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TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cover art

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

Dandylion · 2020-04-23

Steam

CasualIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 23, 2020 (Mac), Apr 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 23, 2020 (Linux)

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is the first season of a turn-based strategy SRPG that takes place in the world of Troubleshooter.

139
playing now
93%
positive of 9.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
92/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
150h
to beat · rushed 50h · completionist 300h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

139 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

"Troubleshooter is a turn-based RPG with the story of Albus and the events happening around him. The story begins with Albus becoming an official Troubleshooter who then returns to his hometown to begin his journey as he meets new friends and colleagues on the way."(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 139 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 331 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~41/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 9,562 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 197k–442k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,831 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.24 at Steam (2026-02-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
45445420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

224702026-08-06 23:00 — 70 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 98 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 143 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 100 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 158 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 211 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 112 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 186 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 221 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 133 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 135 players2026-08-10 12:00 — 107 players2026-08-10 20:00 — 125 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 135 players2026-08-11 12:00 — 172 players2026-08-12 08:00 — 126 players2026-08-13 15:00 — 196 players2026-08-14 23:00 — 117 players2026-08-16 07:00 — 175 players2026-08-17 14:00 — 197 players2026-08-18 22:00 — 111 players2026-08-20 05:00 — 108 players2026-08-21 13:00 — 167 players2026-08-22 20:00 — 108 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 101 players2026-08-25 12:00 — 131 players2026-08-26 20:00 — 90 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 86 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 147 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 139 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$6.242017-12-312026-08-102017-12-31 — best price $19.992018-07-05 — best price $19.992018-11-01 — best price $19.992019-01-04 — best price $19.992019-04-29 — best price $19.992019-08-05 — best price $19.992019-11-12 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-03-02 — best price $19.992020-06-25 — best price $18.742020-10-29 — best price $18.742020-12-22 — best price $16.742021-03-01 — best price $16.742021-06-24 — best price $16.742021-10-18 — best price $16.742021-12-06 — best price $16.742022-02-07 — best price $16.742022-06-13 — best price $14.992022-08-22 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $12.492023-01-31 — best price $12.492023-06-19 — best price $12.492023-10-10 — best price $12.492023-12-21 — best price $12.492024-03-14 — best price $8.492024-06-27 — best price $8.492024-10-07 — best price $8.242024-12-19 — best price $8.242025-03-13 — best price $7.492025-06-26 — best price $7.492025-09-29 — best price $7.492026-02-16 — best price $6.242026-05-25 — best price $7.492026-08-10 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
80.8%
earned "Troubleshooter"
30%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSubtitle Options20 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,3991%263

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

Player tags

RPGCRPGJRPGWargameColorfulStrategyLore-RichControllerTurn-BasedStrategy RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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