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The Tool

The Tool overview

Mikhail Maksimov | Oct 30, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 4 October 2026 - 11:32:47 UTC

CasualFree To PlayIndieSimulationSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)480
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score75% positive

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

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)480
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score75% positive
  • Total reviews16
  • Release dateOct 30, 2020
  • DeveloperMikhail Maksimov
  • PublisherGarage Digital

Genres: Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Mikhail MaksimovPublisher: Garage Digital

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Game overview

Overview

The Tool comes from Mikhail Maksimov and is published by Garage Digital. It arrived on Steam on Oct 30, 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

The Tool's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 11:32:47 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 75% positive across 16 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Tool is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed3.0 GHz Dual-Core - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 / Athlon 64 X2 6000+2 GB RAM1 GB VRAM, DirectX® 10 Compatible700 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listed3.1 GHZ DUAL-CORE, INTEL® CORE I3Not listed2 GB VRAM, DirectX® 10 Compatible700 MB available space
macOSMinimumOS X 10.9 MavericksIntel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent2 GB RAMNvidia or ATi GPU with 1GB Memory700 MB available space
macOSRecommendedOS X 10.9 Mavericks2011 or newer Intel Core i54 GB RAMNvidia or ATi GPU with 2GB Memory700 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Tool has sold up to 480 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 Tool overview details

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

Steam Store description

A relaxing and educational casual puzzle game. Create your own combinations of world objects, watch and run simulations, create new messages and share your creations with other players. Receive packages from the cloud and unbox it. The basic concept of the game is the endless equipment. The program screen allows you to interact with living and plant objects, planetary systems and microscopic chemical structures. In the Game you create unique combinations of these objects and launching it in the gravitational dance, then you can name the resulting kits. You can collect the word packages into statements and share them through the Internet cloud. You can download other people's messages and make colorful unpacking. The game concept is a reinforcement of the human tools and a simulation of progress through additivity. Such a principle of knowledge contradicts The law of conservation of mass and can eventually uncontrollably destroy the ecosystem of human world. This game is a warning about this scenario. Often we are not able to understand the scale of what is happening, neither at the macro nor micro levels. The additive accumulation of tool properties does not always increase its characteristics. In general, the possibility of exchanging ready-made tools via the Internet and the use of saved instruments in other enlarged meta-instruments will allow us to visualize the basics of human epistemology. Please read The Tool Guide:

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Tool is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Free To Play, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 11:32:47 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Tool
Steam App ID1436870
Typegame
Release dateOct 30, 2020
DeveloperMikhail Maksimov
PublisherGarage Digital
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresCasual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 4 October 2026 - 11:32:47 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews12
Negative reviews4
Total reviews16
Positive percent75%
Review typeMostly Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 30, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)20 December 2023 - 00:53:44 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)4 October 2026 - 11:32:47 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)4 October 2026 - 11:32:47 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)4 October 2026 - 11:32:47 UTC

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1436870
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1436870/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1436870
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Tool

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 Tool?

The Tool's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 11:32:47 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 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 Tool growing or declining recently?

October 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 September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Tool?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Russia (50%), United States (50%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.8%), Russia (29.4%), China (7.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.9%), Russia (34%), China (6.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.3%), Russia (24.8%), China (9.5%). 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 Tool?

The Tool currently sits at 75% positive across 16 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 12 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Tool have?

The Tool currently has about 61 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 Tool?

The Tool 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

Mostly Positive

75% positive, 12 positive, 4 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 30 October 2020

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 Processor: 3.0 GHz Dual-Core - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 / Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB VRAM, DirectX® 10 Compatible DirectX: Version 9.0 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 700 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1 / 8.1 / 10 Processor: 3.1 GHZ DUAL-CORE, INTEL® CORE I3 Graphics: 2 GB VRAM, DirectX® 10 Compatible DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 700 MB available space

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