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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
25
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
version1
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
  • configuration:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    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

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp16 September 2024 – 14:47:08 UTC

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Bundles

ID Name Set % Price Created
4336 Squeaky Wheel Complete Games Bundle No -20% $37.97 at -21% 8 September 2017 – 20:02:29 UTC
7042 Mega Management Bundle No -20% 3 May 2018 – 20:02:08 UTC
22577 Paradox Build It Bundle No -20% 10 September 2021 – 15:02:26 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Price Last Update
191444 Academia : School Simulator $19.99 6 October 2025 – 17:36:05 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
191442 Steam Sub 191442 CD Key 11 October 2022 – 09:21:26 UTC
191443 Academia : School Simulator for Beta Testing CD Key 21 February 2019 – 19:58:38 UTC
228902 Complimentary reviewer package CD Key 21 February 2019 – 19:58:38 UTC
729339 Steam Sub 729339 (Only 34 countries) CD Key 2 June 2022 – 09:12:15 UTC
729340 Steam Sub 729340 (Only CN) CD Key 2 June 2022 – 09:09:53 UTC

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