak 1,525Feb 2022 — avg 157 · peak 288Apr 2022 — avg 97 · peak 223Jun 2022 — avg 42 · peak 97Aug 2022 — avg 40 · peak 71Oct 2022 — avg 30 · peak 70Dec 2022 — avg 49 · peak 128Feb 2023 — avg 54 · peak 116Apr 2023 — avg 27 · peak 67Jun 2023 — avg 22 · peak 39Aug 2023 — avg 31 · peak 68Oct 2023 — avg 34 · peak 73Dec 2023 — avg 53 · peak 122Feb 2024 — avg 32 · peak 60Apr 2024 — avg 33 · peak 61Jun 2024 — avg 27 · peak 58Aug 2024 — avg 26 · peak 42Oct 2024 — avg 24 · peak 49Dec 2024 — avg 48 · peak 249Feb 2025 — avg 323 · peak 843Apr 2025 — avg 46 · peak 77Jun 2025 — avg 33 · peak 93Aug 2025 — avg 31 · peak 52Oct 2025 — avg 46 · peak 101Dec 2025 — avg 39 · peak 94Feb 2026 — avg 32 · peak 55Apr 2026 — avg 23 · peak 49Jun 2026 — avg 27 · peak 57Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 36
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$2.712021-12-092026-07-092021-12-09 — best price $6.392022-02-20 — best price $5.992022-04-05 — best price $5.592022-06-24 — best price $5.592022-09-26 — best price $5.192022-12-22 — best price $4.792023-02-06 — best price $4.392023-03-16 — best price $3.992023-05-08 — best price $3.592023-08-07 — best price $3.592023-10-16 — best price $3.592023-11-21 — best price $3.192023-12-21 — best price $3.192024-01-22 — best price $3.192024-03-25 — best price $3.992024-05-20 — best price $3.592024-06-27 — best price $3.192024-09-16 — best price $3.192024-12-19 — best price $3.192025-02-03 — best price $2.792025-03-13 — best price $3.192025-05-09 — best price $3.992025-06-26 — best price $3.192025-09-29 — best price $2.792025-10-13 — best price $7.992026-01-05 — best price $7.992026-03-01 — best price $7.992026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-07-09 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
23.9%
earned "I can see my house from here!"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)90815%28

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

Player tags

2DRPGIdlerIndieRetroAdventureMinimalistStory RichExplorationProgramming

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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