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The Meter is Running cover art

The Meter is Running

Debt Driven Games · 2026-05-22

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 22, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

You inherited a taxi dispatch business but it came with debt attached. Hire drivers, dispatch fares, navigate Istanbul’s chaos, deal with bad customers and worse luck. You have 15 days to pay it off or lose everything. The meter is running.

The Meter is Running is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $7.00, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 258 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

78%
positive of 274 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.00
steam price (US)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 59 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 68% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.5k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 274 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.60 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.00 · on sale 2 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12312320262026Week of 2026-05-22: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-05-22: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-05-29: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-05: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-12: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-10: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$7.00$5.602026-05-222026-08-032026-05-22 — best price $6.302026-05-29 — best price $7.002026-06-25 — best price $5.602026-07-09 — best price $7.002026-07-27 — best price $5.602026-08-03 — best price $7.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
97.3%
earned "The Meter is Running!"
2.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pace1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Turkish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-07-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)490%24

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

Census log

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

Recent updates

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