Steam Facts
Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment59
Mixed
Roughly half of players recommend it.
Quick Stats
Reviews
299en
408 total (all languages)
Current as of Apr 27, 2026
Released
Mar 5, 2019
Price
$29.99
Velocity
0.1/day
Slowing
Metadata current as of Apr 27, 2026 · Source: Steam
Market Reach
Not enough reviews yet to estimate (408/500).
About
The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.
Sentiment History
Sentiment over time
Playtime Sentiment
Sentiment by time invested
· 299 post-launch reviews?
0h
23%39 rev
<2h
14%21 rev
2-10h
57%143 rev
10-50h
86%93 rev
50-200h
100%3 rev
Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+86pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.
Competitive Benchmark
Compared to 262 similar games in the Indie genre released in 2019.
Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 11%
Popularity vs. similar gamesBottom 39%
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