SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
The Challenge

The Challenge overview

Atum Software | Oct 7, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 October 2026 - 01:02:28 UTC

AdventureIndieEarly Access

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
  • Units sold (VGI)3,291
  • Revenue (VGI)$23,453
  • Review score37% positive

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

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
  • Units sold (VGI)3,291
  • Revenue (VGI)$23,453
  • Review score37% positive
  • Total reviews76
  • Release dateOct 7, 2016
  • DeveloperAtum Software
  • PublisherSometimes You

Genres: Adventure, Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Atum SoftwarePublisher: Sometimes You

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directoryNo current Steam Store offer

Game overview

Overview

The Challenge comes from Atum Software and is published by Sometimes You. It arrived on Steam on Oct 7, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Challenge's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 01:02:28 UTC, with a tracked peak near 0. 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 76 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Challenge is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishRussian

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i34 GB RAMGeForce GTX 46017 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 (x64)Intel i5 4570 @ 3.2 GHz / AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz12 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater17 GB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.9.2Intel Core i34 GB RAMGeForce GTX 46017 GB available space
macOSRecommendedMac OS X 10.11.6Intel i5 4570 @ 3.2 GHz / AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz12 GB RAMAMD Radeon R9 M370X17 GB available space
LinuxMinimumAny reasonable new Linux distro, SteamOS+Intel Core i34 GB RAMGeForce GTX 46017 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedUbuntu 15.04, SteamOS+Intel i5 4570 @ 3.2 GHz / AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz12 GB RAMNVIDIA GeForce 970 GTX or higher with latest NVidia binary drivers17 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Challenge has sold up to 3,291 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $23,453. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Challenge overview details

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

Steam Store description

The early 22nd century began the era of "time travel". At this time, the UN Security Council also created the "Time Bureau", a special surveillance service where employees are required to eliminate anachronisms caused by people visiting past events. Their job is to follow these tourists and preventing any interference with history as it is known. They must also prevent people from smuggling artifacts from the past into the future, which could upset the economy. One of the employees of the "Bureau" is a man named Maxin Gromov, and it seems today is going to be especially hard for him... Some of the main features of “The Challenge” include: - An original story from a professional writer of science fiction - Interesting quests in different time eras - Mazes full of dangers - Excellent graphics (powered by the latest version of the Unreal Engine 4)

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Challenge is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 01:02:28 UTC, a tracked peak of 0, and 37% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Challenge
Steam App ID496440
Typegame
Release dateOct 7, 2016
DeveloperAtum Software
PublisherSometimes You
PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAdventure, Indie, Early Access
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Russian
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 5 October 2026 - 01:02:28 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak0
Positive reviews28
Negative reviews48
Total reviews76
Positive percent37%
Review typeMostly Negative
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 7, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)6 October 2025 - 23:01:43 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 01:02:28 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 01:02:28 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 01:02:28 UTC

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/496440
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/496440
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Challenge

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 The Challenge?

The Challenge's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 01:02:28 UTC, with a tracked peak of 0 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Challenge growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Challenge?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Canada (25%), Poland (16.7%), Germany (16.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (17.2%), Canada (16.8%), Germany (12.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Canada (18.9%), United States (18.8%), Germany (13.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (16.9%), Canada (13.8%), Germany (10.9%). 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 The Challenge?

The Challenge currently sits at 37% positive across 76 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 28 positive reviews and 48 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Challenge have?

The Challenge currently has about 777 tracked Steam followers as of 23 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 The Challenge?

The Challenge is currently listed at price not listed on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Negative

37% positive, 28 positive, 48 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 7 October 2016

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1 (x64) Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 460 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 17 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (x64) Processor: Intel i5 4570 @ 3.2 GHz / AMD Phenom II 945 @ 3.0 GHz Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 equivalent or greater DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 17 GB available space

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