The Red Button overview

Instant Death | Mar 4, 2024 | game

Released

2players observed · 26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC

Indie Free To Play Steam Store

Latest observed players2 · 26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak112
Units sold (VGI)10,140
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score80% positive

The Red Button dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players2 · 26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak112
Units sold (VGI)10,140
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score80% positive
Total reviews263
Release dateMar 4, 2024
DeveloperInstant Death
PublisherInstant Death

Genres: Indie, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Instant Death Publisher: Instant Death

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Game overview

Overview

The Red Button comes from Instant Death and is published by Instant Death. It arrived on Steam on Mar 4, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Red Button's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC, with a tracked peak near 112. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 263 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Red Button is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor	256 MB RAM	DirectX 11 and/or OpenGL 3.3 compatible video card	100 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	OSX 10.9.5 - 10.11.6 or lower	2.0 Ghz	512 MB RAM	Not listed	100 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Linux	2.0 Ghz	512 MB RAM	Not listed	100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Red Button has sold up to 10,140 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Red Button overview details

The Red Button combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

- Man vs The Red Button You are in front of a red button you must no press. Will you dare to defy the unknown, or will you walk away, forever wondering what could have been? Only the strongest will be rewarded and enter the Empty Place. This game includes: - A button - A choice - A secret place - 10 ranks to climb. - 80.6mb of data - You don't need a mouse, a keyboard or even a screen to play it. - Voice acting by Shakyra Dunn.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Red Button is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC, a tracked peak of 112, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Red Button
Steam App ID	2828820
Type	game
Release date	Mar 4, 2024
Developer	Instant Death
Publisher	Instant Death
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Indie, Free To Play
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	2 · 26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	112
Positive reviews	210
Negative reviews	53
Total reviews	263
Positive percent	80%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Mar 4, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Welcome Acolyte.	No description
Novice	No description
Apprentice	No description
Beginner	No description
Junior	No description
Intermediate	No description
Advanced	No description
Expert	No description
Senior	No description
Master	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/2828820
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/2828820/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/2828820
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for The Red Button

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Red Button?

The Red Button's latest SteamPulse observation records 2 players at 26 September 2026 - 05:05:18 UTC, with a tracked peak of 112 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is The Red Button growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 3 players; the highest observed daily value is 3 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Red Button?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (36.1%), Canada (6%), United Kingdom (6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.1%), United Kingdom (5.6%), Canada (5.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.1%), United Kingdom (5.6%), China (5.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.4%), China (7.9%), United Kingdom (5.4%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Red Button?

The Red Button currently sits at 80% positive across 263 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 210 positive reviews and 53 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Red Button have?

The Red Button currently has about 55 tracked Steam followers as of 10 March 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Red Button?

The Red Button is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

80% positive, 210 positive, 53 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 4 March 2024

DLC and packages

The Red Button - Supporter DLCWarning! This is a supporter DLC if you want to support me! Include a protecting glass for the button.dlc #2834360$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7-8-10-11 Processor: 2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 and/or OpenGL 3.3 compatible video card Storage: 100 MB available space

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