Academia : School Simulator

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App ID	672630
App Type	Game
Developer	Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc
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 ()

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2k reviews

In-Game

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

eulas

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name	Academia : School Simulator EULA
url	https://store.steampowered.com//eula/672630_eula_0
version	1

Store Release Date

8 September 2017 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

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Yes

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

configuration:

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requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

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	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

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timestamp	16 September 2024 – 14:47:08 UTC

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Academia : School Simulator

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