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Unemployment Simulator 2018

Samuel Lehikoinen · turbolento publishing · 2026-02-03

Steam

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Feb 03, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Social welfare survival horror based on real events. Endure emotional pain and societal pressure. Stay entertained. Survive the routine and become the hero of your studio apartment—battle inner demons, hide skeletons in the closet, and most importantly… keep the bathroom clean.

84%
positive of 150 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
6,493
twitch viewers (latest)
6493.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 33% of 28,889 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.0k–6.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 150 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 5 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
434320262026Week of 2026-02-03: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$4.992026-02-042026-07-312026-02-04 — best price $7.992026-02-10 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $5.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-20 — best price $6.492026-04-27 — best price $9.992026-06-15 — best price $5.992026-06-22 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-16 — best price $9.992026-07-31 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
24.5%
earned "Haunted"
12.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Thai, Turkish

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-08-07 (Steam store data)

Census log

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

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