Indie · October 23, 2018

Do Not Feed the Monkeys (2018)

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You are invited to join “The Primate Observation Club”, where you will observe the lives of caged monkeys and carefully analyze the information obtained. GLOSSARY OF TERMS: THE PRIMATE OBSERVATION CLUB: a shadowy group that observes other people through surveillance cameras and compromised webcams. YOU: the newest member of the CLUB, tired of your run-down apartment, dull existence and boring job. MONKEYS: dozens of strangers who have fallen prey to your voyeurism. VOYEURISM: Exactly what you think it is (and also the reason why we’re rated “MATURE”). PRIVACY: Something that the monkeys think they have. PC (PERSONAL COMPUTER): Yep, we put a PC in your game that’s on your PC so that you can work on a PC while you’re playing the game that’s on your PC! FEEDING THE MONKEYS: Interacting or interfering with the subjects in any way. Feeding the monkeys is strictly prohibited. SHIT HITTING THE FAN: What may (or may not) happen if you feed the monkeys. Oddly enough, club members keep feeding the monkeys as though they just can’t abide by this very simple rule! How about you? Will you help those you’re spying on, extort them, expose them and sabotage their dreams, or will you follow your instructions and sit twiddling your thumbs while the world burns?

Indie releases from 2018

40 Indie titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Indie titles

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

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume11.0k Steam reviewsTop 23% in Indie
Positive rating94% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 30%
Metacritic77/100Genre average 77 — top 53% of Indie titles
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 76% for session depth among Indie

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Point & Click · 383
  • Political Sim · 360
  • Management · 353
  • Dark Humor · 340
  • Strategy · 338
  • Choices Matter · 335
  • 2D · 334
  • Multiple Endings · 334
  • Story Rich · 326
  • Pixel Graphics · 322
  • Funny · 320
  • Simulation · 305
  • Adventure · 283
  • Dystopian · 282
  • Resource Management · 262

Reception Metrics

Steam community

94%Very Positive · 11.0k reviews

10.4k positive · 662 negative

Metacritic

77/100 critic aggregate

Curator recommendations

9.6k

Press Quotes

“Do Not Feed The Monkeys is an excellent game that explores morality and empathy in a similar way to Papers, Please” Kotaku “There’s multiple endings to work towards, and a whole lot of video feeds to juggle.” RockPaperShotgun

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

33

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 23, 2018
DeveloperFictiorama Studios
PublisherAlawar
Base price$3.99 -75%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (6)

  • English
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • German
  • Korean

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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