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JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator overview

Prof. Scherer | Jan 18, 2025 | game

Released

32players observed · 12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC

IndieSimulationStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed players32 · 12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak281
  • Units sold (VGI)11,670
  • Revenue (VGI)$141,000
  • Review score78% positive

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players32 · 12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak281
  • Units sold (VGI)11,670
  • Revenue (VGI)$141,000
  • Review score78% positive
  • Total reviews369
  • Release dateJan 18, 2025
  • DeveloperProf. Scherer
  • PublisherPlayWay S.A.

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Prof. SchererPublisher: PlayWay S.A.

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Game overview

Overview

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator comes from Prof. Scherer and is published by PlayWay S.A.. It arrived on Steam on Jan 18, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, and Remote Play Together. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 32 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC, with a tracked peak near 281. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 78% positive across 369 reviews.

Language and system requirements

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator is available in 6 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainRussianSimplified Chinese

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10/11, x64 onlyCore i5 8400, Ryzen 5 26008 GB RAMGTX 107012 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10/11, x64 onlyCore i7 9700k, Ryzen 7 3700X16 GB RAMRTX 207012 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator has sold up to 11,670 units and has 373 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $141,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator overview details

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator is an immersive 3D programming puzzle game about automating and controlling realistic machines, robots, drones and more using real Python code. Build actual coding skills while playing, solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges and progress to unlock new programming features and improved machinery. Prior programming knowledge recommended . Automate logistics to quickly transport items Stabilize robots with control feedback (PIDs) Write navigation code for cars Crack passwords with brute-force Solve classical algorithms and data-structures Accurately control sniper rifles Use image processing to count coins Apply computer vision to guide missiles Get it now and dive into your programming adventure! A Fair Warning JOY OF PROGRAMMING is not a casual game. In fact, it is one of the most difficult games on Steam. It offers the real programming experience: Lots of thinking, hard work, gathering information, debugging and some frustrations. But you will also learn new skills, become a better developer, and most of all enjoy that sweet sensation of finally cracking a hard problem. Features Tutorial levels to get you started with the programming concepts in JOY OF PROGRAMMING Create your own puzzles with the included level-editor Find collectible factsheets with interesting computer-science tidbits Earn stars by completing levels and use them to unlock new programming features Work towards achieving many different certificates for completing all levels in one category Real programming:…

SteamPulse editorial summary

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator is listed as a game with $8.99 (50% off from $17.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, and Remote Play Together, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 32 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC, a tracked peak of 281, and 78% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameJOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator
Steam App ID2216770
Typegame
Release dateJan 18, 2025
DeveloperProf. Scherer
PublisherPlayWay S.A.
Price$8.99 (50% off from $17.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Includes level editor, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players32 · 12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak281
Positive reviews288
Negative reviews81
Total reviews369
Positive percent78%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations373
Average playtime894 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJan 18, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)31 August 2025 - 07:58:14 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Earn First StarNo description
Earn 10 StarsNo description
Earn 25 StarsNo description
Earn 50 StarsNo description
Your First 10 Lines of CodeNo description
50 Lines of CodeNo description
100 Lines of CodeNo description
250 Lines of CodeNo description
1000 Lines of CodeNo description
The First HourNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeIn JOY OF POGRAMMNIG you are executing real Python code with minimal safe-guards on your own PC. Only run code generated by the game (i.e. in tutorials), code you wrote yourself, code you checked yourself or code written by others you trust 100%. You are fully responsible for the code you execute! By purchasing, downloading and installing JOY OF PROGRAMMING you acknowledge and agree to the points above.

References

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

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2216770
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2216770/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2216770
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator

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 JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator?

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator's latest SteamPulse observation records 32 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:14:51 UTC, with a tracked peak of 281 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 15 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 4 players; the highest observed daily value is 32 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 JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (42.1%), Germany (6.6%), United Kingdom (6.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35%), Canada (6.5%), Germany (6.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (45.4%), Germany (6%), Canada (5.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.5%), China (7.9%), Germany (6.1%). 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 JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator?

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator currently sits at 78% positive across 369 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 288 positive reviews and 81 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator have?

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator currently has about 12.8K tracked Steam followers as of 29 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 JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator?

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator is currently listed at $8.99 on Steam. That is 50% below the usual price of $17.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 373, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

78% positive, 288 positive, 81 negative

Price and discount

$8.99 (50% off from $17.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards

Achievements

46

Platform releases
  • Steam 30 January 2024

DLC and packages

JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering SimulatorBuy JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator #793989$8.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11, x64 only Processor: Core i5 8400, Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 12 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD recommended

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11, x64 only Processor: Core i7 9700k, Ryzen 7 3700X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: RTX 2070 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 12 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD recommended

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