So to Speak

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So to Speak

Short description

Can you learn Japanese by solving puzzles? So to Speak is a game about wandering in Japan, looking at signs, overhearing conversations, and using context clues in the environment to figure out what it all means. No background in Japanese is assumed.

Developer
Erik Andersen
Publisher
Erik Andersen
Release
Mon, Mar 31, 2025
Price
$17.99
Reviews
117
Positive
97%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
4
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Tags
Education Puzzle Foreign Simulation Exploration Wholesome Adventure Cozy Relaxing Colorful 2D Logic Point & Click Cute Pixel Graphics Immersive Sim Family Friendly Casual Singleplayer Indie
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$90ksomewhere between $40k and $160k · roughly 2K–9K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $17.06, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $17.99 launch price. That is 5% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

2 data points since Aug 10, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$90k → ~$90k
Reviews 117 → 117
Positive reviews 96.6% → 96.6%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 57 further data points reach back to Mar 31, 2025 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $12.59 on Jun 25, 2026.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around So to Speak is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Education + Puzzle + Foreign

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