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You Have to Win the Game

Developed by
  1. Minor Key Games
Published by
  1. Minor Key Games
Peak #235
Current #1201
Top 250 5%
Gem Peak #253

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You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

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Dates

Released
2012-05-06 (10 years ago)
First review
2014-05-06 (8 years ago)
Age on Steam
3,025 days (8.2 years)

Reviews

Total reviews verified
5,593 48 (1%)
Review breakdown
5,203 (93%) 390 (7%)
Review velocity
1 reviews per day
Days in top 1000
2,702 (89%)
Estimated owners Based on research by GameDiscoverCo median
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Pricing

Release price
Free since launch

Tags

Tags in descending order of votes. Votes are the number of times a tag has been applied to this game by a Steam user, shown next to each tag name.

  1. Metroidvania 273
  2. Free to Play 200
  3. Retro 190
  4. Platformer 175
  5. Indie 153
  6. 2D 112
  7. Pixel Graphics 103
  8. Difficult 101
  9. Singleplayer 88
  10. Precision Platformer 79
  11. Action 59
  12. Adventure 54
  13. Exploration 49
  1. Old School 41
  2. Arcade 37
  3. Side Scroller 23
  4. Great Soundtrack 20
  5. Classic 17
  6. Controller 16
  7. Open World 14

Tags below the threshold do not have enough votes to be considered valid for this game yet.

Details last updated: August 15, 2022 05:11

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