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Academia : School Simulator

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App ID 672630
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31883506
Last Record Update 24 October 2025 – 13:54:06 UTC ()
Release Date 28 January 2021 – 14:39:19 UTC ()
😎 82.43%
2k reviews
32
In-Game
💼 Management 🏙️ City Builder 🛖 Colony Sim 🏠 Base Building 🖥️ Simulation

Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide!

Additional Information

Developer Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
metacritic_name Academia : School Simulator
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Paradox Interactive
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/672630_eula_0
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Store Release Date 8 September 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
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Social Media https://www.facebook.com/academiaschoolsimulator/
https://x.com/academia_game
https://www.youtube.com/squeakywheel/
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 28 January 2021 – 14:39:19 UTC ()
Original Release Date 8 September 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1504854000)
Store Asset Modification Time 24 March 2022 – 16:52:30 UTC () (1648140750)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityBurst SDK, UnityEntities SDK, UnityHybridRenderer SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 6 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8506022
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 8 September 2017 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 3 July 2017 – 08:05:53 UTC (), in changelist #3145492

Supported Languages

13 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
German Yes
Russian Yes
French Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Italian Yes
Polish Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes
Thai Yes
Turkish Yes

Tags

💼 Management 🏙️ City Builder 🛖 Colony Sim 🏠 Base Building 🖥️ Simulation 🏠 Building 🤑 Capitalism 🏦 Economy 💡 Strategy 🧱 Sandbox 🏽 2D 🗺️ Top-Down 😃 Funny 🧸 Cute 🌱 Realistic 🎨 Colorful 👪 Family Friendly 🛠️ Moddable 🏫 Education 🕹️ Old School

Categories

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Assets

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Steam charts

  • 32 players right now
  • 32 24-hour peak
  • 471 all-time peak 27 March 2022
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  • 15,167 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 82.43% SteamDB Rating
  • 2,514 85.7% positive reviews
  • 421 14.3% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
28 January 2021 Steam Release -
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Academia : School Simulator had an all-time peak of 471 concurrent players on 27 March 2022.

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