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Pit People®
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Funny, memorable storytelling” (15 of 76 reviews) and “Deep tactical combat systems” (9); the most common complaint is “Repetitive, stale combat loop” (10). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
15 of the 76 reviews raise this.
9 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite games of all time, and the reason I got introduced to the Behemoth. This is my favorite game by them and I'm always sad it didn't do as well as the others. I would have liked more content, more…”
“Great Story Great Soundtrack Fun Mechanics Crude Humour Great Game”
6 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite games of all time, and the reason I got introduced to the Behemoth. This is my favorite game by them and I'm always sad it didn't do as well as the others. I would have liked more content, more…”
“Pit People holds a huge nostalgic place in my heart. The story is silly and fun in all the best of ways, the soundtrack is excellent, and the art style is immensely endearing. 10/10 would go crazy trying to catch…”
6 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“One of my favorite games of all time, and the reason I got introduced to the Behemoth. This is my favorite game by them and I'm always sad it didn't do as well as the others. I would have liked more content, more…”
“Great Story Great Soundtrack Fun Mechanics Crude Humour Great Game”
“Pit People holds a huge nostalgic place in my heart. The story is silly and fun in all the best of ways, the soundtrack is excellent, and the art style is immensely endearing. 10/10 would go crazy trying to catch…”
5 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Great game was fun and simple but i had a hard time getting attached to the new creatures overall should play and worth the money. If you have played any other game from the behemoth you will love the jokes.”
10 of the 76 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“The gameplay loop is simple to a fault: move your units on the hexagonal grid, then pass. The battles are a 5-10+ minute repetition of this single action, every turn taking longer than you want it to waiting for…”
“Very good, kinda slow.”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“One of my favorite games of all time, and the reason I got introduced to the Behemoth. This is my favorite game by them and I'm always sad it didn't do as well as the others. I would have liked more content, more…”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“it was fun but took too long to drop an update soon enough for me to finish the game at least I got mewgenics now”
“Still waiting on that update”
Counted across 76 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“In all honesty: I absolutely LOVE this game. It doesn't take itself seriously and neither should you. It's very silly and funny. And it's absolutely crazy ho much content there is! Regarding the gameplay, well, there's actually quite some depth to it: a lot of combinations and…”
— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs played“Pit People is a turn-based strategy adventure developed and published by The Behemoth, the studio known for its unmistakable art style and irreverent humor in titles like Castle Crashers and BattleBlock Theater. With Pit People, the studio shifted from fast-paced action to…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Press 'Q' to fart on world map, definitely recommended”
— a player, Steam review · 31 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 2026-10-26.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Steam Spring Sale has sprung with Behemoth game deals!
Spring weather calls for fighting in the pit together! Now through March 20th, you can grab Pit People and all of The Behemoth’s co-op titles at a discount during the Steam Spring Sale! Pit People - 6
The Behemoth's co-op games are on sale!
Now through February 17th, you can grab all of The Behemoth's co-op games for a discount thanks to the Steam Couch Co-op Sale! Feeling up for a wacky hexagonal turn-based adventure? Have we got THE co
Pit People is 60% off Thanks to the Steam Winter Sale! ❄️
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Steam Autumn Discounts have Descended onto the Battlefield!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Turn-Based Combat · Online Co-Op · 2D · Funny · Strategy · Memes · Comedy · Co-op · Indie · Turn-Based · Local Co-Op · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Official site | https://www.pitpeople.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB video card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible