SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
The Puppet Master

The Puppet Master overview

AMS Game Development Association | Oct 21, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 15:36:59 UTC

Free to PlayIndiePuzzleSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)2,616
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score83% positive

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

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)2,616
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score83% positive
  • Total reviews48
  • Release dateOct 21, 2016
  • DeveloperAMS Game Development Association
  • PublisherAMS Game Development Association

Genres: Free to Play, Indie

Company pages: Developer: AMS Game Development AssociationPublisher: AMS Game Development Association

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Game overview

Overview

The Puppet Master comes from AMS Game Development Association and is published by AMS Game Development Association. It arrived on Steam on Oct 21, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Partial Controller Support, 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 Puppet Master's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:36:59 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 83% positive across 48 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Puppet Master is available in 1 languages including:

English

1 regional rating boards including esrb

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedSSE2 instruction set support4 GB RAMDX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities100 MB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.8+SSE2 instruction set support4 GB RAMDX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities100 MB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 12.04+ (other Linux distributions may or may not work)SSE2 instruction set support4 GB RAMDX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Puppet Master has sold up to 2,616 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 Puppet Master overview details

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

Steam Store description

A puzzle game bound to test your ability to think out of the box. Deadly rotating blades. Bottomless ditches of death. And a demented woman with an unfortunate affinity for bad puns at the most inappropriate times gunning for your death. As if that wasn't bad enough, your soul has been trapped in a doll courtesy of the aforementioned 3-in-1 mind games playing, cold blooded killing machine, and psycho-lunatic of a lady. The Puppet Master is a puzzle game that is bound to test your ability to think out of the box. While being severely limited in many aspects by the fact that you're imprisoned in half a pound of cotton and felt made into the vague likeness of a human being, you are otherwise granted the Hogwarts worthy ability to transfer your soul into the bodies of other puppets around you. A skill that, if used well, just might save your life. An exhaustive amount of meticulous planning and perfectly timed executions are vital in the survival of the game. Carefully take note of your surroundings, and you might even outsmart the puppet master and get your body back. It's a game of control or be controlled. AMS Game Development Association The Puppet Master is distributed under the AMS Game Development Association, a student run game development club located in the University of British Columbia. Every year, members of AGDA get together and make new games, mixing in our collective talent and creative efforts to make fun, engaging games that are hard to put down. Our goal is to work towards expanding our knowledge of the tools, techniques, and processes used in video game dev…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Puppet Master is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Free to Play and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:36:59 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 83% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Puppet Master
Steam App ID544520
Typegame
Release dateOct 21, 2016
DeveloperAMS Game Development Association
PublisherAMS Game Development Association
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresFree to Play, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 15:36:59 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews40
Negative reviews8
Total reviews48
Positive percent83%
Review typePositive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 21, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 15:36:59 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 15:36:59 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 15:36:59 UTC

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/544520
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/544520/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/544520
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Puppet Master

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 Puppet Master?

The Puppet Master's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 15:36:59 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 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 Puppet Master growing or declining recently?

September 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 August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Puppet Master?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (27.3%), Russia (18.2%), Congo - Brazzaville (9.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.6%), Russia (15.3%), China (11.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26.6%), Russia (16.1%), China (12.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (21.6%), Russia (13%), China (12.6%). 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 Puppet Master?

The Puppet Master currently sits at 83% positive across 48 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 40 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Puppet Master have?

The Puppet Master currently has about 266 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 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 Puppet Master?

The Puppet Master 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

Positive

83% positive, 40 positive, 8 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 22 October 2016

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 100 MB available space

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