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Unpacking

Unpacking

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Released Nov 1, 2021 Developer Witch Beam Publisher Balor Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RelaxingCuteCasualPixel GraphicsPuzzle
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

93.2%positive35,301 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“It is a really special puzzle game where you slowly unpack boxes and place belongings into different rooms across several stages of a person’s life. The gameplay is very simple you just take items out of boxes and decide where they belong. It really reminds me of my own moving…”

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

“I was expecting this game to be a short time waster where I unpack stuff and arrange them as I please in each room. Unpacking is more than that and a very emotional one. You basically experiencing a woman's ups and downs as she goes through about 20+ years life through moving…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“bought unpacking thinking “haha chill sorting game”, ended up emotionally invested in a stranger’s life.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

269playing at last check
30624-hour peak
2,039all-time peak
0 500 1k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 741 avg · Jan 2022

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.

25achievements
53.3%median completion
16.0%rarest: Gotta flush 'em all
98.1% of players 97.0% of players 92.7% of players 85.4% of players 76.9% of players 73.8% of players 69.7% of players 67.0% of players 66.8% of players 59.7% of players 57.4% of players 55.7% of players 53.3% of players 49.7% of players 46.5% of players 39.0% of players 38.2% of players 36.7% of players 31.6% of players 25.8% of players 22.9% of players 22.4% of players 18.9% of players 16.6% of players 16.0% of players 98.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.1%Make some memories — Hidden achievement
97.0%Beginning — Hidden achievement
92.7%Get smart — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
16.0%Gotta flush 'em all — Hidden achievement
16.6%Brew some coffee — Hidden achievement
18.9%Hat on head — Hidden achievement

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

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

China≈$10 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$23

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

$0 $25 $50 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 06, 2026
Paralives x Unpacking collab

We're so delighted to announce that items from Unpacking will now be included in Paralives! You'll be able to:Collect plushies Decorate with boxesAdd Unpacking posters to your wallWear Unpacking t-shi

Nov 18, 2025
Unpacking is 60% off—our lowest discount yet!

What's that Piggy has pulled up on the computer? It's Unpacking with a 60% discount! ːpiggyplushːRight now we're also included in one of our favorite festivals, Cozy Quest, with quite a few fun and co

Oct 04, 2025
Fixes and updates

This update addresses the recently announced Unity engine vulnerability as well as rolling in small fixes and improvements improvements to input rebinding behaviour fixed an issue related to Album nam

Sep 12, 2025
Unpacking + A Little to the Left—now in one bundle!

Unpacking and A Little to the Left share a lot of the same traits: the satisfaction of organizing, puzzle elements, and a beautiful aestethic. So with that in mind, we're excited to team up with the f

Apr 17, 2025
Witch Beam’s newest game, Tempopo, is now available!

We are so excited to share that our studio’s next game, Tempopo, is available now! Tempopo is a delightful and chaotic puzzle game, where you’ll instruct the Tempopo in how best to collect musical flo

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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.

GenresCasual, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsRelaxing · Cute · Casual · Pixel Graphics · Puzzle · Story Rich · Singleplayer · Simulation · Indie · Life Sim · Atmospheric · Point & Click (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Turkish, Filipino, Indonesian, Malay
ControllerFull support
Achievements25
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.unpackinggame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities. Storage: 1 GB available space