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Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!

Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! Steam metadata

HappyGiant | Sep 10, 2021 | game

Released

0players observed · 6 October 2026 - 01:00:05 UTC

AdventureIndieSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak13
  • Units sold (VGI)3,150
  • Revenue (VGI)$66,738
  • Review score40% positive

Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak13
  • Units sold (VGI)3,150
  • Revenue (VGI)$66,738
  • Review score40% positive
  • Total reviews105
  • Release dateSep 10, 2021
  • DeveloperHappyGiant
  • PublisherBig Sugar

Genres: Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: HappyGiantPublisher: Big Sugar

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Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! Steam metadata

Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1431290/metadata
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1431290/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1431290
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

40% positive, 42 positive, 63 negative

Price and discount

$29.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Family Sharing

Achievements

43

Platform releases
  • Steam 10 September 2021
  • PlayStation 23 February 2022

Latest Steam announcements

  • More fixes - 17 September 2021

    Quick update on a couple more fixes that have been made live: - players being shot into the air when picking objects off the floor - adjustments to the Index controller alignment To report any issues, please email [email protected]. Alternatively, leave a bug report here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdATC2DVCbsJKvr2yekc1pYo7tvs0Xm-xT6PO39-UrulGE8Xw/viewform Matt | Big Sugar

  • Update on fixes - 13 September 2021

    On behalf of Big Sugar and HappyGiant, a sincere apology for the issues some of you have experienced on the PC version of Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! We worked over the weekend to release a patch which address the most reported issues (mainly for Valve Index users): - Obstacle Course Issues (Hammer, Wall climbing) - Bombs Away (screwdriver) We are working on another patch to address: - Index controllers alignment - Teddy Tocks Level issues We would also advise anyone using Windows Mixed Reality to update their Nvidia drivers (this is a good idea in general). If you're experiencing any issues not listed above, please email [email protected] as they are quick to respond. Alternatively, you can leave a bug report here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdATC2DVCbsJKvr2yekc1pYo7tvs0Xm-xT6PO39-UrulGE8Xw/viewform Thank you for patience. Matt | Big Sugar

  • Bug fix - 11 September 2021

    We have just patched the hammer bug for the Index headset and are working on another patch to be pushed ASAP (eg Climbing bug). Please continue to use the bug report form here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdATC2DVCbsJKvr2yekc1pYo7tvs0Xm-xT6PO39-UrulGE8Xw/viewform Alternatively email us at [email protected]

  • WE ARE... OUT NOW! - 10 September 2021

    If you can remember as far back as yesterday, you will no doubt recall we brought you the exciting news that Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! would be launching today. Well, it's happened – the game is officially OUT NOW! Hit that 'Add to Cart' button on the Store page and you will be just a short download away from being sucked into the zany world of Sam and Max as you join the dynamic duo in their debut VR adventure! What are you waiting for Lumpy? The Freelance Police needs you! Matt | Big Sugar https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431290/Sam__Max_This_Time_Its_Virtual/

  • WE ARE LAUNCHING... TOMORROW! - 9 September 2021

    Big news everyone – get your headsets ready because Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual is launching... TOMORROW (Friday, 10 September)!!! YES! Not long now and – thanks to the mind-bending magic of virtual reality – you will be able to get closer than ever before to the dynamic, crime-fighting duo as you become the Freelance Police's newest recruit! If you haven't already, be sure to stick the game on your wishlist and you'll be alerted as soon as it's available! Matt | Big Sugar https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431290/Sam__Max_This_Time_Its_Virtual/

  • DEMO AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW! - 13 August 2021

    Hey lumpy! Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! now has a demo, and you can download and play it for free right now! Just head to the store page and hit that 'Download' button! Don your VR headset and play through the game's opening section. As a hopeful cadet, you'll fire rockets at a giant, multi-headed monster, before being put through your paces in the Freelance Police's aptitude test, which includes a series of rigorous challenges, such as making Sam a coffee, punching a clown, and microwaving a corndog. Have you got what it takes to become the Freelance Police's newest recruit? Download the demo now to find out! Matt | Big Sugar WISHLIST AND FOLLOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431290/Sam__Max_This_Time_Its_Virtual/

  • Sam & Max's VR adventure This Time It's Virtual arrives on Oculus Quest today - 8 July 2021

    Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual, the wise-cracking anthropomorphic crime-fighting duo's (presumably very silly) plunge into the world of VR, is - after a short delay from its originally announced June launch window - out today on Oculus Quest. This Time It's Virtual (Sam & Max's first entirely new video game outing since Telltale Games' The Devil's Playhouse in 2010) is the work of developer HappyGiant, which promisingly includes Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell and a number of ex-LucasArts alumni who all worked on the studio's seminal 1993 point-and-click adventure Sam & Max: Hit the Road - writer/designer Mike Stemmle, creative director Mike Levine, and concept artist Peter Chan. Additionally, David Nowlin and Dave Boat, who've voiced Sam and Max previously in a number of Telltale titles, are reprising their roles as the dubious dog and bunny duo. Read more

  • WATCH 20 MINUTES OF GAMEPLAY! - 5 June 2021

    Specialist VR streamer Nathie recently spent 20 minutes playing Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! See how he got on: WISHLIST AND FOLLOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431290/Sam__Max_This_Time_Its_Virtual/

Patch notes and updates

S.noRelease datePatch nameGID number
117 September 2021More fixes5418383147738891391
211 September 2021Bug fix4020014731803710499

Complete SteamPulse Game Data

Full game metadata

FieldValue
Steam app typegame
Steam App ID1431290
Live current players0
SteamPulse tracked peak13
Live count (today's peak floor)0
Price$29.99
Free to playNo
Discount0%
Original price USD$29.99
Current price USD$29.99
Release dateSep 10, 2021
DeveloperHappyGiant
PublisherBig Sugar
Owners estimatedNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate minimumNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate maximumNot available
Review typeMixed
Positive review percent40%
Positive reviews42
Negative reviews63
Total reviews105
Steam recommendationsNot available
Achievements43
Average playtime foreverNot available
Windows supportYes
macOS supportNo
Linux supportNo
Parent gameNot available
Store URLhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1431290/

Short description

Sam is a dog in a suit. Max is his naked rabbity partner. Together, they’re the Freelance Police. Jump into the not-quite-right world of Sam & Max via the wonder science of virtual reality, and join the multimedia darlings in their never-ending quest to slap the stupid grin off the face of evil.

About this game

Sam is a dog with a hat. Max is a hyperkinetic naked rabbity thing. Together, they’re the Freelance Police, the intergalactically famous agents of indiscriminately applied justice, now starring in their umpteenth video game, Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual! Even multimedia evil-slappers like Sam & Max could use a hand, and this time they’re using the incomprehensible magic of virtual reality to invite the player into their off-kilter world for a furious day of monster-slaying, obstacle courses, responsibly discharged firearms, and, of course, saving the entire freaking world. Key features Experience the two-fisted japes and tomfoolery of internationally beloved icons Sam & Max in mind-melting virtual reality! Push yourself to be the best of the best of the middling, as a dog and a naked rabbity thing harangue and cajole you through a bewildering assortment of Freelance Police Academy training challenges. Discover the horrible and socially relevant secrets lurking behind, under, and within Cap’n Aquabear’s rotting theme park! Give evil scientists and demonic trespassers their just desserts… with sprinkles! Immersion so real you can feel Sam’s breath on your neck! The This Time It’s Virtual! development team includes Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell, LucasArts alumni Peter Chan (concept art), Mike Stemmle (writer/designer), Mike Levine (creative director), and Julian Kwasneski and Jared Emerson-Johnson of Bay Area Sound, who worked on the Telltale series. David Nowlin and Dave Boat are returning to voice Sam and Max.

Supported languages

English * , French, Spanish - Spain * languages with full audio support

Steam categories

Category IDCategory
2Single-player
22Steam Achievements
52Tracked Controller Support
54VR Only
62Family Sharing

Regional ratings

BoardRatingDescriptors
dejuslViolência fantasiosa
steam germany6Fantasy-Gewalt
igrs13Kekerasan

Steam marketplace comparison data

Price History Overview

USD uses SteamPulse's own locally recorded daily store snapshots, so this overview reflects the exact regional price history that SteamPulse has captured for this currency.

Coverage And Tracking Window

  • Snapshots: 1
  • Coverage: Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026
  • Lowest observed: $29.99
  • Highest observed: $29.99

Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!'s USD price history spans from Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026, with 1 recorded snapshot across 1 calendar day. Each row records the available final price, listed base price, and discount metadata for that observation. Within this coverage the lowest recorded price is $29.99, the highest is $29.99, and the first visible tracked price is $29.99. These comparisons apply only to the snapshots SteamPulse holds; missing observations can contain changes that are not represented here.

For USD, SteamPulse uses locally captured regional storefront snapshots and does not reconstruct older prices with exchange-rate conversion. The chart and table show the values recorded for this exact currency from the stated coverage start. Additional snapshots extend that record, but they do not fill unobserved days or prove what the storefront displayed between observations.

Discount Windows And Sale Timing

  • Discount windows: 0
  • Discounted days: 0 days
  • Deepest markdown: No discount tracked
  • Latest sale window: No sale window tracked

Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!'s tracked USD rows do not contain a discount window. This means no available snapshot in the stated coverage has usable discount metadata; it does not prove that the game was never discounted. Missing snapshots or archived rows without complete metadata can hide a sale, so SteamPulse does not infer pricing strategy from this absence.

If a later snapshot includes discount metadata, it will appear here with its recorded depth, price, date, and sale name when available. Until then, this section should be read only as a description of the available rows, not as evidence about the publisher's promotion policy.

Observed Price Changes And Stable Runs

  • Observed price drops: 0
  • Observed price rises: 0
  • Longest stable run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking
  • Current run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking

Outside rows carrying discount metadata, the tracked price has not recorded a separate price rise or drop yet. That means the observed undiscounted level has stayed stable across the snapshots SteamPulse currently holds. This is a statement about the recorded coverage only; it does not prove that an older or missing price change never happened.

The longest unchanged price stretch in the current record lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $29.99, from Oct 6, 2026 through Oct 6, 2026. Among rows without discount metadata, the longest unchanged run lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $29.99. The latest run records $29.99 for 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking as the same recorded undiscounted price. Run lengths describe consecutive stored observations only and do not establish that a price is permanent.

Latest Snapshot And Sales Context

  • Current price: $29.99
  • Current list price: $29.99
  • Distinct observed prices: 1
  • Source mode: SteamPulse local tracking

The latest tracked snapshot records Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual! at $29.99 in USD, with no active discount metadata. Across the available history SteamPulse has recorded 1 distinct final price in this currency. This supports comparisons with the lowest, highest, and most common values present in the retained record, subject to the stated coverage limits.

The live sales view and Steam sales record provide calendar context for these dates. A date overlap can be compared with a named Steam event, but it does not prove why a publisher changed a price. As new daily rows arrive, this overview recalculates its observed prices, discount windows, and run lengths automatically.

Regional Steam prices

CountryCurrencyFinal priceOriginal priceDiscount
United StatesUSD$29.99$29.990%
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Tracked regional price history

The tracked Steam price is stable at $29.99.

CountryCurrencySnapshotsFirst trackedLatest trackedChangeLatest discount
United StatesUSD1$29.99$29.99No changeNo discount
United KingdomGB0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Euro AreaEU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
AustraliaAU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
CanadaCA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndiaIN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
BrazilBR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
RussiaRU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChinaCN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
JapanJP0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South KoreaKR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MexicoMX0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
NorwayNO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PolandPL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SwitzerlandCH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
New ZealandNZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SingaporeSG0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Hong KongHK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South AfricaZA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UkraineUA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KazakhstanKZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndonesiaID0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ThailandTH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MalaysiaMY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PhilippinesPH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
VietnamVN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
United Arab EmiratesAE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Saudi ArabiaSA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IsraelIL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChileCL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ColombiaCO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Costa RicaCR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KuwaitKW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PeruPE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
QatarQA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TaiwanTW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UruguayUY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArmeniaAM0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArgentinaAR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TurkeyTR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PakistanPK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount

United States price history (USD)

Tracked price is stable at $29.99.

DateCurrent priceOriginal priceDiscountSource
2026-10-06$29.99$29.99No discountSteam Store

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