Jacob overview

Duck Duck Zeus | Jul 18, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 12 September 2026 - 11:11:14 UTC

Casual Free To Play Indie Strategy Free to Play Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)5,331
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score37% positive

Jacob dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)5,331
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score37% positive
Total reviews100
Release dateJul 18, 2016
DeveloperDuck Duck Zeus
PublisherCentre For Longitudinal Studies

Genres: Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Duck Duck Zeus Publisher: Centre For Longitudinal Studies

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Game overview

Overview

Jacob comes from Duck Duck Zeus and is published by Centre For Longitudinal Studies. It arrived on Steam on Jul 18, 2016, 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

Jacob's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 11:11:14 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 37% positive across 100 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Jacob is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Not listed	1 GB RAM	512Mb	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Jacob has sold up to 5,331 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Jacob overview details

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

Steam Store description

Jacob: a free and simple puzzle game/experience with a scientific twist - it's evidence-based, using research on societal inequalities to determine game difficulty. Features • Incorporation of real research findings into gameplay - a simple control scheme with quick play-through. • Leaderboard - players build a population of scores which reflect socioeconomic difficulty, game skill, and random chance. • Awe-inspiring silhouette landscapes. • Beautiful and uplifting soundtrack.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Jacob is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Free To Play, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 11:11:14 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 37% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Jacob
Steam App ID	449780
Type	game
Release date	Jul 18, 2016
Developer	Duck Duck Zeus
Publisher	Centre For Longitudinal Studies
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 12 September 2026 - 11:11:14 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	37
Negative reviews	63
Total reviews	100
Positive percent	37%
Review type	Mostly Negative
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	1,291 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jul 18, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 11:11:14 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 11:11:14 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	12 September 2026 - 11:11:14 UTC

Overview tags

Free to Play Indie Strategy Casual Puzzle

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/449780
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/449780/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/449780
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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 Jacob?

Jacob's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 11:11:14 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 22 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Jacob growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 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 Jacob?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (40.6%), United Kingdom (12.5%), Canada (12.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.1%), United Kingdom (10.6%), Canada (10.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.5%), United Kingdom (10.5%), Canada (10.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.9%), United Kingdom (9%), Canada (8.6%). 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 Jacob?

Jacob currently sits at 37% positive across 100 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 37 positive reviews and 63 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Jacob have?

Jacob currently has about 205 tracked Steam followers as of 17 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 Jacob?

Jacob is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Negative

37% positive, 37 positive, 63 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 18 July 2016

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: windows 7, 8, 10 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 512Mb

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