ASCIIDENT overview

Overview

ASCIIDENT comes from UAB Puzzle Lab and is published by Black Maple Games. It arrived on Steam on Mar 18, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

ASCIIDENT's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:44:24 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 67% positive across 30 reviews.

Language and system requirements

ASCIIDENT is available in 2 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

ASCIIDENT has sold up to 930 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,588. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

ASCIIDENT overview details

ASCIIDENT combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

STORY The story of the game is based on sci-fi novel "Frango Anomaly". The hero is a human clone who escaped from space pirates. The first location is asteroid FA-17, colonized a couple of millennia ago. The mining of crystals is still ongoing, but... right now crystals are dropping in price. If it weren't for the convenient location for the transshipment base, the asteroid would have been abandoned long ago. However, entire areas of the asteroid have already been abandoned. Life here moves at its own pace and by its own rules. STYLE Absolutely all the graphics in the game are made using the characters that could be typed on the keyboard. To be more precise, the characters from the ASCII table from the 32nd to the 126th character are used. The texts in the game are localized in several languages and may contain characters, not from the authentic range. However, these characters are not involved in the design. Graphics are ASCII only. LOCATIONS The location "Asteroid FA-17", in which the spaceport is located, is currently under development. It will be possible to move to neighboring planets and stations from the spaceport. You can move to another location at any time if you will have the necessary resources and skills. BOSSES AND NPC The game has a large number of neutral and hostile creatures. Neutral characters can provide information, upgrade skills, and craft items. Caution, some neutral characters can become hostile. SKILLS One of the advantages of clones is that they can be trained in various skills almost instantly. This requires a neuroprogrammer. This is a devi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

ASCIIDENT is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, RPG, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:44:24 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 67% positive reviews.

Overview tags

IndieRPGEarly AccessRetroPlatformerText-BasedSci-fiSurvivalInteractive Fiction

Support and legal notes

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