SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
The Powder Toy

The Powder Toy overview

The Powder Toy Team | Jun 14, 2024 | game

Released

81players observed · 25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC

SimulationSteam Store

  • Latest observed players81 · 25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak348
  • Units sold (VGI)344,000
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score98% positive

The Powder Toy dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players81 · 25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak348
  • Units sold (VGI)344,000
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score98% positive
  • Total reviews2,899
  • Release dateJun 14, 2024
  • DeveloperThe Powder Toy Team
  • PublisherThe Powder Toy Team

Genres: Simulation

Company pages: Developer: The Powder Toy TeamPublisher: The Powder Toy Team

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Game overview

Overview

The Powder Toy comes from The Powder Toy Team and is published by The Powder Toy Team. It arrived on Steam on Jun 14, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Powder Toy's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 81 players at 25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 348. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 98% positive across 2,899 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Powder Toy is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10Intel Core i3256 MB RAMNot listed100 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
macOSMinimummacOS Sonoma 14.3.1Intel256 MB RAMNot listed100 MB available space
LinuxMinimumNot listedIntel Pentium 4 - SSE2256 MB RAMNot listed100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Powder Toy has sold up to 344,000 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Powder Toy overview details

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

Steam Store description

Unleash your inner scientist - and maybe a little chaos - with The Powder Toy! This free particle physics sandbox lets you experiment with hundreds of elements, from fiery explosives to intricate electronics. Simulate real-world phenomena like air pressure, heat, and gravity to create: • High-Powered Explosions: Blow things up in spectacular fashion with meticulously crafted bombs, triggered on your command. • Miniaturized Power Plants: Design and operate nuclear, chemical, or hydroelectric power plants and reactors using both real-world and imaginary reactions builtin to the game. • Custom CPUs: Build your own logic circuits and processors, pushing the boundaries of in-game computing. • Anything Your Imagination Can Dream Up : Create realistic landscapes, explosive-resistant bunkers, or technical machines, the possibilities are endless! More than just destruction: • Community Creations: Explore and download millions of amazing saves uploaded by other players, or upload your own to strive for a slot on Front Page! • Custom Elements: Use the Lua API to mod your own elements into the game, or download packs of elements from other users from the Script Server! • Open Source: The Powder Toy is fully open source under the GPLv3 license and maintained by the community. Want to see your name in the credits? Anyone can contribute to development! Ready to unleash your inner mad scientist? Download The Powder Toy today! Account registration on The Powder Toy website is required to enable certain online features such as saving and commenting.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Powder Toy is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 81 players at 25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 348, and 98% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Powder Toy
Steam App ID1148350
Typegame
Release dateJun 14, 2024
DeveloperThe Powder Toy Team
PublisherThe Powder Toy Team
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresSimulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players81 · 25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak348
Positive reviews2,845
Negative reviews54
Total reviews2,899
Positive percent98%
Review typeOverwhelmingly Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 14, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)8 August 2026 - 03:02:52 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1148350
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1148350/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1148350
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Powder Toy

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Powder Toy?

The Powder Toy's latest SteamPulse observation records 81 players at 25 September 2026 - 06:16:17 UTC, with a tracked peak of 348 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Powder Toy growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 111 players; the highest observed daily value is 173 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Powder Toy?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (41.3%), United Kingdom (8%), Antarctica (4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.3%), United Kingdom (7.8%), Russia (4.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (48.2%), United Kingdom (7.6%), Russia (4.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.3%), United Kingdom (7.2%), Russia (4.9%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Powder Toy?

The Powder Toy currently sits at 98% positive across 2,899 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 2,845 positive reviews and 54 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Overwhelmingly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Powder Toy have?

The Powder Toy currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 11 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Powder Toy?

The Powder Toy is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

98% positive, 2,845 positive, 54 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 14 June 2024

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 256 MB RAM Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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