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The Automatician

The Automatician overview

DreamPunks | Jul 23, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 18:58:01 UTC

AdventureCasualIndiePuzzleFemale ProtagonistSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)414
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,975
  • Review score62% positive

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

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)414
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,975
  • Review score62% positive
  • Total reviews21
  • Release dateJul 23, 2017
  • DeveloperDreamPunks
  • PublisherDreamPunks, WolffWare

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: DreamPunksPublisher: DreamPunks, WolffWare

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Game overview

Overview

The Automatician comes from DreamPunks and is published by DreamPunks, WolffWare. It arrived on Steam on Jul 23, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, 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

The Automatician's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:58:01 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 62% positive across 21 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Automatician is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1.8GHz2 GB RAMIntel HD 4000 series3 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Automatician has sold up to 414 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,975. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Automatician overview details

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

Steam Store description

Summary The Automatician is a first person puzzle game where you take on the role of Emma, who needs to solve puzzles and problems in a Victorian mansion. To prove your worth as a candidate to become "The Automatician" players must build increasingly complex chain reaction machines (Rube Goldberg Machines) to satisfy their challengers. Can you become the new Automatician? Gameplay Take on a series of increasingly complex hexagonal puzzles that ask you to create chain reaction machines. Find one or all of the solutions that make your machines a success! Explore the halls of a Victorian mansion called the Absolon Estate. Solve a number of quests for the denizens of the mansion while you investigate to uncover the secrets of the mansion. Story Explore the Absolon Estate, speak with it's inhabitants and learn more about their past. Take on the Challenge to become the Automatician, and prove your worth in a series of escalating challenges. Should you succeed, you can expect one final secret to reveal itself to you... Features Beautiful environments to explore, with a lot of secrets to uncover. Figure out the Story behind what went on at Absolon Estate. Learn about the enigmatic animated burlap dolls called Whodos. Quests to be solved around the Mansion. Increasingly complex Chain Reaction Puzzles to be solved. Using Unreal Engine 4 for high quality graphics. Music Beautiful Soundtrack and Audio created in collaboration with Ratchet Audio. About us DreamPunks is game development studio from Breda, The Netherlands. The Automatician was developed by about 30 students from the…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Automatician is listed as a game with $7.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:58:01 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 62% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Automatician
Steam App ID657700
Typegame
Release dateJul 23, 2017
DeveloperDreamPunks
PublisherDreamPunks, WolffWare
Price$7.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 18:58:01 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews13
Negative reviews8
Total reviews21
Positive percent62%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 23, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)11 August 2017 - 12:01:51 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 18:58:01 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 18:58:01 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 18:58:01 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Baby StepsNo description
Are We There Yet?No description
Crowd-pleaserNo description
The Departed's BlessingNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal notice© 2017 DreamPunks

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/657700
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/657700/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/657700
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Automatician

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 Automatician?

The Automatician's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 18:58:01 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 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 Automatician growing or declining recently?

September 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 August 2026.

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

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United Kingdom (66.7%), United States (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (36.6%), United States (26%), China (7.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (44.2%), United States (28.3%), China (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (30.2%), United States (23.9%), China (9.4%). 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 Automatician?

The Automatician currently sits at 62% positive across 21 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 13 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Automatician have?

The Automatician currently has about 372 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 The Automatician?

The Automatician is currently listed at $7.99 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

Mixed

62% positive, 13 positive, 8 negative

Price and discount

$7.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

4

Platform releases
  • Steam 24 July 2017

DLC and packages

The AutomaticianBuy The Automatician #185754$3.59

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: 1.8GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 series DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space

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