You Have to Win the Game
You Have to Win the Game
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 5,726 reviews
24h low 124h high 7
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
DeveloperMinor Key Games
PublisherMinor Key Games
ReleasedMay 6, 2014
Runs onWindows, macOS, Linux
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Verified · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Verified
PriceFree to play
Player history
Jul 15Jul 16Jul 17Jul 18
Each point is the highest number of players online in that day (UTC). Recorded by Steamalytics every hour since July 14, 2026. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 3 | — | — | 8 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
via Steam
- May 6, 2022It's been ten years, ya'll,
- Dec 20, 2018❄ Winter Sale 2018 ❄
- Nov 25, 2016itch.io launch and Steam keys for account ownership
- Nov 25, 2016itch.io launch and Steam keys for account ownership
- Nov 15, 2016Gunmetal Arcadia Zero now on Steam
- Nov 15, 2016Gunmetal Arcadia Zero now on Steam
Audience
English
62%
Chinese (Simplified)
8%
Russian
7%
Portuguese (Brazil)
6%
Spanish (Spain)
6%
French
3%
Other
8%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 357 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Achievements
15
Median earned by
11.3%
Rarest earned by
0.8%
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
