Cognizer overview

Maniac Games | May 30, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 15:27:07 UTC

Casual Free To Play Indie Free to Play Difficult Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)8,520
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score93% positive

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

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)8,520
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score93% positive
Total reviews56
Release dateMay 30, 2018
DeveloperManiac Games
PublisherManiac Games

Genres: Casual, Free To Play, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Maniac Games Publisher: Maniac Games

Top Steam charts Top 100 games Game directory Steam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Cognizer comes from Maniac Games and is published by Maniac Games. It arrived on Steam on May 30, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, 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

Cognizer's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:27:07 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 93% positive across 56 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Cognizer is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	SSE2 instruction set support.	1 GB RAM	Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.	140 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Mac OS X 10.9+	SSE2 instruction set support.	1 GB RAM	Not listed	160 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Ubuntu 12.04+, SteamOS+	SSE2 instruction set support.	1 GB RAM	Not listed	190 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Cognizer has sold up to 8,520 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

Cognizer overview details

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

Steam Store description

Cognizer A new puzzle game of wits and recognition. Features: • Unique brain-challenge with symbols and colors • Entirely free, no locked features • Modes offered with and without time limits for all skill levels • The ambient sounds of Ohrwert heighten gameplay with high-quality Dub Techno • Sound effect banks tailored for each background music track • Colorblindness options

SteamPulse editorial summary

Cognizer is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Free To Play, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:27:07 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Cognizer
Steam App ID	711690
Type	game
Release date	May 30, 2018
Developer	Maniac Games
Publisher	Maniac Games
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 15:27:07 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	52
Negative reviews	4
Total reviews	56
Positive percent	93%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	May 30, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	20 May 2018 - 14:12:26 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 15:27:07 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 15:27:07 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 15:27:07 UTC

Overview tags

Free to Play Indie Casual Difficult Great Soundtrack

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
DJ	No description
Fashionista	No description
Tenacious 1	No description
Tenacious 2	No description
Tenacious 3	No description
Standard Point Freak 1	No description
Standard Point Freak 2	No description
Standard Point Freak 3	No description
Normal Speed Demon	No description
Advanced Speed Demon	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© 2018 Maniac Games

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/711690
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/711690/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/711690
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Cognizer

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 Cognizer?

Cognizer's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:27:07 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 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 Cognizer 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 Cognizer?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (25%), Russia (16.7%), Brazil (8.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (21.4%), Russia (14.4%), United Kingdom (7.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.3%), Russia (15.1%), Brazil (7.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (20.6%), Russia (12.3%), China (8.3%). 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 Cognizer?

Cognizer currently sits at 93% positive across 56 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 52 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Cognizer have?

Cognizer currently has about 136 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 Cognizer?

Cognizer 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

Very Positive

93% positive, 52 positive, 4 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 30 May 2018

DLC and packages

Cognizer - Donation level 1This DLC is only for donations; it contains no content and does not affect the game.dlc #865010$0.99 Cognizer - Donation level 2This DLC is only for donations; it contains no content and does not affect the game.dlc #865011$1.99 Cognizer - Donation level 3This DLC is only for donations; it contains no content and does not affect the game.dlc #865012$4.99 Cognizer - Donation level 4This DLC is only for donations; it contains no content and does not affect the game.dlc #865013$6.99 Cognizer - Donation level 5This DLC is only for donations; it contains no content and does not affect the game.dlc #865014$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista SP1+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support. Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities. DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 140 MB available space

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