Overview
The Baconing comes from Hothead Games and is published by Hothead Games. It arrived on Steam on Aug 31, 2011, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Remote Play Together. 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 Baconing's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 18:42:45 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 79% positive across 261 reviews.
Language and system requirements
The Baconing is available in 1 languages including:
5 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc
| Platform | Type | OS | Processor | Memory | Graphics | Storage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Minimum | Windows XP SP3 | Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater | 1 GB or greater | ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers | Not listed |
| Windows | Recommended | Windows 7 or Windows Vista SP2 | Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 (or equivalent) running at 1.7 GHz or greater | 1.5 GB or greater | ATI Radeon X1900 GT 256MB and the Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E cards (Shader Model 2.0 and 24bit depth buffer support required) DirectX®: DirectX June 2010 Hard Drive: 1.5 GB of free space Sound: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers | Not listed |
| macOS | Minimum | OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later. | Intel 1.8 GHz or higher | 1.5 GB RAM | ATI Radeon x1900 or better / NVIDIA 8600M or better with 128 MB or higher Video Memory (VRAM) Hard Drive: 2 GB free disk space NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards. Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in The Baconing. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in The Baconing. | Not listed |
Sales, recommendations, and streams
The Baconing has sold up to 67,258 units and has 132 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $704,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.