The Game Census
Zup! 3 cover art

Zup! 3

Quiet River · 2017-01-12

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 12, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

Zup! 3 is a Casual, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $1.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 5607 reviews).

4
playing now
90%
positive of 5.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
46/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$1.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Zup! 3 trailer thumbnail

Zup! 3 - DLC - Level K (final)

≈277,335 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 146 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 29,120 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 140k–337k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,609 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.55 at Steam (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $1.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
36636620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 366 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
911Jan 2017Aug 2026Jan 2017 — avg 91 · peak 687Apr 2017 — avg 18 · peak 61Jul 2017 — avg 20 · peak 124Oct 2017 — avg 9 · peak 62Jan 2018 — avg 9 · peak 28Apr 2018 — avg 7 · peak 22Jul 2018 — avg 9 · peak 75Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 18Jan 2019 — avg 5 · peak 29Apr 2019 — avg 3 · peak 16Jul 2019 — avg 14 · peak 70Oct 2019 — avg 4 · peak 53Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 62Apr 2020 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2020 — avg 12 · peak 113Oct 2020 — avg 5 · peak 107Jan 2021 — avg 6 · peak 38Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 18Jul 2021 — avg 11 · peak 65Oct 2021 — avg 5 · peak 98Jan 2022 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 19Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 20Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 18Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 34Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 15Jul 2024 — avg 3 · peak 15Dec 2024 — avg 6 · peak 25Jun 2025 — avg 13 · peak 60Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 77Mar 2026 — avg 10 · peak 157Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 20
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$1.99$0.552024-02-112026-08-242024-02-11 — best price $1.992024-03-15 — best price $0.592024-03-21 — best price $1.992024-06-27 — best price $0.592024-07-11 — best price $1.992024-09-16 — best price $0.592024-09-23 — best price $1.992024-11-27 — best price $0.592024-12-04 — best price $1.992024-12-19 — best price $0.552025-01-02 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $0.592025-03-20 — best price $1.992025-06-26 — best price $0.592025-07-10 — best price $1.992025-09-29 — best price $0.572025-10-06 — best price $1.992025-12-18 — best price $0.592026-01-05 — best price $1.992026-02-09 — best price $0.592026-02-16 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $0.592026-03-26 — best price $1.992026-06-25 — best price $0.692026-07-09 — best price $1.992026-08-17 — best price $0.692026-08-24 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
76.6%
earned "Click on anything"
75.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

40 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Hungarian, Greek, Danish, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-01-30 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)21,52672%1,708

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteIndieShortActionCasualPuzzlePhysicsRelaxingStrategy

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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