Picket Line overview

Overview

Picket Line comes from Quarc Games and is published by Quarc Games. It arrived on Steam on Sep 5, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

Picket Line's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 14:02:33 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 5 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Picket Line is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Picket Line has sold up to 150 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $301. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Picket Line overview details

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

Steam Store description

Picket Line is a casual single-player tower defense game that tells the story of a factory strike in 20th century Europe. Players act as the Union by controlling the workers who form a picket line. The goal of the game is to block any potential workers who want to enter the factory to keep it working (popularly known as Scabs), and to hold the strike long enough until the factory gives up and accepts the Union's terms. THE GAMEPLAY The game starts with two Picket Liners standing in front of the factory which the player can freely move around. Scabs who want to enter the factory come in from various directions, so the player must place the Picket Liner in the path of the Scab, because instead the Scab will enter the factory and start working, which is shown as a light coming from the window. The game is lost when all the windows are lit, meaning that the all the factory rooms are occupied by Scabs. Each day of strike becomes increasingly more difficult as more and more Scabs start coming. Some Scabs may be even more desperate than others and start coming in with improvised weapons that allow them to pass a regular Picket Liner without a problem. The city might even call the police that will pass through workers with larger banners as well. That is why it is up to the player to form a stronger picket line by placing striking workers next to each other, which turns them into visibly stronger Picket Liners. As the strike lasts, it also gains in popularity within the working class. The citizens start supporting the strike with resources like larger banners, and more workers fr…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Picket Line is listed as a game with $2.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 14:02:33 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.