# Algae

Summer DB entity ID: 262bedaf\-7890\-4115\-a2ae\-934a26c2110b

Steam App ID: 900390

More Personaility\!  In our latest release we've introduced 2 new Algae personalities \- watch out for them the next time you clone\!  We've also noticed a bug in some versions of macOS where the game would hang on the pause menu, which should now be fixed\.  Happy cloning\!   Controller support added\!   Algae is now available with full controller support and Linux support\! Play Algae your way, and on more platforms\!    About the Game       Ever wonder what lurks at the bottom of a cup you've left on the side for 3 weeks and haven't washed up yet? What strange world has evolved and grown in there at that microscopic level?     In this  2D Puzzle\-Platformer, you take on brain bending challenges by cloning your Algae and morphing them into new and exciting tools, all in a bid to escape\! With four difficulty levels \(including the aptly named 'Impossible' difficulty\) master your skills and free as many Algae as possible\.   Experience the microscopic world of the beaker and navigate enemies that will stop at nothing to prevent Algae from reaching their goal\.     Features:     More is better\! Clone Algae to solve puzzles     Morph to move enemies and boulders to hard\-to\-reach areas     10 mind\-bending puzzles to solve

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Purple Kingdom Games

- Publisher: Purple Kingdom Games

- Release date: Aug 21, 2018

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Casual, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Stats, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/900390/ss\_c4e187b938aedba4d06113c1abfe171e52f30b5a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1732789467, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/900390/ss\_ad2bf69836218e735711b289a52c72b611efc8dd\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1732789467, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/900390/ss\_afe3a361ff3db3dc471d0d2a0a297d77939840e5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1732789467, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/900390/ss\_fd9eb771a7211f8534c9ad7ff25c06b937f24acc\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1732789467, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/900390/ss\_2ebea54011297634e999a3c7b4de824421a257ee\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1732789467, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/900390/ss\_1d95ab0942a2edcf058b199bed5eb50f86b86b73\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1732789467

- Price: 199 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 2

- Steam positive reviews: 2

- Steam negative reviews: 0

- Steam positive percentage: 100%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T16:47:41\.439314\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T16:47:43\.766148\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T16:47:42\.470156\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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