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I hate this game

I hate this game

I hate this game is a logic game, where gameplay changes every level. Solve crazy puzzles and use forgotten functions of your PC! Be attentive, interact with everything that you see on the screen.

Released Mar 7, 2019 Developer Pixel Error Platforms Windows IndiePuzzlePixel GraphicsGreat SoundtrackLogic
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

92.8%positive2,262 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☑ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“A truly great indie game, unique ideas and puzzles, kinda janky controls but decent, and a GOATED soundtrack.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The reason why i first bought and played this game was that a friend recommended this game. An hour later I hated this game, but not only the game. Also my friend. So I will be the friend of yours who will recommend this game to you. Play this game. It is a fun and very cozy…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:09 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

3playing at last check
624-hour peak
82all-time peak
0 25 50 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 25 avg · Mar 2019

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

16achievements
25.7%median completion
17.2%rarest: Perfect accuracy
79.3% of players 68.9% of players 53.7% of players 47.0% of players 42.3% of players 40.6% of players 35.4% of players 34.7% of players 25.7% of players 24.9% of players 23.5% of players 21.0% of players 20.8% of players 20.4% of players 20.2% of players 17.2% of players 79.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.3%Secret level — Hidden achievement
68.9% And now try to play — Choose black and black color
53.7%I hate this TV — Watch all TV channels
Rarest badges of honor
17.2%Perfect accuracy — All the bullets hit the target on "Sniper"
20.2%Dance Master — Get maximum score on "Dance"
20.4%Don't do it anymore — Make a headshot

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US1.99 USD
EU1.60 EUR
UK1.45 GBP
Australia3.15 AUD
Canada2.30 CAD
Japan217 JPY
Brazil4.50 BRL
China10.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$0.9 Japan China Canada EU UK US Australia≈$2.2

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Jun 23, 2020
Update 2.0!

Changelog: Player controller reworked for more pleasant experience Level 79 «Sniper» - no more annoying tiny hitboxes! No you can easily shoot ‘em all without any misses (and of course get achievement

Sep 11, 2019
I hate this game - Trading cards

Finally! Now you can get trading cards while playing the game.

May 20, 2019
15% Discount!

Buy I hate this game with 15% discount! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34142022/8fb3e071ab8a366e4adf0d83f1db71108e9c158c.jpg

Mar 07, 2019
We finally made it!

Now go and play this game And hate it! What are you looking for? Just buy it! C'mon! Okay. Here is the link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/976010/I_hate_this_game/ -_-

Mar 01, 2019
Less than a week before release!

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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie
Player tagsIndie · Puzzle · Pixel Graphics · Great Soundtrack · Logic · 2D · Minimalist · Platformer · Puzzle-Platformer · Funny · Singleplayer · Memes (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Achievements16
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://Ihatethisgame.net/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or later Processor: 1.60 GHz+ Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 277 MB available space