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We should talk. cover art

We should talk.

Insatiable Cycle · Whitethorn Games · 2020-07-16

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Jul 16, 2020 (Mac), Jul 16, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 16, 2020 (Xbox One), Jul 16, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Jul 16, 2020 (Linux)

It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?

56%
positive of 170 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
3.33★
PlayStation Store rating (52 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$6.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 75% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 27,678 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.4k–7.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 170 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.05-85%
Microsoft Store$6.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.69 at IndieGala Store (2026-03-11) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 90 of 129 observed days · $0.36 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420202026Week of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$6.99$0.002020-03-202026-10-102020-03-20 — best price $0.002021-07-08 — best price $6.992021-11-05 — best price $6.992021-12-28 — best price $5.502022-02-09 — best price $6.992022-05-26 — best price $6.192022-07-26 — best price $6.992022-09-17 — best price $6.992022-11-23 — best price $2.802023-01-01 — best price $2.682023-03-13 — best price $2.802023-04-21 — best price $6.992023-05-17 — best price $6.992023-07-07 — best price $2.792023-08-11 — best price $6.992023-11-14 — best price $2.092024-01-08 — best price $2.852024-02-24 — best price $5.482024-04-12 — best price $2.802024-06-13 — best price $6.992024-07-15 — best price $2.632024-08-20 — best price $5.502024-10-07 — best price $4.672024-11-09 — best price $5.502024-12-19 — best price $3.142025-02-10 — best price $2.522025-04-08 — best price $6.992025-06-17 — best price $5.482025-08-25 — best price $6.992025-10-14 — best price $1.392025-11-29 — best price $5.482026-01-02 — best price $1.042026-02-12 — best price $1.492026-03-22 — best price $6.992026-05-15 — best price $1.402026-07-13 — best price $1.252026-08-19 — best price $1.392026-09-29 — best price $6.992026-10-10 — best price $1.05
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
94.2%
earned "Start talking."
21.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndieShortCasualLGBTQ+RomanceEmotionalSimulationStory RichText-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

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