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Why Do Boys Play Games?

Why Do Boys Play Games? Steam metadata

Colin Swords | Aug 24, 2025 | game

Released

0players observed · 23 September 2026 - 07:41:24 UTC

CasualIndieStrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)No data available
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score100% positive

Why Do Boys Play Games? metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)No data available
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score100% positive
  • Total reviews1
  • Release dateAug 24, 2025
  • DeveloperColin Swords
  • PublisherColin Swords

Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Colin SwordsPublisher: Colin Swords

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Why Do Boys Play Games? Steam metadata

Why Do Boys Play Games? metadata records Steam app facts, developer and publisher details, platform support, store categories, language support, and reference links.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/3513340/metadata
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3513340/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/3513340
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Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

1 user reviews

100% positive, 1 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Playable without Timed Input

Achievements

21

Platform releases
  • Steam 25 August 2025

Latest Steam announcements

  • Fantasy Football Draft Season Sale - 25 August 2026

    Fantasy football season is here, so celebrate by buying this stellar, critically acclaimed (100% positive reviews!) game from the legendary visionary developer Colin Swords, wow so cool!

  • BIG GAME DISCOUNT - 3 February 2026

    The BIG GAME is this sunday! So why not treat yourself to buying a little game, on sale now! Only for a couple clams. Don't have any clams? Go scrounging through your couch or something, alright see ya

  • Sept 30 Patch - 1 October 2025

    Fixed Tarik Heel's online functionality

  • Update Note Sept 20 - 20 September 2025

    Just fixed some minor collision issues in some areas of the game

  • Another Minor Bug Fix Patch - 2 September 2025

    - Fixed bug that would lock the game when interacting with the computer - Increased timer length of end-game slides

  • First Bug Patch - 28 August 2025

    Fixed Matt Staffordshire's bullet pass not working as intended. Let me know if any one finds a bug, alright?

  • Happy Release Day, Boys - 25 August 2025

    You can play the game now, let me know what you think, alright? Have fun, okay?

  • Release Next Week - 18 August 2025

    This game will come out Monday, August 25. Since today is Monday, August 18, the nature of time as measured by man dictates that this game will be out in ONE WEEK. Which is good, I'm all burnt out like a big old piece of burnt, burnt toast. Prepare yourself for just the totally raddest, ultimate, and most best gaming experience since Kameo: Elements of Power. Alright, see ya.

  • Release Date Finalized & Pricing - 13 July 2025

    Since the development phase is finishing up and I want to release this thing before the actual football season starts, I'm putting it out on Monday, August 25th, right around midnight EST. I'm pricing at $5 (10% discount on release, though) just to one day cover the $100 steam fee for hosting a game. See you boys out there, GAME ON

  • Next Fest Summary and Big Demo Bug Fixes - 21 June 2025

    Next Fest was real awesome because wishlists were doubled. That's great! What is not so great is that out of 45 or so people that tried the demo, only 3 of them wishlisted the game. I was like "Woah, that's less than 10%, not good!". I'm sure some were put off by the visuals and clunky mechanics or whatever, but it had to be more than that. At some point I made a core change to the code that runs during games that effects all transitions at the end of turns. I clearly should have play-tested the demo more, because the result was some AI players totally bugging out in the middle of their turns, resulting in concurrent turns with other AI characters and a cascade of "End Turn" commands. This should all be fixed now, but what a bummer that I missed it before Next Fest. The demo should be more playable now.Currently finishing up the single player campaign. Then I'll either be polishing/bala…

  • Next Fest Activity - 10 June 2025

    Just wanted to thank anyone who played the demo, will play the demo, or just looked at this page. It's a silly little game that I would be super pumped about if even a dozen people ended up playing it. I'm finishing the single player campaign as I type this, and in the few months leading to the September release I'm hoping to play test and fix bugs, balance the campaign (too easy right now), implement Steam Achievements, and hopefully get multiplayer working. Is that too much for a father of two with a full time job to do in less than three months? Yes. Let's try anyway.I appreciate any feedback, even if it's to tell me my game is ugly and I don't have any friends and that maybe if I tried harder you wouldn't have to step in and help me with everything, alright bye!

  • Final Demo (probably) Release Just in Time for NextFest - 21 May 2025

    Next fest is in a couple weeks so lets go play the demo, let's get those numbers up i want to see at least 5 downloads alright lets go

  • Why Do Boys Play Games? Demo RELEASE - 21 February 2025

    play the demo, okay? tell me what you think

Patch notes and updates

S.noRelease datePatch nameGID number
11 October 2025Sept 30 Patch1811772772429752
220 September 2025Update Note Sept 201811138915458435
32 September 2025Another Minor Bug Fix Patch1809235871733420
428 August 2025First Bug Patch1809235871570205
521 June 2025Next Fest Summary and Big Demo Bug Fixes1802893906799857

Complete SteamPulse Game Data

Full game metadata

FieldValue
Steam app typegame
Steam App ID3513340
Live current players0
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Live count (today's peak floor)0
Price$4.99
Free to playNo
Discount0%
Original price USD$4.99
Current price USD$4.99
Release dateAug 24, 2025
DeveloperColin Swords
PublisherColin Swords
Owners estimatedNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate minimumNot available
SteamSpy owner estimate maximumNot available
Review type1 user reviews
Positive review percent100%
Positive reviews1
Negative reviews0
Total reviews1
Steam recommendationsNot available
Achievements21
Average playtime foreverNot available
Windows supportYes
macOS supportNo
Linux supportNo
Parent gameNot available
Store URLhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3513340/

Short description

A 2D turn-based tactical strategy game where you create a character, join a fantasy football league, draft a team, and compete for the league championship. Make friends with your league-mates and defeat those same friends in battle to earn upgrades for your team as you also solve a greater mystery.

About this game

Why Do Boys Play Games? is a turn-based tactical strategy game that allows you to interact with your opponents when you aren't battling in an attempt to simulate the camaraderie and competition of an actual fantasy football league. You begin by creating a character, completing an optional tutorial, and drafting a custom team of players. You then take those players into battle. Each player has distinct moves and passive abilities, many of which can synergize with each other. As you continue through the weeks, you continually upgrade your team on the path to the championship. Along the way you can grow closer to your league-mates by walking throughout the clubhouse and interacting with them between games. Defeating enemies in battle unlocks further interactions revealing players' motivations and other story elements. As you compete for the championship you will at the same time uncover a plot that could shake the very foundations of Gamehood.

Supported languages

English

Steam categories

Category IDCategory
2Single-player
1Multi-player
49PvP
36Online PvP
22Steam Achievements
74Playable without Timed Input
23Steam Cloud
62Family Sharing

Regional ratings

BoardRatingDescriptors
dejus14Linguagem imprópria Violência
steam germany12Gewalt Derbe Sprache
igrs18Interaksi Daring Penggunaan bahasa Kekerasan

Steam marketplace comparison data

Price History Overview

USD uses SteamPulse's own locally recorded daily store snapshots, so this overview reflects the exact regional price history that SteamPulse has captured for this currency.

Coverage And Tracking Window

  • Snapshots: 1
  • Coverage: Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026
  • Lowest observed: $4.99
  • Highest observed: $4.99

Why Do Boys Play Games?'s USD price history spans from Sep 23, 2026 to Sep 23, 2026, with 1 recorded snapshot across 1 calendar day. Each row records the available final price, listed base price, and discount metadata for that observation. Within this coverage the lowest recorded price is $4.99, the highest is $4.99, and the first visible tracked price is $4.99. These comparisons apply only to the snapshots SteamPulse holds; missing observations can contain changes that are not represented here.

For USD, SteamPulse uses locally captured regional storefront snapshots and does not reconstruct older prices with exchange-rate conversion. The chart and table show the values recorded for this exact currency from the stated coverage start. Additional snapshots extend that record, but they do not fill unobserved days or prove what the storefront displayed between observations.

Discount Windows And Sale Timing

  • Discount windows: 0
  • Discounted days: 0 days
  • Deepest markdown: No discount tracked
  • Latest sale window: No sale window tracked

Why Do Boys Play Games?'s tracked USD rows do not contain a discount window. This means no available snapshot in the stated coverage has usable discount metadata; it does not prove that the game was never discounted. Missing snapshots or archived rows without complete metadata can hide a sale, so SteamPulse does not infer pricing strategy from this absence.

If a later snapshot includes discount metadata, it will appear here with its recorded depth, price, date, and sale name when available. Until then, this section should be read only as a description of the available rows, not as evidence about the publisher's promotion policy.

Observed Price Changes And Stable Runs

  • Observed price drops: 0
  • Observed price rises: 0
  • Longest stable run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking
  • Current run: 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking

Outside rows carrying discount metadata, the tracked price has not recorded a separate price rise or drop yet. That means the observed undiscounted level has stayed stable across the snapshots SteamPulse currently holds. This is a statement about the recorded coverage only; it does not prove that an older or missing price change never happened.

The longest unchanged price stretch in the current record lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $4.99, from Sep 23, 2026 through Sep 23, 2026. Among rows without discount metadata, the longest unchanged run lasts 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking at $4.99. The latest run records $4.99 for 1 day of uninterrupted daily tracking as the same recorded undiscounted price. Run lengths describe consecutive stored observations only and do not establish that a price is permanent.

Latest Snapshot And Sales Context

  • Current price: $4.99
  • Current list price: $4.99
  • Distinct observed prices: 1
  • Source mode: SteamPulse local tracking

The latest tracked snapshot records Why Do Boys Play Games? at $4.99 in USD, with no active discount metadata. Across the available history SteamPulse has recorded 1 distinct final price in this currency. This supports comparisons with the lowest, highest, and most common values present in the retained record, subject to the stated coverage limits.

The live sales view and Steam sales record provide calendar context for these dates. A date overlap can be compared with a named Steam event, but it does not prove why a publisher changed a price. As new daily rows arrive, this overview recalculates its observed prices, discount windows, and run lengths automatically.

Regional Steam prices

CountryCurrencyFinal priceOriginal priceDiscount
United StatesUSD$4.99$4.990%
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Tracked regional price history

The tracked Steam price is stable at $4.99.

CountryCurrencySnapshotsFirst trackedLatest trackedChangeLatest discount
United StatesUSD1$4.99$4.99No changeNo discount
United KingdomGB0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Euro AreaEU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
AustraliaAU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
CanadaCA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndiaIN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
BrazilBR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
RussiaRU0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChinaCN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
JapanJP0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South KoreaKR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MexicoMX0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
NorwayNO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PolandPL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SwitzerlandCH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
New ZealandNZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
SingaporeSG0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Hong KongHK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
South AfricaZA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UkraineUA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KazakhstanKZ0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IndonesiaID0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ThailandTH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
MalaysiaMY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PhilippinesPH0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
VietnamVN0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
United Arab EmiratesAE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Saudi ArabiaSA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
IsraelIL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ChileCL0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ColombiaCO0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
Costa RicaCR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
KuwaitKW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PeruPE0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
QatarQA0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TaiwanTW0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
UruguayUY0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArmeniaAM0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
ArgentinaAR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
TurkeyTR0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount
PakistanPK0Not tracked yetNot availableTracking starts nowNo discount

United States price history (USD)

Tracked price is stable at $4.99.

DateCurrent priceOriginal priceDiscountSource
2026-09-23$4.99$4.99No discountSteam Store

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