Placement overview

Albin Bernhardsson | Sep 26, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 11 September 2026 - 00:32:03 UTC

Casual Indie Chess Puzzle Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)2,372
Revenue (VGI)$559
Review score85% positive

Placement dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)2,372
Revenue (VGI)$559
Review score85% positive
Total reviews75
Release dateSep 26, 2017
DeveloperAlbin Bernhardsson
PublisherAlbin Bernhardsson

Genres: Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Albin Bernhardsson Publisher: Albin Bernhardsson

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Game overview

Overview

Placement comes from Albin Bernhardsson and is published by Albin Bernhardsson. It arrived on Steam on Sep 26, 2017, 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

Placement's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 00:32:03 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 85% positive across 75 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Placement 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	1 GHz	100 MB RAM	OpenGL 2.1	100 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Not listed	1 GHz	100 MB RAM	OpenGL 2.1	100 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Any distribution	1 GHz	100 MB RAM	OpenGL 2.1	100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Placement has sold up to 2,372 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $559. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Placement overview details

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

Steam Store description

Placement is a minimalist logic puzzle game based on chess. The goal of the game is to place the chess pieces on the board such that every piece is protected exactly once. Key Features Simple gameplay that's easy to learn but hard to master. Over 80 levels ranging from the trivially simple to the deviously difficult. Relaxing music and no time constraints. DRM free.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Placement 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 Casual and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 00:32:03 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 85% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Placement
Steam App ID	700920
Type	game
Release date	Sep 26, 2017
Developer	Albin Bernhardsson
Publisher	Albin Bernhardsson
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Casual, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 11 September 2026 - 00:32:03 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	64
Negative reviews	11
Total reviews	75
Positive percent	85%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 26, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	26 September 2020 - 10:47:12 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 00:32:03 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 00:32:03 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	11 September 2026 - 00:32:03 UTC

Overview tags

Indie Casual Chess Puzzle

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Pawn	No description
Knight	No description
Bishop	No description
Rook	No description
Queen	No description
King	No description
Deep Thinker	No description
Classic Problem	No description
Cherry On Top	No description
Middle Management	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/700920
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/700920/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/700920
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Placement

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 Placement?

Placement's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 00:32:03 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 Placement 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 Placement?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (40%), Russia (10%), Belgium (10%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (30.9%), China (12.2%), Russia (8.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.7%), China (12.6%), Russia (8.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.7%), China (13.1%), Russia (8.6%). 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 Placement?

Placement currently sits at 85% positive across 75 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 64 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Placement have?

Placement currently has about 150 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 Placement?

Placement 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

Very Positive

85% positive, 64 positive, 11 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

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

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 26 September 2017

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 100 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1 Storage: 100 MB available space Sound Card: Any

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