Archaid overview

Overview

Archaid comes from Joel Kivelä and is published by Joel Kivelä. It arrived on Steam on Mar 27, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Archaid's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 23:07:08 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 1 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Archaid is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Archaid has sold up to 60 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $360. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Archaid overview details

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

Steam Store description

What on earth did I just watch? Are you bored of video games full of mindless violence , repetitive grind of trivial tasks and overly guided, pay-to-win "achievements" without real challenge and accumulation of earned skill ? Are you interested in ancient and medieval alphanumeric systems , mathematics and divination ? Do you like challenging abstract puzzles that force you to think differently and exercise your mind , gradually rewarding with zen-like flow of (potentially) endless immersive gameplay ? By answering yes to any of the above , Archaid likely is a thing for you. So what is it? Archaid [Aar-Kaid] is a collection of esoteric cognitive arcade games that utilize alphanumerics and hexagonal grid for puzzles of memorization , pattern recognition , heuristics , hypercube navigation , complexity and strategy inspired by various ancient and modern concepts of gematria and divine mathematics . The games have player-selectable sets for historical old English , Hebrew , ancient Greek , Nubian Coptic , Arabic , medieval Nordic runic , Georgian , Armenian , old Cyrillic , Glagolitic , and fictional Klingon and Zentradi alphabetic and numeral systems. Eastern game types have various presentations of the 64 I Ching hexagrams . Most Archaid games are difficult, they require full concentration and have medium to high learning curve. Full online guide to all the game types is found on the game homepage. Features listed: Six unique puzzle games based on various ancient alphanumeric systems. Ten selectable alphanumeric systems from archaic, ancient and medieval history. Two ext…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Archaid is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 23:07:08 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 100% positive reviews.

Support and legal notes

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