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DERU - The Art of Cooperation

DERU - The Art of Cooperation overview

Ink Kit | Nov 7, 2018 | game

Released

0players observed · 25 September 2026 - 04:09:14 UTC

CasualIndieLocal Co-OpPuzzleCo-opSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)1,702
  • Revenue (VGI)$17,773
  • Review score87% positive

DERU - The Art of Cooperation dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak3
  • Units sold (VGI)1,702
  • Revenue (VGI)$17,773
  • Review score87% positive
  • Total reviews62
  • Release dateNov 7, 2018
  • DeveloperInk Kit
  • PublisherInk Kit

Genres: Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Ink KitPublisher: Ink Kit

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Game overview

Overview

DERU - The Art of Cooperation comes from Ink Kit and is published by Ink Kit. It arrived on Steam on Nov 7, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Trading Cards. 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

DERU - The Art of Cooperation's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 04:09:14 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 87% positive across 62 reviews.

Language and system requirements

DERU - The Art of Cooperation is available in 15 languages including:

EnglishGermanFrenchItalianSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPolishPortuguese - PortugalPortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified ChineseThaiTraditional ChineseTurkish

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed2 GHz Dual Core4 GB RAMnVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster750 MB available space
macOSMinimumMacintosh® OSX 10.9+2 GHz Dual Core4 GB RAMnVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster500 MB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 12.04+2 GHz Dual Core4 GB RAMnVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster750 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

DERU - The Art of Cooperation has sold up to 1,702 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $17,773. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

DERU - The Art of Cooperation overview details

DERU - The Art of Cooperation combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

In this couch co-op experience two players team up to overcome the boundaries of shadow and light and succeed through teamwork, timing and tactics. Block streams for your partner, juggle your mass to make each other huge for traversing big streams. To succeed you have to communicate and plan together, fuse your brains and bring your co-op gaming skills on the next level. Deru is more than your usual puzzle game, you need to have dexterity, precision and use strategic planning to reach the exit of each level. Everybody can join! Friends, family and foes: Enjoy beautiful abstract art while solving mind-bending puzzles Elegance: Simple and easily understandable mechanics create complex and satisfying puzzles Great atmospheric music Multiple worlds packed with many brain twisting riddles Couch Co-op: merge your brains together to overcome the streams and barriers Single Player: Challenge your twin stick skills to tackle the puzzles solo Cooperate online Online Co-op: Play DERU online with your friends via Parsec: Read More Come to our discord and have a chat: Sound and Music Michel Barengo created the music and soundscape for the game. A granular exploration of physicality which results in a soundscape in between the digital and real, which has been awarded with the “SUISA Swiss Games Music” prize.

SteamPulse editorial summary

DERU - The Art of Cooperation is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, and Steam Trading Cards, and is associated with Casual and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 04:09:14 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 87% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameDERU - The Art of Cooperation
Steam App ID632250
Typegame
Release dateNov 7, 2018
DeveloperInk Kit
PublisherInk Kit
Price$14.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresCasual, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 25 September 2026 - 04:09:14 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Positive reviews54
Negative reviews8
Total reviews62
Positive percent87%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime217 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateNov 7, 2018
Official Steam feed update (UTC)23 June 2019 - 18:34:52 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)25 September 2026 - 04:09:14 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)25 September 2026 - 04:09:14 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)25 September 2026 - 04:09:14 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Full MoonNo description
Good FriendNo description
RunnerNo description
LoversNo description
A Millstone Around My NeckNo description
Air SnapperNo description
StarbuckNo description
MusicianNo description
BerserkerNo description
FaithNo description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/632250
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/632250/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/632250
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for DERU - The Art of Cooperation

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 DERU - The Art of Cooperation?

DERU - The Art of Cooperation's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 25 September 2026 - 04:09:14 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 4 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is DERU - The Art of Cooperation 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 DERU - The Art of Cooperation?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United Kingdom (20%), Switzerland (13.3%), United States (13.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (14.7%), United States (14.7%), Switzerland (8.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (16.5%), United Kingdom (16.5%), Switzerland (8.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (15.2%), United Kingdom (12.2%), China (8.1%). 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 DERU - The Art of Cooperation?

DERU - The Art of Cooperation currently sits at 87% positive across 62 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 54 positive reviews and 8 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does DERU - The Art of Cooperation have?

DERU - The Art of Cooperation currently has about 743 tracked Steam followers as of 30 December 2025 - 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 DERU - The Art of Cooperation?

DERU - The Art of Cooperation is currently listed at $14.99 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

Very Positive

87% positive, 54 positive, 8 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements

Achievements

24

Platform releases
  • Steam 7 November 2018

DLC and packages

DERU - Official SoundtrackThe fantastic soundscape of DERU - The Art of Cooperation created by Michel Barengo!dlc #967340$3.99
DERU - The Art of CooperationBuy DERU - The Art of Cooperation #205893$14.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista®, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows® 10 Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 750 MB available space

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