The Utility Room

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The Utility Room

Short description

This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish.

Developer
Lionel Marsden
Publisher
Lionel Marsden
Release
Mon, Feb 06, 2023
Price
$12.99
Reviews
267
Positive
86%
Followers
981
Owners (estimated)
0 – 20K
Concurrent players
2
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Features
Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Captions available
Tags
VR Indie Horror Philosophical Walking Simulator Experimental Surreal Exploration Psychological Horror Psychological Adventure Atmospheric Action-Adventure Cinematic Singleplayer Dark Story Rich Psychedelic Abstract Action
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$140ksomewhere between $62k and $233k · roughly 5K–20K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $11.67, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $12.99 launch price. That is 10% 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 9, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$140k → ~$140k
Reviews 266 → 267
Followers 972 → 981
Concurrent players 2 → 2
Price $12.99 → $12.99
Positive reviews 86.1% → 86.1%

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. 108 further data points reach back to Feb 1, 2023 — 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: $3.24 on Oct 27, 2025.

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