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NotTheNameWeWanted

NotTheNameWeWanted

Not The Name We Wanted is the ruthless Snake-like parody of that infamous driving game set in the UK. Join us on a shonky hand-drawn voyage across Britain’s green and pleasant lands. Play as Daffyd, Darren and British PM David Cameron in this satirical cult-hit game. Not for the easily offended.

Released Jul 2, 2015 Developer NotGames Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux MemesParody FunnySingleplayerSatire
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

87.1%positive2,580 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Me when London (god i miss parody games)”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“ok”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:22 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
359all-time peak
0 50 100 2016 2017 2018 2019 55 avg · Jul 2015

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.

39achievements
14.7%median completion
4.2%rarest: Practice Makes Perfect
79.2% of players 51.4% of players 49.7% of players 43.1% of players 39.7% of players 32.2% of players 30.7% of players 28.1% of players 27.8% of players 27.5% of players 27.1% of players 16.4% of players 16.4% of players 16.4% of players 16.3% of players 16.3% of players 16.2% of players 15.1% of players 14.9% of players 14.7% of players 14.4% of players 11.8% of players 11.0% of players 10.7% of players 9.8% of players 9.6% of players 8.8% of players 8.7% of players 7.7% of players 7.2% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.9% of players 4.6% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 79.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.2%Cael Oddi Fy Tir — Play as Daffyd for the first time.
51.4%Twiddling the Bits — Visit the options screen.
49.7%Hello, my name is Kenneth. — Met Kenneth, the manager of Lidl, Swidon!
Rarest badges of honor
4.2%Practice Makes Perfect — Complete London without dying.
4.3%Paradox — If... If we could somehow... harness this lightning... channel it... into the flux capacitor... it just might work
4.6%Beyond the Possible — Complete any level and its heist on Dark Souls mode.

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Oct 17, 2022
The End of An Era

Dearest NotGamers, It is with a touch of sadness that we let you know today that we will be retiring both NotTheNameWeWanted and NotCoD. This means the games will no longer be available to buy on Stea

Apr 21, 2018
Our Game had an Identity Crisis...

As of April 21st 2018, the game formally known as NotGTAV will be rebranded as "NotTheNameWeWanted". The game itself is still the same ruthless snake-like parody set in Britain's green and pleasant la

Mar 30, 2017
NotGames Article 50 Sale Starts Today

In an extraordinary act of self sabotage, timed to match that of our beloved country, NotGames are slashing the prices of their games by 75% for the next fortnight. Spokesman Kenneth said “We wanted t

Mar 30, 2017
NotGames Article 50 Sale Starts Today

In an extraordinary act of self sabotage, timed to match that of our beloved country, NotGames are slashing the prices of their games by 75% for the next fortnight. Spokesman Kenneth said “We wanted t

May 20, 2016
Super Special NotCoD Release Sale

To celebrate the release of our ridiculous new game NotCoD, NotGTAV will be on sale for a glorious discount of 75% off. That's cheaper than a pint of milk and funnier than David Cameron trying to eat

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresCasual
Player tagsMemes · Parody · Funny · Singleplayer · Satire · Indie · Comedy · Gore · Horror · Action · Open World · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements39
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.notgames.co.uk
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 Processor: 1.5 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 200 MB available space