Startup Panic
Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Startup Panic has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 80 players achieved on 11/5/2023.

Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Startup Panic. It has received a total of 275 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 54 (Mixed).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Startup Panic. Right now, it costs $14.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Startup Panic and its growth over time. It currently has 2,546 followers on its community page.
About Startup Panic
Startup Panic is an Indie, Casual, Simulation, and Strategy game developed by Algorocks. On 1/20/2022, it was released on the Steam Store by tinyBuild.
Players have rated Startup Panic as "Mixed" out of 275 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 151 positive reviews and 124 negative reviews — an overall 55% positive review rating. Additionally, Startup Panic has earned a metascore of 65 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $14.99.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 9 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), and Chinese (Simplified). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Startup Panic supports the following features:
- Single-player
 - Family Sharing
 
From the Steam community, Startup Panic has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Character Customization
 - Economy
 - Management
 - Idler
 - Isometric
 - Pixel Graphics
 - GameMaker
 - Comedy
 - Programming
 - Simulation
 - Cute
 - Family Friendly
 - Time Management
 - Resource Management
 - Strategy
 - Casual
 - Relaxing
 - Female Protagonist
 - Singleplayer
 - 2D
 
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Startup Panic and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
Startup Panic is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions | 
|---|---|---|
| Startup Panic | $5.24 | View | 
Supported Languages
Startup Panic is available in 9 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles | 
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | 
| French | Yes  | No  | No  | 
| German | Yes  | No  | No  | 
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes  | No  | No  | 
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes  | No  | No  | 
| Russian | Yes  | No  | No  | 
| Japanese | Yes  | No  | No  | 
| Korean | Yes  | No  | No  | 
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes  | No  | No  | 
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Startup Panic data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, October 24). Startup Panic on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1045610
 - Valve Corporation. (2025, October 24). Startup Panic. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1045610
 - Metacritic. (2025, October 24). Startup Panic for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/startup-panic
 - Algorocks. (2023, July 13). Startup Panic. Startup Panic. https://www.startuppanic.com/