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What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
83 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This game is simply a work of ART. There is no better 2d sandbox game than this, you can do ANYTHING. The mods are just amazing with the game, even if there were no mods for People Playground, it would still be INSANELY…”
“This game is fun and if you had a hard day at work or school just ****** murder a few dozen people and you will feel better. (=”
“This game is really fun to just mess around with stuff in a big open area like setting off nukes and building contraptions and is pretty cheap, i bought it for A$1.45 i think.”
35 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This game is simply a work of ART. There is no better 2d sandbox game than this, you can do ANYTHING. The mods are just amazing with the game, even if there were no mods for People Playground, it would still be INSANELY…”
“A really fun sandbox game, the stuff you can add with workshop content is really fun and the minimalist style is really good to look and when you are ripping and tearing these ragdoll's 8/10”
“its good, completely sandbox and good mods”
14 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“This game is really fun to just mess around with stuff in a big open area like setting off nukes and building contraptions and is pretty cheap, i bought it for A$1.45 i think.”
“It is kind of confusing at first, but after you read the controls on the "Default" map then it's pretty easy, the gore is very satisfying and the gameplay is great, although idk why it's $10, that seems a bit much, but…”
“This game reveals a side of me I never want to see when playing any other game again. Or I might have to lock myself in a padded room with no stimulus until I repent and apologize for everything wrong I've ever done.…”
9 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“shi plays very well on the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, i get 60 fps with maxed settings. unless, i detonate 20 nukes at the same time.Well done devs.”
“Very fun, its like 2d garys mod with realistic gore and better preformance, if u have anger issues this is a must have.”
“Cool engineering game. You can also rip and tear innocent men apart. Runs great.”
5 of the 100 reviews raise this.
“A really fun sandbox game, the stuff you can add with workshop content is really fun and the minimalist style is really good to look and when you are ripping and tearing these ragdoll's 8/10”
“This game would be the best rp game ever. Hands up to whoever made this game and whoever helped to make this game look better.”
“Free mods, good pricing, good graphics, it can run on low-medium end pcs but kinda slow. Overall a good game with good quality”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“very addictive but mainly carried by mods and that part kinda sucks if you arent a builder or someone who plays mostly with mods due to some times most mods just one day... break either the new update did or somthing…”
“this game is very fun and also has alot of great mods...but you cant flip characters, and the recent virus attack makes me too paranoid to try and download any mods that look sus”
“this is practically 2d garry's mod. the mods give you infinite possibilities to build and make some wacky stuff and all. only issue i have is that whenever the game gets an update, the masterpieces i have dont really…”
6 of the 100 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Free mods, good pricing, good graphics, it can run on low-medium end pcs but kinda slow. Overall a good game with good quality”
“the murder simulator that murders your boredom ---{ Graphics }--- ☑ Good good pixel artstyle ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good infinite creativity, infinite possibilities to murder ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Good peak with mods,…”
“you know I really enjoy this game, but aujgh I hate how slow it runs, please give me a middle option steam seriously it's fun, mods are good, but it just CHUGS at the slightest provocation like that one dork at a party…”
3 of the 100 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Good game. I was having a lot of fun playing it but randomly got bored”
“Its actually peak! But it can get repetetive, like, shooting guy, throwing him around, bla bal bla. But it can also encourage players to try and experiment with more things in the game! Worth the $14!”
“very fun sandbox played for 2 hours until i got bored theres so much to do esspecialy with mods”
Counted across 100 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Honestly, I never thought I’d put 1000 hours into this game lol. The workshop creators genuinely carry it hands down. The consistency of new content makes it never really feel old, at least in my opinion. Every time I come back there’s always something new, and the mods just…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,036 hrs played“---{ 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 ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Best game ever i really enjoy playing this game unlike ea you actually allow people to add mods instead of making update to deliberately break mods thank you thank you thank you for making such an awesome game (please add a way to resurrect characters without them dying 5-30…”
— a player, Steam review · 170 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-26 14:58 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
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 (2026-07-24). 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.
Updates and Workshop
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night everyone!The incidentI am not completely done with my confusing, disorganised, haphazardly assembled task list, but I've gotten far enough th
Security Update
Hi everyone!Please update your game. Whether you are on the default, beta, or alpha branch, ensure your game is updated to the latest version. You can do this by verifying game files. Keep your game u
Urgent PSA
Hello! I have temporarily disabled the Workshop for People Playground. Nothing has been deleted. A malicious addon has spread itself throughout the Workshop. For now, I can't say with absolute certain
1.27 patch 5
Added Better gib physics SFX Changed Improved dripping SFX Fixed Minor collision issues Excalibur issues
1.27 patch 4
Hello :) Added Excalibur Blood splats on dismemberment Some new dismemberment sounds (new tear sfx and blood dripping sounds) New procedural shatter masks Changed Increased visible damage on dismember
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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.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Sandbox · Gore · Physics · Blood · Moddable · Violent · 2D · Singleplayer · Destruction · Simulation · Funny · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Estimated owners | 5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://studiominus.nl/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP2+ Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 350 MB available space