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Last Call BBS
Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
52 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“don't like programming or automation, so this, their last, is my first zachtronics game besides [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/dohi64/recommended/570490]shenzhen solitaire[/url] because I do love solitaire. it's a…”
21 of the 73 reviews raise this.
8 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“bought just to play 20th century food court, enjoyed the game a lot, became one of my faves. Levels are difficult but rewarding. After completing some difficult level you can record a gif with a solution and brag with…”
“If you can play that game, you are engineer genius. Ask for a raise. Definitly.”
7 of the 73 reviews raise this.
6 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“cant...stop...must.......solitaire”
7 of the 73 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I get wanting to make an immersive environment and they did do a pretty good job at that, but all the time wasters get old really fast. Also is there really a need to make everything so obtuse?”
“This is a fun collection of games that, for me, provide a lot of challenge and entertainment. You can spend hours playing solitaire, a fast paced Dr. Mario game, building and painting a mech suit model, or solving logic…”
“Really enjoyed it until I got to "HACK*MATCH". It's like Puyo-Puyo, it's too hard, and too fast. Other than that not bad”
3 of the 73 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“I get wanting to make an immersive environment and they did do a pretty good job at that, but all the time wasters get old really fast. Also is there really a need to make everything so obtuse?”
“Half-baked puzzle games that rely on cryptic rules and interfaces to make them challenging.”
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“To be brief: this game is something that needs to be played while we still have some semblance of ownership over and connection to the hardware and software we use today. Yes, there is something funny about that being said in a review on a digital platform that can be lost in…”
— a player, Steam review · 511 hrs played“I had no Idea what I was doing for one of these games so, on a whim, as so far it had been a pretty accurate simulation of the retro internet games experience, I pressed F1 for help. And lo and behold: a help menu popped up. 11/10, no notes”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I come back to this now and then, mostly to play Dungeons and Diagrams.”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
UPDATE: Adjusting the MASTER MATCHER achievement
Today's update changes the unlock logic for the MASTER MATCHER achievement (for HACK*MATCH) so that it unlocks when you reach the "thanks for playing!" screen instead of after you dismiss it.
UPDATE: Adding support for selecting the TTS voice on Windows
Today's update adds a hidden setting (i.e. only accessible by editing the game's config.cfg file) to let users change the text-to-speech voice on Windows. This also fixes a bug where the game would so
UPDATE: Fix for 20th Century Food Court delete bug
Today's update fixes a bug where you could delete undeletable machines (like inputs) in 20th Century Food Court by left clicking and right clicking on them at the same time.
UPDATE: Fix for mysterious hang when entering text on Mac
Today's update fixes a mysterious hang when entering text on Mac. It also updates some par scores for X’BPGH: The Forbidden Path.
UPDATE: Improved histograms
Today's update replaces the game's live histograms with a cached dataset that has been filtered to remove players who used guides play through ChipWizard and 20th Century Food Court. It also fixes a s
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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.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Retro · Automation · 1990's · Solitaire · Sandbox · Logic · Pixel Graphics · Building · Mechs · PvP · Card Game (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Remote Play Together · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 9 |
| Official site | https://www.zachtronics.com/last-call-bbs/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 960 x 540 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 250 MB available space