Casual · December 14, 2023

(the) Gnorp Apologue (2023)

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(the) Gnorp Apologue is a game where you help small beings called gnorps get rich. It is a unique incremental game with interesting upgrades, and visuals to match the numbers. Hit the rock What is the rock? Irrelevant question — when struck, it outputs shards, and shards are amazing. They allow you to purchase and upgrade gnorps, and build new structures. The gnorps must have them. Hitting the rock is only half the battle, however, as the gnorps must retrieve the shards before they can use them. Acquire and upgrade gnorps Gnorps represent the heart of the game. They are responsible for both shard generation and collection. Gnorps adapt varying methodologies to reach their goal. Some slam the rock with their heads, others shoot it with arrows and guns. You have gnorps that grow flowers, and gnorps that use psychic powers. They even build rockets and drones. All for a single purpose — the accumulation of shards. A strategic incremental (the) Gnorp Apologue is about making numbers goes up, but how you do that is up to you. At your disposal: - All the gnorps, with their varying strengths and weaknesses - Upgrades that enhance and modify both gnorps structures and gnorps - The Talent Stone, offering unlocks that allow for extreme, synergetic effects - Status effects to enhance and modify shard generation - A special resource, Zybellium, that can greatly enhance your gnorps If you enjoy theorizing about and executing builds in games, this game is for you. Will you help the gnorps?

Casual releases from 2023

21 Casual titles launched in 2023 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Clicker · 194
  • Idler · 193
  • Strategy · 163
  • Building · 155
  • Rogue-lite · 148
  • Economy · 146
  • Management · 141
  • Cute · 133
  • Mining · 133
  • 2D · 117
  • Casual · 110
  • Rogue-like · 104
  • Pixel Graphics · 96
  • Simulation · 89
  • Colorful · 85

Peer Casual titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Casual

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume8.1k Steam reviewsTop 29% in Casual
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 88% — this title sits in top 25%
Concurrent peak289 playersTop 19% in Casual by live player count
Engagement hours19 h averageTop 27% for session depth among Casual

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 8.1k reviews

7.8k positive · 326 negative

Curator recommendations

8.8k

Peak concurrent players

289

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

19h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

15h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

10h

Current engagement

Achievements

17

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 14, 2023
DeveloperMyco
Publisher(Myco)
Base price$3.84 -45%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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