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When I Was Young cover art

When I Was Young

WallRus Group · Art Games Studio S.A. · 2020-07-10

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

When I Was Young is a stylish and challenging 2D action game set during the Vietnam War. Fight your way through the brutal firefights enjoying a unique combat system and a story-driven campaign. Immerse yourself in the fascinating entourage of the 1960s!

70%
positive of 166 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$11.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 43% of 18,250 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.3k–7.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 166 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2021-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 10 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920202026Week of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.99$2.392020-01-102026-07-272020-01-10 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $10.432020-12-22 — best price $8.392021-06-24 — best price $7.192021-08-28 — best price $11.992021-10-28 — best price $4.792021-11-24 — best price $3.592021-12-16 — best price $3.602022-01-24 — best price $3.602022-03-01 — best price $3.602022-05-16 — best price $11.992022-08-19 — best price $4.792022-11-18 — best price $5.992022-12-13 — best price $2.402023-01-20 — best price $2.402023-02-07 — best price $11.992023-03-23 — best price $11.992023-05-23 — best price $11.992023-08-07 — best price $11.992023-11-06 — best price $11.992023-12-18 — best price $11.992024-01-29 — best price $11.992024-03-21 — best price $11.992024-06-03 — best price $11.992024-08-12 — best price $11.992024-11-11 — best price $11.992025-01-02 — best price $11.992025-02-22 — best price $11.992025-04-14 — best price $11.992025-07-10 — best price $11.992025-09-08 — best price $11.992025-11-10 — best price $11.992026-01-26 — best price $11.992026-03-26 — best price $11.992026-06-08 — best price $11.992026-07-27 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
73.2%
earned "Chapter 1"
19.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing2 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-07-10 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DWarIndieActionCold WarMilitaryAdventureDifficultHistoricalPlatformer

Census log

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

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