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Winkeltje: The Little Shop

Sassybot · 2022-04-22

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 22, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 22, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Apr 22, 2022 (Xbox One), Feb 19, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.

Winkeltje: The Little Shop is a $14.99 Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2022, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 1829 reviews).

19
playing now
88%
positive of 1.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
4.19★
PlayStation Store rating (100 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

19 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 19 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 47 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 46% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (153 reviews).
  • · Top 6% of 29,032 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 37k–82k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,829 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.74 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 17 of 39 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12312320192026Week of 2019-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3112026-09-15 00:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 12 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 15 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 24 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 27 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 22 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 22 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 31 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 23 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 22 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 19 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1568Feb 2019Aug 2026Feb 2019 — avg 110 · peak 281May 2019 — avg 25 · peak 166Aug 2019 — avg 9 · peak 22Nov 2019 — avg 13 · peak 34Feb 2020 — avg 18 · peak 45May 2020 — avg 18 · peak 40Aug 2020 — avg 20 · peak 55Nov 2020 — avg 18 · peak 49Feb 2021 — avg 28 · peak 66May 2021 — avg 17 · peak 41Aug 2021 — avg 14 · peak 31Nov 2021 — avg 10 · peak 23Feb 2022 — avg 14 · peak 31May 2022 — avg 151 · peak 623Aug 2022 — avg 27 · peak 53Nov 2022 — avg 31 · peak 83Feb 2023 — avg 56 · peak 117May 2023 — avg 22 · peak 48Aug 2023 — avg 23 · peak 50Nov 2023 — avg 35 · peak 76Feb 2024 — avg 28 · peak 66May 2024 — avg 27 · peak 89Aug 2024 — avg 16 · peak 37Nov 2024 — avg 15 · peak 37Feb 2025 — avg 14 · peak 30May 2025 — avg 14 · peak 31Aug 2025 — avg 16 · peak 31Nov 2025 — avg 17 · peak 40Feb 2026 — avg 11 · peak 25May 2026 — avg 10 · peak 22Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 28
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$3.742019-02-202026-10-082019-02-20 — best price $8.492022-04-22 — best price $12.742022-10-27 — best price $11.992022-11-22 — best price $10.432022-12-20 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-02-13 — best price $11.242023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-07-04 — best price $14.992023-10-19 — best price $9.742023-12-06 — best price $14.992024-01-15 — best price $14.992024-02-22 — best price $14.992024-04-17 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $8.242025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-01-24 — best price $8.242025-03-06 — best price $8.242025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-14 — best price $6.742025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $5.992025-10-16 — best price $5.242025-11-17 — best price $5.242025-12-18 — best price $5.242026-02-28 — best price $5.242026-03-27 — best price $5.292026-06-01 — best price $5.392026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-12 — best price $14.992026-08-27 — best price $14.992026-09-24 — best price $14.992026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
53.4%
earned "Paid the iron price"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, Dutch, Russian, German, Polish, Turkish, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-10-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,2846%24
Xbox One (Xbox)11911%12
PS4 (PlayStation)9918%12
Switch (Nintendo)60%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

CozyEconomySandboxTradingBuildingCraftingLife SimWholesomeCapitalismManagement

Census log

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

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