The Heft Effect overview

CupCupMug | Aug 27, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 3 October 2026 - 23:08:12 UTC

Adventure Casual Indie Simulation Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)No data available
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score67% positive

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

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)No data available
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score67% positive
Total reviews6
Release dateAug 27, 2024
DeveloperCupCupMug
PublisherCupCupMug

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: CupCupMug Publisher: CupCupMug

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Game overview

Overview

The Heft Effect comes from CupCupMug and is published by CupCupMug. It arrived on Steam on Aug 27, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Heft Effect's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 23:08:12 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 67% positive across 6 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Heft Effect is available in 1 languages including:

English

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	1 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed
macOS	Minimum	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed	1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Heft Effect has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available 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 Heft Effect overview details

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

Steam Store description

A girl who mysteriously gains weight and learns to like it, two other girls that she pressures into gaining weight, and [TOPIC NOT FOUND] Welcome to The Heft Effect. //ABOUT: After chewing on some mysterious gum, Tris' body starts to behave unnaturally, as well as the world around her. Will she ever find a way to get back to normal? Will anyone help her? Or will she [TOPIC NOT FOUND] //FEATURES: Cute girls who gain weight. A fun and compelling story. 3D renders. Minigames. 3 Endings. Nudity and sexual content. [TOPIC NOT FOUND] //PLEASE NOTE: The Heft Effect is a short and sweet game containing around half an hour of content.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Heft Effect is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 23:08:12 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 67% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Heft Effect
Steam App ID	2978240
Type	game
Release date	Aug 27, 2024
Developer	CupCupMug
Publisher	CupCupMug
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 3 October 2026 - 23:08:12 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	4
Negative reviews	2
Total reviews	6
Positive percent	67%
Review type	6 user reviews
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Aug 27, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 23:08:12 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 23:08:12 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	3 October 2026 - 23:08:12 UTC

Content descriptors

Contains expansive female nudity, sexual content and fetishes.

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Strawberry Bubblegum	No description
Eating Out	No description
Hanging Out	No description
Dramatic Exit	No description
Spoons	No description
Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum	No description
Simply Sweet	No description
Dining Out	No description
Want the Cake and Eat it too	No description
Over and Out	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
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/2978240
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/2978240/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/2978240
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for The Heft Effect

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 Heft Effect?

The Heft Effect's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 23:08:12 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 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 Heft Effect growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 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 Heft Effect?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (66.7%), Mexico (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.5%), Mexico (19.2%), China (7.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (50.8%), Mexico (21.1%), China (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.3%), Mexico (15.6%), China (9.4%). 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 Heft Effect?

The Heft Effect currently sits at 67% positive across 6 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 4 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 6 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Heft Effect have?

The Heft Effect currently has about 68 tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for The Heft Effect?

The Heft Effect is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

6 user reviews

67% positive, 4 positive, 2 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 27 August 2024

DLC and packages

The Heft Effect ArtbookThe official artbook for The Heft Effect! Contains over 100 pages with over 150 renders and art from the game! That's one 'hefty' artbook!dlc #3174680$1.49

The Heft EffectBuy The Heft Effect #1059978$2.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: 16:9 Aspect Ratio or wider

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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