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The Invisible Hand

Power Struggle Games · Fellow Traveller · 2021-05-07

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 07, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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The Invisible Hand is an Adventure, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $2.59, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 694 reviews).

6
playing now
81%
positive of 694 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.59
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (113 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 29,020 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 694 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.59-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.59 at Steam (2024-09-11) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 72 of 102 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
939320212026Week of 2021-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 17:00 — 10 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
322May 2021Mar 2026May 2021 — avg 32 · peak 156Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2021 — avg 3 · peak 15Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2022 — avg 30 · peak 301Mar 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15May 2022 — avg 6 · peak 31Jul 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Sep 2022 — avg 7 · peak 31Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2023 — avg 6 · peak 31Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2023 — avg 13 · peak 49Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 13Sep 2023 — avg 6 · peak 23Nov 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2024 — avg 8 · peak 29Mar 2024 — avg 8 · peak 24May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 18Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Sep 2024 — avg 5 · peak 23Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2025 — avg 2 · peak 9Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$2.592021-05-072026-10-152021-05-07 — best price $10.392021-07-20 — best price $11.582021-10-07 — best price $12.992021-11-26 — best price $7.792022-01-18 — best price $11.582022-03-01 — best price $12.402022-05-15 — best price $12.992022-07-10 — best price $12.992022-08-25 — best price $7.792022-11-21 — best price $8.312023-01-01 — best price $3.892023-02-16 — best price $12.992023-04-21 — best price $10.222023-06-23 — best price $7.532023-07-28 — best price $7.282023-08-28 — best price $3.892023-10-02 — best price $6.822023-11-06 — best price $3.892023-12-17 — best price $9.092024-01-23 — best price $12.992024-03-04 — best price $7.532024-04-18 — best price $8.992024-05-16 — best price $12.992024-07-02 — best price $12.992024-08-12 — best price $9.262024-10-14 — best price $5.202024-12-02 — best price $12.992025-03-13 — best price $2.592025-06-05 — best price $2.592025-10-14 — best price $2.592026-01-23 — best price $2.592026-04-23 — best price $12.992026-07-15 — best price $2.592026-09-03 — best price $2.592026-09-18 — best price $2.592026-10-03 — best price $2.592026-10-15 — best price $2.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
83.1%
earned "Hired Hand"
8.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-05-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,9752%31

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

Player tags

IndieSatireEconomyTradingStrategyAdventureRealisticCapitalismManagementSimulation

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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