Plates overview

maasgdev | Aug 19, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 8 October 2026 - 08:42:11 UTC

Casual Indie Puzzle Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,292
Revenue (VGI)$973
Review score79% positive

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

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)1,292
Revenue (VGI)$973
Review score79% positive
Total reviews48
Release dateAug 19, 2016
Developermaasgdev
Publishermaasgdev

Genres: Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: maasgdev Publisher: maasgdev

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Game overview

Overview

Plates comes from maasgdev and is published by maasgdev. It arrived on Steam on Aug 19, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, 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

Plates's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 08:42:11 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 79% positive across 48 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Plates 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	2 GHz	2 GB RAM	Any card supporting DX9 (shader model 2.0)	100 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Mac OS X 10.8	2 GHz	2 GB RAM	Any card supporting DX9 (shader model 2.0)	100 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.04+	2 GHz	2 GB RAM	Any card supporting DX9 (shader model 2.0)	100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Plates has sold up to 1,292 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $973. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Plates overview details

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

Steam Store description

Plates is a minimalist puzzle game that focuses on one core concept: discovery . This is a short game created for curious players who like to uncover gameplay mechanics all on their own.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Plates is listed as a game with $0.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 08:42:11 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 79% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Plates
Steam App ID	497680
Type	game
Release date	Aug 19, 2016
Developer	maasgdev
Publisher	maasgdev
Price	$0.99
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Casual, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 8 October 2026 - 08:42:11 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	38
Negative reviews	10
Total reviews	48
Positive percent	79%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	812 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Aug 19, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	8 October 2026 - 08:42:11 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	8 October 2026 - 08:42:11 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	8 October 2026 - 08:42:11 UTC

Overview tags

Indie Casual Puzzle

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Finale	No description
Minmaxer	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
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/497680
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/497680/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/497680
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Plates

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 Plates?

Plates's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 08:42:11 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 14 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Plates 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 Plates?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (50%), Philippines (12.5%), Switzerland (12.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.3%), Philippines (9%), France (9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.8%), France (9.2%), Türkiye (8.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.7%), China (8.7%), France (8.2%). 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 Plates?

Plates currently sits at 79% positive across 48 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 38 positive reviews and 10 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Plates have?

Plates currently has about 100 tracked Steam followers as of 5 April 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 Plates?

Plates is currently listed at $0.99 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 Positive

79% positive, 38 positive, 10 negative

Price and discount

$0.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 19 August 2016

DLC and packages

PlatesBuy Plates #113677$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Any card supporting DX9 (shader model 2.0) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 100 MB available space

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