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Turing Complete

LevelHead · 2021-10-02

SteamGOG

SimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 02, 2021 (Mac), Oct 02, 2021 (Linux), Oct 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Learn CPU architecture with puzzles

Turing Complete is a Simulation and Early Access game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 5520 reviews).

217
playing now
96%
positive of 5.9k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (1 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

217 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Turing Complete trailer thumbnail

Turing Complete trailer

≈650,430 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 217 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 729 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~91/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 16,607 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 118k–265k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,897 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.99 at Steam (2021-10-02)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 0 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23023020212026Week of 2021-10-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5341542026-09-14 22:00 — 459 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 276 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 392 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 290 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 235 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 305 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 234 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 214 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 233 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 266 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 201 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 185 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 203 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 154 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 260 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 393 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 186 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 231 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 371 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 223 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 218 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 256 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 191 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 217 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
25534Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 135 · peak 303Dec 2021 — avg 72 · peak 131Feb 2022 — avg 36 · peak 71Apr 2022 — avg 61 · peak 130Jun 2022 — avg 45 · peak 91Aug 2022 — avg 53 · peak 101Oct 2022 — avg 67 · peak 130Dec 2022 — avg 48 · peak 92Feb 2023 — avg 60 · peak 110Apr 2023 — avg 76 · peak 143Jun 2023 — avg 62 · peak 114Aug 2023 — avg 63 · peak 107Oct 2023 — avg 77 · peak 270Dec 2023 — avg 129 · peak 304Feb 2024 — avg 94 · peak 151Apr 2024 — avg 137 · peak 281Jun 2024 — avg 125 · peak 333Aug 2024 — avg 127 · peak 246Oct 2024 — avg 110 · peak 208Dec 2024 — avg 115 · peak 238Feb 2025 — avg 121 · peak 238Apr 2025 — avg 114 · peak 199Jun 2025 — avg 240 · peak 739Aug 2025 — avg 146 · peak 297Oct 2025 — avg 103 · peak 187Dec 2025 — avg 110 · peak 225Feb 2026 — avg 127 · peak 217Apr 2026 — avg 102 · peak 192Jun 2026 — avg 101 · peak 264Aug 2026 — avg 206 · peak 398
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
35352026-09-212026-10-132026-09-21: 28 new positive2026-09-23: 12 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 27 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 35 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 10 new positive2026-10-06: 3 new negative2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 15 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$13.992021-10-022026-09-282021-10-02 — best price $13.992021-10-09 — best price $19.992022-09-13 — best price $13.992022-09-19 — best price $19.992022-12-22 — best price $13.992023-01-03 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $13.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-11-13 — best price $13.992023-11-20 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $13.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992025-05-31 — best price $13.992025-06-14 — best price $19.992025-07-14 — best price $13.992025-07-21 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $17.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $17.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-09-28 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

602026-10-01 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
20.5%
earned "Turing Complete"
3.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, French, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,7761%10

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

2DLogicPuzzleSci-fiHackingBuildingStylizedDifficultEducationAutomation

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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