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Writer's Rush

Frogstorm · 2024-01-22

Steam

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jan 22, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Writer's Rush is a writer life simulator where you compete with other authors for the title of the world's greatest writer. Craft articles, books, scripts, and fanfics. Complete publisher contracts, unlock new skills, and level up your literary talents.

Writer's Rush is a Casual, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $5.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 429 reviews).

0
playing now
76%
positive of 429 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (84 reviews).
  • · Top 14% of 29,032 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 8.6k–19k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 429 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
717120242026Week of 2024-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$5.99$2.392024-01-222026-07-092024-01-22 — best price $5.392024-01-29 — best price $5.992024-03-14 — best price $5.092024-03-21 — best price $5.992024-06-27 — best price $3.592024-07-11 — best price $5.992024-08-19 — best price $4.792024-08-26 — best price $5.992024-09-30 — best price $4.792024-10-07 — best price $5.992024-11-27 — best price $4.492024-12-04 — best price $5.992024-12-20 — best price $2.992025-01-02 — best price $5.992025-03-13 — best price $4.492025-03-20 — best price $5.992025-04-21 — best price $4.192025-04-28 — best price $5.992025-06-27 — best price $2.992025-07-10 — best price $5.992025-09-03 — best price $2.992025-09-10 — best price $5.992025-09-29 — best price $2.992025-10-06 — best price $5.992025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-01-05 — best price $5.992026-02-22 — best price $3.292026-03-01 — best price $5.992026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-03-26 — best price $5.992026-06-25 — best price $2.392026-07-09 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
95.1%
earned "Writer"
38.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2884%26

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

Player tags

2DPvEFunnyIndieCasualHand-drawnManagementSimulationSoundtrackSingleplayer

Census log

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

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