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Vertical Slice: A Game Dev Story

DarkKnight · published by 2P Games · released Jun 24, 2021 · Early Access from Feb 11, 2021 · data updated Oct 23, 2026

SimulationCuteStory Rich

From nobody to famous game producer in 3 years: that’s the journey you will live! Experience the trials and tribulations of game development in this life simulation game: live through the process of founding a small team

Released Jun 24, 2021 · Early Access from Feb 11, 2021

Steam figures

	Value	As of
Steam reviews	Mixed · 65% positive of 288 Steam reviews	Oct 22, 2026
Followers on Steam	1,263	Oct 22, 2026
Regular US price	$9.99	Oct 19, 2026

New Steam reviews per month

Month	New positive	New negative
Dec 2025	1	0
Feb 2026	1	0
Apr 2026	0	0
Jul 2026	0	0
Sep 2026	0	1

Sales estimate

Copies sold on Steam	5.1k – 30k
Gross revenue on Steam	$45k – $160k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut
Steam reviews by buyers	288	Oct 22, 2026
Copies per review	18–102

Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated

Tag DNA

Tag	Share of Steam games
Comic Book	1 in 51 games
Time Management	1 in 31 games
Dating Sim	1 in 27 games
Life Sim	1 in 25 games
Emotional	1 in 20 games
Management	1 in 14 games
Survival	1 in 13 games
Visual Novel	1 in 12 games

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