 
Press Ctrl
| App ID | 1533050 | 
| App Type | Game | 
| Developer | Idan Rooze | 
| Publisher | Idan Rooze | 
| Supported Systems | Windows | 
| Technologies | Unity Engine | 
| Last Changenumber | 30923793 | 
| Last Record Update | 3 September 2025 – 15:00:03 UTC ( | 
| Release Date | 16 March 2021 – 14:31:59 UTC ( | 
A mind-bending puzzler where your avatar controls another avatar via an in-game keyboard.
Additional Information
| Developer | Idan Rooze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | partial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Idan Rooze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Release Date | 16 March 2021 – 14:32:07 UTC ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| osarch | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://discord.gg/e2ujkXB4wF https://x.com/IdanRooze https://www.youtube.com/idanrooze/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 16 March 2021 – 14:31:59 UTC ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Asset Modification Time | 5 August 2025 – 19:32:30 UTC ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| library_assets | 
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| osextended | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Deck Compatibility | 
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| First seen on SteamDB | 22 January 2021 – 16:01:27 UTC ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supported Languages
| 2 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | Achievements | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | ||
| Simplified Chinese | Yes | 
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Assets
Load all asset images| trailer_name | Press Ctrl | 
| trailer_category | 0 | 
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256819282/movie480_vp9.webm | 
| video/mp4 | 256819282/movie480.mp4 | 
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256819282/movie_max_vp9.webm | 
| video/mp4 | 256819282/movie_max.mp4 | 
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 1533050/342507/e8fa4676754b023a86a575a9ae7ade2710d8ee6a/1750999798/microtrailer.webm | 
| video/mp4 | 1533050/342507/e8fa4676754b023a86a575a9ae7ade2710d8ee6a/1750999798/microtrailer.mp4 | 
| adaptive_trailers ↴ | |
| dash_av1 | 1533050/342507/e8fa4676754b023a86a575a9ae7ade2710d8ee6a/1750999798/dash_av1.mpd | 
| dash_h264 | 1533050/342507/e8fa4676754b023a86a575a9ae7ade2710d8ee6a/1750999798/dash_h264.mpd | 
| hls_h264 | 1533050/342507/e8fa4676754b023a86a575a9ae7ade2710d8ee6a/1750999798/hls_264_master.m3u8 | 
| screenshot_medium | 256819282/movie.293x165.jpg | 
| screenshot_full | 256819282/movie_full.jpg | 
| all_ages | true | 
| is_highlight | true | 
| timestamp | 2 March 2021 – 21:49:54 UTC | 
Steam charts
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- 0 players right now
- 1 24-hour peak
- 34 all-time peak 3 November 2022 
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Store data
Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 15,024 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~7.1 k by Gamalytic
- ~17.3 k by VG Insights
- ~25.6 k by PlayTracker
Monthly players breakdown
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How many players are playing Press Ctrl right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 0 players live playing Press Ctrl on Steam.
Press Ctrl had an all-time peak of 34 concurrent players on 3 November 2022.
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