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The Employee

The Employee overview

Parallelogram Software | May 27, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 21 September 2026 - 21:02:08 UTC

ActionIndieSimulationSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)210
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,224
  • Review score67% positive

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

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)210
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,224
  • Review score67% positive
  • Total reviews3
  • Release dateMay 27, 2020
  • DeveloperParallelogram Software
  • PublisherParallelogram Software

Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Parallelogram SoftwarePublisher: Parallelogram Software

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Game overview

Overview

The Employee comes from Parallelogram Software and is published by Parallelogram Software. It arrived on Steam on May 27, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, 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

The Employee's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:02:08 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 3 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Employee is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel i58 GB RAMIntel HD Graphics100 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10Intel i78 GB RAMNvidia GTX100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Employee has sold up to 210 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,224. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Employee overview details

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

Steam Store description

The Employee is a first-person game where you play a web developer in a big company. You applied for a job offer and today is the day, you're going to sign your contract. Want to refuse? Well, you'll go back to your appartment and you can apply again later with your personal computer. Work Once you're incorporated to the company, you'll have access to your desktop and your professional computer. On that PC, you'll be able to play some mini-games (classify files, fix bugs, calculus...). All these activities will make you earn happiness points. Fun You are bored to work? No problem, you can enjoy many things to do in the office. You can buy a soda or a snack, eat a burger or make a coffee and it is recomended to do it often or you're gonna have problems. You also have to use the toilets and wash your hands (this is important), if you're not clean and smell weird, you won't be able to use vendor machines and people will avoid you. You can also have a walk outside to play basketball or smoke a cigarette if you're a smoker (we encourage you no to smoke and find other ways to be happy). Gameplay Talk to your colleagues to know if they need something. They probably have missions for you and complete those missions will make you earn money and happiness points. Coffee A good developper drinks a lot of coffee. If you don't drink enough coffee you will be tired. If you're tired, you will be less productive, and if you're less productive, you're fired. Grab/throw There are many items in the office that can be grabbed and thrown. But some of them are "mission items" that can't be thr…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Employee is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:02:08 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 67% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Employee
Steam App ID1283790
Typegame
Release dateMay 27, 2020
DeveloperParallelogram Software
PublisherParallelogram Software
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Indie, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 21 September 2026 - 21:02:08 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews2
Negative reviews1
Total reviews3
Positive percent67%
Review type3 user reviews
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime80 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMay 27, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)21 September 2026 - 21:02:08 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 21:02:08 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 21:02:08 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTHNo description
DUNK MASTERNo description
THE STRANGEST DREAMNo description
EXISTENCE IS PAINNo description
KLEPTOMANIACNo description
LOOK AT THE STARSNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice(c) 2020 Parallelogram Software - All right reserved

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1283790
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1283790/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1283790
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Employee

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 Employee?

The Employee's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 21:02:08 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 1 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Employee growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 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 Employee?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (100%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (58.6%), China (7.9%), Russia (3.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (70.5%), China (6.4%), Russia (2.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (50.1%), China (9.6%), Russia (4.5%). 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 Employee?

The Employee currently sits at 67% positive across 3 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 2 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 3 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Employee have?

The Employee currently has about 47 tracked Steam followers as of 17 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 Employee?

The Employee is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

3 user reviews

67% positive, 2 positive, 1 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

6

Platform releases
  • Steam 27 May 2020

DLC and packages

The EmployeeBuy The Employee #447376$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 8 Processor: Intel i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics Storage: 100 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i7 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX Storage: 100 MB available space

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