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TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cover art

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children

Dandylion · 2020-04-23

Steam

CasualIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

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.

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is a Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 9850 reviews).

175
playing now
93%
positive of 9.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
92/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
7
Nexus mods (1.0k downloads)
150h
to beat · rushed 50h · completionist 300h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

175 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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)

Trailer

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children trailer thumbnail

TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children - Trailer

≈111,438 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 175 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 2% of 29,137 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 197k–443k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,850 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 8 of 16 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

227782026-09-15 13:00 — 166 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 84 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 123 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 227 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 151 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 141 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 135 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 112 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 153 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 179 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 112 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 82 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 113 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 145 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 116 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 146 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 191 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 98 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 116 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 213 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 119 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 122 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 175 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5345Jan 2018Aug 2026Jan 2018 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2018 — avg 29 · peak 118Jul 2018 — avg 44 · peak 110Oct 2018 — avg 24 · peak 67Jan 2019 — avg 29 · peak 67Apr 2019 — avg 46 · peak 197Jul 2019 — avg 56 · peak 127Oct 2019 — avg 62 · peak 167Jan 2020 — avg 125 · peak 298Apr 2020 — avg 213 · peak 954Jul 2020 — avg 344 · peak 640Oct 2020 — avg 128 · peak 291Jan 2021 — avg 251 · peak 537Apr 2021 — avg 161 · peak 380Jul 2021 — avg 239 · peak 487Oct 2021 — avg 207 · peak 429Jan 2022 — avg 226 · peak 445Apr 2022 — avg 194 · peak 358Jul 2022 — avg 219 · peak 411Oct 2022 — avg 236 · peak 587Jan 2023 — avg 270 · peak 518Apr 2023 — avg 209 · peak 429Jul 2023 — avg 223 · peak 482Oct 2023 — avg 170 · peak 391Jan 2024 — avg 165 · peak 347Apr 2024 — avg 155 · peak 308Jul 2024 — avg 182 · peak 329Oct 2024 — avg 122 · peak 256Jan 2025 — avg 179 · peak 372Apr 2025 — avg 144 · peak 306Jul 2025 — avg 150 · peak 309Oct 2025 — avg 150 · peak 327Jan 2026 — avg 131 · peak 244Apr 2026 — avg 103 · peak 193Jul 2026 — avg 120 · peak 239Aug 2026 — avg 127 · peak 247
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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

Post-launch support: 20 DLC released, first 2020-04-28, latest 2023-11-21 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCRPGJRPGWargameColorfulStrategyLore-RichControllerTurn-BasedStrategy RPG

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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