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Ctrl Alt Ego

Ctrl Alt Ego

Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!

Released Jul 22, 2022 Developer MindThunk Platforms Windows Immersive SimPuzzleSandboxPhysicsStealth
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-23)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

92.0%positive808 reviews
Recommended · 124 found this helpful

“First game where I reported a bug and the dev rolled out a patch SAME DAY to fix it. Heroes don't wear capes, they make the best imsim since Prey and give robots boobs”

— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs played
Recommended · 68 found this helpful

“Ctrl Alt Ego is an Immersive Sim reminiscent of System Shock and Prey by the virtue of being set on a space station in the future. But here's a defining twist: this is a poltergeist simulator where you play as a disembodied consciousness, a marooned saboteur EGO, in a constant…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 38 found this helpful

“Game presents you with a simulated environment, where almost every element is interactible. It presents you a sandbox, and then offers numerous tools to achieve your goals whichever way you want. It's reminiscent of immersive sims like System Shock, but instead of focusing on…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

7peak since Aug 2026
0 1 2 2 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.

45achievements
5.7%median completion
0.4%rarest: Program Not Found
78.4% of players 74.0% of players 55.5% of players 29.7% of players 26.4% of players 25.5% of players 18.1% of players 17.9% of players 16.1% of players 14.8% of players 13.0% of players 11.1% of players 10.5% of players 10.1% of players 10.0% of players 9.5% of players 9.4% of players 8.9% of players 8.7% of players 8.5% of players 7.4% of players 6.9% of players 5.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.5% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 78.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.4%I found a bug — I ctrl'd a Bug
74.0%The Wrong Emu — I reached the end of the Prelude
55.5%Please Insert Disk — I installed a Bug program
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Program Not Found — I completed the entire campaign without installing a single Bug program (I may have collected disks, I just never installed any programs)
0.4%Towering — I resolved the issue with the Big Fat Crate at THE TOWER (mission)
0.5%They got what they deserved — I left no hostile robot active anywhere throughout the entire campaign

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-23 11:42 UTC
$7.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-17
US19.99 USD
EU18.99 EUR
UK15.99 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-25 08-11 08-29 09-16 10-03 10-23

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 02, 2026
Patch Notes v1.5.8

Patch Notes v1.5.8 PUP should pass through fence holes easily! - regression bug fix.

Dec 17, 2025
Patch Notes v1.5.7

Patch Notes v1.5.7 Valve reviewed the game on Steam Deck and (correctly) judged it to have fallen short of fully verified status. There were only a few small issues in their report... so I did this pa

Oct 03, 2025
Patch Notes v1.5.6

Patch Notes v1.5.6 Patch: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in the Unity Runtime (CVE-2025-59489) It had been sitting there undiscovered for 10+ years apparently!

Sep 14, 2025
Patch Notes v1.5.5

Patch Notes v1.5.5 Fixed broken portcullis doors in the undeleted chapter Some localization fixes from the Russian translator

Aug 27, 2025
Patch Notes v1.5.4

Patch Notes v1.5.4 The Brightness Display setting now adds more brightness by boosting the gamma Upgraded a few legacy Matey Boy bots in the (un)deleted mission level

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsImmersive Sim · Puzzle · Sandbox · Physics · Stealth · Philosophical · Dark Comedy · FPS · RPG · Sci-fi · Robots · Hacking (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Captions available · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian, Turkish, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Ukrainian *
ControllerFull support
Achievements45
Official sitehttps://www.mindthunk.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: x86, x64 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 2016+ DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 18 GB available space