Steam
Store data
- UK price
- £6.29
- US price
- Awaiting regional check
- Positive reviews
- 100%
- Total reviews
- 7
- Release date
- 4 September 2026
Activity briefingSummary of recorded signals
Steam player data · App 4980030
PENCILS DOWN™
- Single-player
- Custom Volume Controls
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Mouse Only Option
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
Concurrent players0Most recent successful sample
Today's peak171/144 samples
Tracked peak2Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating100%7 reviews
Steam metadata
Game information
Details supplied by the Steam store
- App ID
- 4980030
- App type
- Game
- Developer
- Hayden-Fisher Technologies, Inc. ↗
- Publisher
- Hayden-Fisher Technologies, Inc. ↗
- Supported systems
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Release date
- 4 September 2026
- Last player update
- 21 Oct · 11:50 UTC
Steam store data
System requirements
Supplied by the developer on Steam
Windows
Minimum
- Requirement
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- 64-bit dual core, 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 / AMD equivalent)
- Memory
- 2048 MB RAM
- Graphics
- GPU with OpenGL 3.3 support, 1 GB VRAM (Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better)
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- Sound Card
- Any Windows-compatible audio device. Headphones strongly recommended.
- Additional Notes
- Mouse and keyboard required. No controller support. The game is played entirely offline and never connects to the internet. Contains sudden loud sounds and flashing imagery; the video interference effect can be reduced or switched off in Settings.
Recommended
- Requirement
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS
- Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor
- 64-bit quad core, 2.5 GHz (Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 3 or better)
- Memory
- 4096 MB RAM
- Graphics
- Dedicated GPU with OpenGL 3.3 support, 2 GB VRAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
- Sound Card
- Any Windows-compatible audio device. Headphones strongly recommended.
- Additional Notes
- Mouse and keyboard required. No controller support. The game is played entirely offline and never connects to the internet. Contains sudden loud sounds and flashing imagery; the video interference effect can be reduced or switched off in Settings.
Launch window
Released 4 September 2026 · Tracking from 5 September 2026
SteamWatch’s first observed day and week; tracking can begin after release. Top Sellers is Steam’s revenue ranking, not a sales estimate.
- Player peak
- 2
- Steam reviews
- 1100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £5.03
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
1 player-data day recorded in this window.
- Player peak
- 2
- Steam reviews
- 5100% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £5.03
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
7 player-data days recorded in this window.
Peak 1Average 0Latest 0
24-hour and 7-day views use hourly peaks from ten-minute samples. Longer views use retained daily peaks. Up to 24 recent event markers are shown per layer.
Twitch
Twitch stats
Awaiting the first Twitch sample.
Long-term history
Monthly players breakdown
Calculated from SteamWatch samples
| Month | Peak | Gain | % gain | Average | Avg % gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 1 | -1 | -50.0% | 0 | -81.9% |
| October 2026 | 1 | -1 | -50.0% | 0 | -72.8% |
| September 2026 | 2 | — | — | 0 | — |
Store price Regular price
Daily regional sweep
Regional prices
24 regions checked
| Region | Currency | Regular | Current | Discount | Historical low | Last change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United KingdomGBP · GB | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| United StatesUSD · US | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Euro areaEUR · DE | EUR | €7.19 | 5,75€ | 20% | 5,75€ | No change recorded |
| United Arab EmiratesAED · AE | AED | AED 23.75 | 19.00 AED | 20% | 19.00 AED | No change recorded |
| AustraliaAUD · AU | AUD | A$9.75 | A$ 7.80 | 20% | A$ 7.80 | No change recorded |
| BrazilBRL · BR | BRL | R$26.75 | R$ 21,40 | 20% | R$ 21,40 | No change recorded |
| CanadaCAD · CA | CAD | CA$8.29 | CDN$ 6.63 | 20% | CDN$ 6.63 | No change recorded |
| SwitzerlandCHF · CH | CHF | CHF 6.19 | CHF 4.95 | 20% | CHF 4.95 | No change recorded |
| ChileCLP · CL | CLP | CLP 4,849 | CLP$ 3.879 | 20% | CLP$ 3.879 | No change recorded |
| ChinaCNY · CN | CNY | CN¥29.00 | ¥ 23.20 | 20% | ¥ 23.20 | No change recorded |
| ColombiaCOP · CO | COP | COP 18,999.00 | COL$ 15.199 | 20% | COL$ 15.199 | No change recorded |
| Costa RicaCRC · CR | CRC | CRC 3,750.00 | ₡3.000 | 20% | ₡3.000 | No change recorded |
| Hong KongHKD · HK | HKD | HK$42.00 | HK$ 33.60 | 20% | HK$ 33.60 | No change recorded |
| IndonesiaIDR · ID | IDR | IDR 67,499.00 | Rp 53 999 | 20% | Rp 53 999 | No change recorded |
| IsraelILS · IL | ILS | ₪25.25 | ₪20.20 | 20% | ₪20.20 | No change recorded |
| IndiaINR · IN | INR | ₹359.00 | ₹ 287 | 20% | ₹ 287 | No change recorded |
| JapanJPY · JP | JPY | JP¥905 | ¥ 724 | 20% | ¥ 724 | No change recorded |
| South KoreaKRW · KR | KRW | ₩7,600 | ₩ 6,080 | 20% | ₩ 6,080 | No change recorded |
| KuwaitKWD · KW | KWD | KWD 1.650 | 1.32 KD | 20% | 1.32 KD | No change recorded |
| KazakhstanKZT · KZ | KZT | KZT 2,310.00 | 1 848₸ | 20% | 1 848₸ | No change recorded |
| MexicoMXN · MX | MXN | MX$99.99 | Mex$ 79.99 | 20% | Mex$ 79.99 | No change recorded |
| MalaysiaMYR · MY | MYR | MYR 18.75 | RM15.00 | 20% | RM15.00 | No change recorded |
| NorwayNOK · NO | NOK | 84,00 kr | 84,00 kr | 0% | 84,00 kr | No change recorded |
| New ZealandNZD · NZ | NZD | NZ$ 11.25 | NZ$ 11.25 | 0% | NZ$ 11.25 | No change recorded |
| PeruPEN · PE | PEN | S/.19.25 | S/.19.25 | 0% | S/.19.25 | No change recorded |
| PhilippinesPHP · PH | PHP | P235.00 | P235.00 | 0% | P235.00 | No change recorded |
| PolandPLN · PL | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| QatarQAR · QA | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| RussiaRUB · RU | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Saudi ArabiaSAR · SA | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| SingaporeSGD · SG | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| ThailandTHB · TH | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| TaiwanTWD · TW | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| UkraineUAH · UA | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| UruguayUYU · UY | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| VietnamVND · VN | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| South AfricaZAR · ZA | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| CIS (regional USD)USD_CIS · AM | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Latin America (regional USD)USD_LATAM · AR | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Middle East & North Africa (regional USD)USD_MENA · EG | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| South Asia (regional USD)USD_SASIA · PK | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
Positive rating100.0%
Positive reviews7
Negative reviews0
Review history is not available for this range yet.
Recent views use Steam's daily review activity. Longer views use weekly totals, retained by SteamWatch.
About this game
Description
Supplied by the Steam store
The Standardized Assessment for Continued Existence
Pass mark: 70%. Pencils ready.
PENCILS DOWN is an analog horror exam roguelike. One sitting is 44 questions across four sections. You wager 1-5 confidence chips on every answer, win them back or lose them. Erasers are your lives. Questions printed in red ink stake an eraser. And the proctor, heard but never seen, is walking the rows.
The Exam Studies You Back
From Section C onward, it asks about you:
- Which of your earlier answers was a guess?
- How many times have you erased?
- What did the chalkboard say during the break?
Every one of these is generated live from how you actually took the test. There is nothing to look up. There is no wiki. There is only what you remember.
Features
- Pencils down means pencils down. When the shadow crosses your desk, stop working, or it notices.
- Look up (TAB), if you must. The clock is on the wall. Sometimes other things are too.
- The ink does not wait. On harder forms, slow readers watch questions rot on the page. And check your bubbles before you lock. The sheet moves.
- Three examination forms: Standard Administration, Honors Track, and the District Protocol, where the test misbehaves and question 45 of 44 is waiting.
- Five endings with secrets to uncover.
- 400+ period-accurate 1999 questions.
- School Store meta-progression, where every study aid is a blessing and a curse.
Personalization
Optionally, the exam may know your name. You can deny this request in Settings. The District notes all denials.
Steam gallery
Screenshots
9 available
Steam has not listed DLC or a demo for this game yet.
Steam global stats
Achievements
0 achievements
No public achievements found.This game may not use Steam achievements, or its global unlock data may not be public yet.
Saved from Steam
Patches
2 tracked updates
This Update Changes Everything...
Something's Changed in Room 44Halloween is approaching, and Room 44 has been preparing.A new PENCILS DOWN update is coming near Halloween, bringing new mechanics, new interactions, and a few things we aren't ready to explain just yet.This isn't just a Halloween coat of paint. Parts of the exam are changing.You may be asked to do more than fill in an answer.You may even have to leave your desk.We'll share more as Halloween gets closer.For now, keep your pencil sharpened.The Halloween Update is coming soon.
Read full update on Steam ↗Major Exam Update: 1.10.7
We've made some pretty big improvements to PENCILS DOWN, with more questions, better variety, new accessibility options, and several fixes based on your feedback. AUDIO * We've lowered the volume of the main scare. It was louder than it needed to be, so we've brought it down to a safer level while keeping the impact. * There's also a new Reduced Sudden Noise option under Accommodations if you'd prefer sudden sounds to be even quieter. QUESTIONS * The question pool has more than doubled since launch, with new questions across general knowledge, science, history, popular culture, red ink questions, and Section D. * Math questions are now generated fresh for each examination, with difficulty matching the form you're taking. * The game now remembers questions from your recent attempts, so you're much less likely to get the same ones again on your next run. * We also found and removed a fe...
Read full update on Steam ↗
Game activity
Recent changes
Steam events and SteamWatch observations
- SteamPatch
This Update Changes Everything... ↗
Something's Changed in Room 44Halloween is approaching, and Room 44 has been preparing.A new PENCILS DOWN update is coming near Halloween, bringing new mechanics, new interactions, and a few things we aren't ready to…
- SteamWatchPrice data
Price changed to £6.29
£5.03 → £6.29.
- SteamPatch
Major Exam Update: 1.10.7 ↗
We've made some pretty big improvements to PENCILS DOWN, with more questions, better variety, new accessibility options, and several fixes based on your feedback. AUDIO * We've lowered the volume of the main scare. It…
- SteamReview activity
1 new Steam review
1 positive · 0 negative.
- SteamReview activity
2 new Steam reviews
2 positive · 0 negative.
- SteamWatchPlayer data
New tracked player peak
2 concurrent players — the highest daily peak recorded at that point.