SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
You Have to Play This Game

You Have to Play This Game overview

Tipz | Nov 26, 2021 | game

Released

0players observed · 11 September 2026 - 07:49:02 UTC

ActionAdventureIndieSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)90
  • Revenue (VGI)$624
  • Review score100% positive

You Have to Play This Game dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)90
  • Revenue (VGI)$624
  • Review score100% positive
  • Total reviews3
  • Release dateNov 26, 2021
  • DeveloperTipz
  • PublisherTipz Jar Studios Ltd

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: TipzPublisher: Tipz Jar Studios Ltd

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Game overview

Overview

You Have to Play This Game comes from Tipz and is published by Tipz Jar Studios Ltd. It arrived on Steam on Nov 26, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, 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

You Have to Play This Game's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 07:49:02 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 100% positive across 3 reviews.

Language and system requirements

You Have to Play This Game is available in 1 languages including:

English

8 regional rating boards including dejus, esrb, pegi, bbfc, and usk

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows2GHz2 GB RAMOpen GL compliant video card300 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

You Have to Play This Game has sold up to 90 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $624. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

You Have to Play This Game overview details

You Have to Play This Game combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Explore the world of Celestia in this retro-inspired, top-down action adventure. When Violet, an average girl, finds herself trapped in a video game, she has to team up with a strange blue-haired girl in order to get home. Things won't be easy for our heroines. Standing in their way is a world of puzzles, scary monsters, and the might of the Eclipse army, who have recently kidnapped every princess in the land. They'll have to work together, using unique skills and the power of friendship to overcome adversity! But Who Is This Strange Blue Haired Girl? Why Are the Eclipse Kidnapping Princesses? And will Violet have to solve these problems in order to get back home? key Features Fight Monsters and Solve Puzzles switch between 2 playable characters with unique abilities gain new abilities/weapons

SteamPulse editorial summary

You Have to Play This Game is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 07:49:02 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameYou Have to Play This Game
Steam App ID1699320
Typegame
Release dateNov 26, 2021
DeveloperTipz
PublisherTipz Jar Studios Ltd
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 11 September 2026 - 07:49:02 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews3
Negative reviews0
Total reviews3
Positive percent100%
Review type3 user reviews
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateNov 26, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)11 September 2026 - 07:49:02 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)11 September 2026 - 07:49:02 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)11 September 2026 - 07:49:02 UTC

Content descriptors

Suggestive dialog (innuendo) Cartoon violence

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
CartographerNo description
Played This GameNo description
Feather CollectorNo description
Autumn FallsNo description
Summer SetNo description
Spring SprungNo description
Winter Go-ethNo description
Totally EclipsedNo description
Out Sphinx'dNo description
Heart BeaterNo description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1699320
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1699320/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1699320
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for You Have to Play This Game

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 You Have to Play This Game?

You Have to Play This Game's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 07:49:02 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 You Have to Play This Game 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 You Have to Play This Game?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), Netherlands (50%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.8%), Netherlands (23.8%), China (7.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.6%), Netherlands (29.3%), China (6.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31%), Netherlands (19.6%), 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 You Have to Play This Game?

You Have to Play This Game currently sits at 100% positive across 3 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 3 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 3 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does You Have to Play This Game have?

You Have to Play This Game currently has about 25 tracked Steam followers as of 28 February 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 You Have to Play This Game?

You Have to Play This Game 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

100% positive, 3 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

26

Platform releases
  • Steam 26 November 2021

DLC and packages

You Have to Play This GameBuy You Have to Play This Game #606121$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows Processor: 2GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Open GL compliant video card Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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