# Plates

Summer DB entity ID: a0563a98\-b697\-4d8c\-a8ee\-404d146596e4

Steam App ID: 497680

Plates  is a minimalist puzzle game that focuses on one core concept:  discovery \.  This is a short game created for curious players who like to uncover gameplay mechanics all on their own\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: maasgdev

- Publisher: maasgdev

- Release date: Aug 19, 2016

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Casual, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/497680/ss\_f934eeac1de2ad3eea3db9f0ecc0a9a95cba0942\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1471742845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/497680/ss\_2ff65187dbfacef19e50318ee36a6bc7fbecf0bb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1471742845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/497680/ss\_4d606b3491435e161d7330f6585a87c972f6225f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1471742845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/497680/ss\_85b6ee406635a26d2402a89b0ba77e311548ad7f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1471742845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/497680/ss\_27843486e4ac9f6943787f7b337bc465d9309ca4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1471742845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/497680/ss\_9d6d77886c1476793cc7acdb817f518ef4a0f6f1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1471742845, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/497680/ss\_827cd2b13a8e4e10c34b97398bb5c283d3a0b7a8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1471742845

- Price: 99 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 48

- Steam positive reviews: 38

- Steam negative reviews: 10

- Steam positive percentage: 79.16666666666667%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/a0563a98-b697-4d8c-a8ee-404d146596e4/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/a0563a98-b697-4d8c-a8ee-404d146596e4/player-metrics?days=7)

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\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T12:44:22\.826332\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T12:44:24\.469254\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T12:44:23\.86142\+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.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497680/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/a0563a98-b697-4d8c-a8ee-404d146596e4)