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You Have to Win the Game

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App ID 286100
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Minor Key Games
Franchise Minor Key Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 28971347
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 01:27:41 UTC ()
Release Date 6 May 2014 – 16:02:00 UTC ()
😎 89.69%
5k reviews
2
In-Game

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

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Minor Key Games
metacritic_name You Have to Win the Game
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Minor Key Games
IsFreeApp Yes
eulas
0 ↴
id286100_eula_0
nameYou Have to Win the Game EULA
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com/eula/286100_eula_0
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 6 May 2012 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 6 May 2014 – 16:02:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 6 May 2012 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1336287600)
Store Asset Modification Time 2 April 2014 – 22:43:13 UTC () (1396478593)
osextended macos64
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 28 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 742657
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
store_screenshot ss_8828c154cc251359ceb07af6e79e438611912bb9.jpg
First seen on SteamDB 5 March 2014 – 18:04:06 UTC (), in changelist #424601

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

💨 Metroidvania 🆓 Free to Play 👾 Retro 🏗️ Platformer 🌱 Indie 🏽 2D 👾 Pixel Graphics 😓 Difficult 👤 Singleplayer 🕹 Precision Platformer 💥 Action 🗺️ Adventure 🗺 Exploration 🕹️ Old School 🕹 Arcade 📺 Side Scroller 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🕒 Classic 🎮 Controller 🌍 Open World

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Stats

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp1 December 2024 – 18:43:41 UTC
Trailers
2031762 ↴
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User File System

Key Value
quota 16.00 MiB (16777216)
maxnumfiles 100
savefiles
1 ↴
rootWinMyDocuments
pathMy Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves
pattern*.vsg
platforms/1Windows
2 ↴
rootMacAppSupport
pathMinor Key Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves
pattern*.vsg
platforms/1MacOS
3 ↴
rootLinuxXdgDataHome
pathMinor Key Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves
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platforms/1Linux

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
Windows %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves *.vsg
MacOS ~/Library/Application Support/Minor Key Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves *.vsg
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Minor Key Games/You Have to Win the Game/Saves *.vsg
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