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You Have to Win the Game

App ID 286100
App Type Game
Name You Have to Win the Game
Developer
Publisher Minor Key Games
Supported Systems STEAMPLAY
Last Record Update (January 6, 2020 – 20:34:55 UTC)
Last Change Number 7488172
Release Date May 6, 2014 – 16:02:00 UTC ()

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Screenshots

Additional Information

clienticon 96dc2b6d31255db66018c41d3ebb5d3de2ee81e1
clienttga 99354213bfbf7d4fe388f397e037ec190897233f
icon 26628aeaa64d8827918cd2e8abefa2a27bb29d28
logo bb0e5d132bbfa7864e2fd94beb8f8a862db6d88e
logo_small bb0e5d132bbfa7864e2fd94beb8f8a862db6d88e_thumb
metacritic_name You Have to Win the Game
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
releasestate released
isfreeapp Yes
eulas
exfgls Yes
Store Release Date May 6, 2012 ()
community_hub_visible Yes
small_capsule
  • english: capsule_231x87.jpg
header_image
  • english: header.jpg
Associations
  • 0/name: Minor Key Games
  • 0/type: developer
  • 1/name: Minor Key Games
  • 1/type: publisher
  • 2/name: Minor Key Games
  • 2/type: franchise
Primary Genre 23 (Indie)
Store Genres 1 (Action), 23 (Indie)
Supported Languages
  • english/supported: true
Steam Release Date May 6, 2014 – 16:02:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date May 6, 2012 – 07:00:00 UTC (1336287600)
Store Asset Modification Time April 2, 2014 – 22:43:13 UTC (1396478593)
osextended macos64
Is free on the store? Yes
Web Assets
capsule_231x87.jpgLast-Modified: May 1, 2014 – 16:03:57 UTC
capsule_467x181.jpgLast-Modified: May 1, 2014 – 16:03:57 UTC
capsule_616x353.jpgLast-Modified: May 1, 2014 – 16:03:57 UTC
header.jpgLast-Modified: May 1, 2014 – 16:03:57 UTC
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Microtrailer https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/2031762/microtrailer.webm

Player counts

  • 2 players right now
  • 11 24-hour player peak
  • 660 all-time player peak May 6, 2014 – 20:12:52 UTC
  • 8,572 followers

SteamSpy Estimations

  • 1.7 hours median playtime in last 2 weeks 36 minutes median total playtime
  • 1.7 hours average playtime in last 2 weeks 2.3 hours average total playtime
  • 200,000 .. 500,000 owners (?)

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Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
21441 You Have to Win the Game Free on Demand November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
39675 YHtWtG (DevComp) CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
39676 You Have to Win the Game Store or CD Key November 13, 2015 – 22:25:03 UTC
39677 YHtWtG (Testing) CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
228981 VC 2005 Redist 5.61 MiB Shared Install Depot from 228980
228990 DirectX Jun 2010 Redist 98.16 MiB Shared Install Depot from 228980
286101 You Have to Win the Game Windows Content 9.10 MiB
286102 You Have to Win the Game Linux Content 13.66 MiB
286103 You Have to Win the Game Mac Content 10.20 MiB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 742657

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launch TheGame.exe Default
Launch TheGame_NFML None
Launch TheGame.app Default

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir You Have to Win the Game
launch See section above

User File System

Key Value
quota 16.00 MiB (16777216)
maxnumfiles 100
savefiles
  • 1/path: My Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves
  • 1/pattern: *.vsg
  • 1/platforms/1: Windows
  • 1/root: WinMyDocuments
  • 2/path: Minor Key Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves
  • 2/pattern: *.vsg
  • 2/platforms/1: MacOS
  • 2/root: MacAppSupport
  • 3/path: Minor Key Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves
  • 3/pattern: *.vsg
  • 3/platforms/1: Linux
  • 3/root: LinuxXdgDataHome

History

Achievements

API name Display name and description Icons
ACH_DIED First of Many

Died once.

ACH_ALL_LOOT Treasure Hunter

Collected every money bag.

ACH_ALL_ROOMS Cartographer

Traversed every room.

ACH_GHOST_RED Rouge-like

Acquired the Crimson Aura.

ACH_GHOST_BLUE Kind of Blue

Acquired the Cerulean Aura.

ACH_BOOTS Instant Fun

Acquired the Springheel Boots.

ACH_GLOVES Wouldn't It Be Cool If...

Acquired the Spider Gloves.

ACH_LOSE Nth Time's the Charm

Lost the game in any mode.

ACH_WIN You Had to Win the Game

Won the game in any mode.

ACH_WIN_YOLO #yolo #swag #nbd

Won the game while wearing sunglasses.

ACH_WIN_CAT Nap Time

Won the game as a cat.

ACH_WIN_100 An Achievement called "Completionist"

Won the game in any mode with a 100% rating.

ACH_WIN_SPEED Places to Go, People to See

Won the game in any mode in under ten minutes.

ACH_CATS Boop!

Hidden.

Stats

API Name Display Name Default Value
stat_deaths Deaths 0
stat_playtime Play Time 0
stat_jumps Jumps 0