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Steam app 1720850 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:24 UTC

A=B

A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B.

A=B Steam header artwork
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14playing now
3124-hour peak
280all-time peak
7average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+1.2Gain+18.7%% gain31Peak

283 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

59 months, November 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

076151227302Nov 2021Aug 2022May 2023Feb 2024Nov 2024Aug 2025May 2026November 202175 monthly peakDecember 202123 monthly peakJanuary 202218 monthly peakFebruary 202220 monthly peakMarch 2022168 monthly peakApril 2022280 monthly peakMay 202274 monthly peakJune 202242 monthly peakJuly 202230 monthly peakAugust 202222 monthly peakSeptember 202217 monthly peakOctober 202212 monthly peakNovember 202268 monthly peakDecember 202246 monthly peakJanuary 202342 monthly peakFebruary 202325 monthly peakMarch 202332 monthly peakApril 202340 monthly peakMay 202338 monthly peakJune 202350 monthly peakJuly 202347 monthly peakAugust 202337 monthly peakSeptember 202317 monthly peakOctober 202316 monthly peakNovember 202337 monthly peakDecember 202333 monthly peakJanuary 202427 monthly peakFebruary 202432 monthly peakMarch 202425 monthly peakApril 202416 monthly peakMay 202433 monthly peakJune 202435 monthly peakJuly 202436 monthly peakAugust 202417 monthly peakSeptember 202418 monthly peakOctober 202414 monthly peakNovember 202423 monthly peakDecember 202430 monthly peakJanuary 202527 monthly peakFebruary 202525 monthly peakMarch 202521 monthly peakApril 202521 monthly peakMay 202521 monthly peakJune 202533 monthly peakJuly 202520 monthly peakAugust 202527 monthly peakSeptember 202516 monthly peakOctober 202522 monthly peakNovember 202517 monthly peakDecember 202530 monthly peakJanuary 202623 monthly peakFebruary 202627 monthly peakMarch 202624 monthly peakApril 202619 monthly peakMay 202630 monthly peakJune 202621 monthly peakJuly 202617 monthly peakAugust 202615 monthly peakSeptember 202631 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

Show:

The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

08172533July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202617 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202615 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202631 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

059141801 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202617 peakThursday 02 July 202614 peakFriday 03 July 202612 peakSaturday 04 July 202617 peakSunday 05 July 202616 peakMonday 06 July 202613 peakTuesday 07 July 20269 peakWednesday 08 July 202615 peakThursday 09 July 202616 peakFriday 10 July 202617 peakSaturday 11 July 202617 peakSunday 12 July 202614 peakMonday 13 July 202612 peakTuesday 14 July 202611 peakWednesday 15 July 20269 peakThursday 16 July 20269 peakFriday 17 July 20268 peakSaturday 18 July 20267 peakSunday 19 July 202617 peakMonday 20 July 202615 peakTuesday 21 July 202612 peakWednesday 22 July 202610 peakThursday 23 July 202610 peakFriday 24 July 202610 peakSaturday 25 July 20269 peakSunday 26 July 202612 peakMonday 27 July 20269 peakTuesday 28 July 20268 peakWednesday 29 July 20266 peakThursday 30 July 20268 peakFriday 31 July 20268 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 160 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

048121601 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 20263 peakSunday 02 August 202610 peakMonday 03 August 20269 peakTuesday 04 August 20268 peakWednesday 05 August 20267 peakThursday 06 August 20268 peakFriday 07 August 202611 peakSaturday 08 August 202610 peakSunday 09 August 202611 peakMonday 10 August 202612 peakTuesday 11 August 202614 peakWednesday 12 August 202610 peakThursday 13 August 20269 peakFriday 14 August 20268 peakSaturday 15 August 20269 peakSunday 16 August 202611 peakMonday 17 August 202611 peakTuesday 18 August 20269 peakWednesday 19 August 202612 peakThursday 20 August 20269 peakFriday 21 August 20266 peakSaturday 22 August 20268 peakSunday 23 August 202610 peakMonday 24 August 20268 peakTuesday 25 August 202613 peakWednesday 26 August 202614 peakThursday 27 August 202615 peakFriday 28 August 202611 peakSaturday 29 August 202612 peakSunday 30 August 202612 peakMonday 31 August 202611 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 123 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0817253301 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202612 peakWednesday 02 September 20268 peakThursday 03 September 202610 peakFriday 04 September 20268 peakSaturday 05 September 202611 peakSunday 06 September 202613 peakMonday 07 September 202610 peakTuesday 08 September 20269 peakWednesday 09 September 20269 peakThursday 10 September 20267 peakFriday 11 September 202624 peakSaturday 12 September 202631 peak

October 2026

A=B was released on 29 Mar, 2022.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:24 UTC
App ID
1720850
Last updated
14 Apr 2022 build 8556778
Developer
Artless Games
Publisher
Artless Games
Release date
29 Mar, 2022
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Download size
50 MB54 MB
Install size
229 MB271 MB
Genres
Indie
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
18

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

PuzzleProgrammingEducationCasualText-BasedModernAutomationIndieDark HumorLinearSingleplayer2DMinimalistMinigamesBoard GameHackingLogicCard GameDifficult
About this gameFull description from Steam
A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replacing A with B. In the game, you can: Solve various problems with this minimal language. From replacing each letter with its uppercase, to multiply two binary numbers. Challenge yourself by using the least possible number of lines. Discover the true power of A=B. And, play the built-in minigame. (A must-have for a zachlike)
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 256 MB RAM Storage: 256 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

macOS

Minimum: OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system Memory: 256 MB RAM Recommended:

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:
Supported languages4 languages
LanguageFull audio
English●
Simplified Chinese●
Traditional Chinese●
Japanese●

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers
AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

18 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
A=BAchievement
ReturnAchievement
Start & EndAchievement
OnceAchievement
MathAchievement
AftermathAchievement
A late submissionAchievement
Hello WorldAchievement
How surprisingAchievement
A loop structure in disguiseAchievement

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10 developer announcements, Sep 2021 to Feb 2024 · times in UTC

February

  1. Crayon Computer Demo now available

    Crayon Computer is a game about solving problems with a mouse-drawn physics-based machine. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41049618/8153c4d2d512e1df51116bf38473cedefa909bca.gif Maybe it is not the "A=B 2" players have waited for. At least it is another…

    artless_games

June

  1. 14 Minesweeper Variants Demo is now available!

    The game's title already explains what it is. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1865060/14_Minesweeper_Variants/ If you enjoyed exploring different rule sets and their unique logic, (like what we did in Understand) give this game a try!

    artless

April

  1. Patch note - April 14th

    Fixed a mistake on level 6-2 Japanese translation. Fixed a bug in the level editor.

    Patch notes
  2. Fixed a bug on level select menu

    What caused the bug is: An easter egg was written for April 1st months ago. But the game structure changed a lot since then, it became a null reference. Sorry for the bug. And sorry for the spoiler.

    Patch notes

March

  1. Steam workshop and MacOS version now available.

    Finally, Steam workshop support and MacOS build are available. And, thanks to HAC (@tigerauge0) and competor (@GugenTV)'s help, the game's Japanese translation is reworked. Finally, all proposed features are done, and the full release is…

    artless

January

  1. Japanese localization update

    Japanese translation is now available. That is it.

    artless

November

  1. Bug fix: Mouse scrollwheel and Ctrl+Z

    Mouse scrollwheel and Ctrl+Z should work properly now.

    Patch notes
  2. To-do list (updated)

    Now the game enters early access. Let's revisit last month's to-do list, and see what to do next: To-do list: 1. Edge case test We decided to test every possible test case instead. 2. English translation for chapter 3 and later Done. 3.…

    artless

October

  1. To-do list

    The more test cases, the better: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41049618/1ebc81e472f89561ef5cfa174cf8d3ea12873e88.gif --- I've finished the second round of level design and I don't think there will be a third round. A few levels might be tweaked but…

    artless

September

  1. Dev plays something else

    According to the Steam Next Fest rules, I have to schedule a stream event. So be it. A=B is a programming puzzle game with only one instruction: A=B, which means replace A with B. In the game, you'll solve various problems with this…

    artless

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