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Steam app 3829620 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:52 UTC

Execute

Kill everyone in the world with a guillotine… on a cursed Win98 desktop.

Execute Steam header artwork
Payne RobinsonPayne Robinson
16playing now
2324-hour peak
255all-time peak
10average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−3.2Gain−23.24%% gain26Peak

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

0714212813 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 20267 peakFriday 14 August 202624 peakSaturday 15 August 202619 peakSunday 16 August 202620 peakMonday 17 August 202623 peakTuesday 18 August 202618 peakWednesday 19 August 202612 peakThursday 20 August 202613 peakFriday 21 August 202619 peakSaturday 22 August 202620 peakSunday 23 August 202619 peakMonday 24 August 202614 peakTuesday 25 August 202610 peakWednesday 26 August 20269 peakThursday 27 August 202614 peakFriday 28 August 202614 peakSaturday 29 August 202615 peakSunday 30 August 202612 peakMonday 31 August 202612 peakTuesday 01 September 202612 peakWednesday 02 September 20269 peakThursday 03 September 20268 peakFriday 04 September 202611 peakSaturday 05 September 202619 peakSunday 06 September 202623 peakMonday 07 September 202626 peakTuesday 08 September 202619 peakWednesday 09 September 202620 peakThursday 10 September 202618 peakFriday 11 September 202621 peakSaturday 12 September 202623 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

10 months, December 2025 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.

069138207275Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026Jul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026December 2025255 monthly peakJanuary 2026111 monthly peakFebruary 2026138 monthly peakMarch 202647 monthly peakApril 202632 monthly peakMay 202632 monthly peakJune 202637 monthly peakJuly 202645 monthly peakAugust 202635 monthly peakSeptember 202626 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.

012243649July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 202645 peak — daily detail belowAugust 202635 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 202626 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.

01224364901 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202637 peakThursday 02 July 202631 peakFriday 03 July 202645 peakSaturday 04 July 202641 peakSunday 05 July 202637 peakMonday 06 July 202640 peakTuesday 07 July 202632 peakWednesday 08 July 202623 peakThursday 09 July 202628 peakFriday 10 July 202620 peakSaturday 11 July 202628 peakSunday 12 July 202630 peakMonday 13 July 202626 peakTuesday 14 July 202621 peakWednesday 15 July 202620 peakThursday 16 July 202617 peakFriday 17 July 202619 peakSaturday 18 July 202618 peakSunday 19 July 202620 peakMonday 20 July 202619 peakTuesday 21 July 202616 peakWednesday 22 July 202632 peakThursday 23 July 202628 peakFriday 24 July 202631 peakSaturday 25 July 202635 peakSunday 26 July 202637 peakMonday 27 July 202630 peakTuesday 28 July 202628 peakWednesday 29 July 202627 peakThursday 30 July 202626 peakFriday 31 July 202626 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 167 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0919283801 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202626 peakSunday 02 August 202635 peakMonday 03 August 202627 peakTuesday 04 August 202631 peakWednesday 05 August 202630 peakThursday 06 August 202621 peakFriday 07 August 202619 peakSaturday 08 August 202623 peakSunday 09 August 202617 peakMonday 10 August 202616 peakTuesday 11 August 202616 peakWednesday 12 August 202614 peakThursday 13 August 202613 peakFriday 14 August 202624 peakSaturday 15 August 202619 peakSunday 16 August 202620 peakMonday 17 August 202623 peakTuesday 18 August 202618 peakWednesday 19 August 202612 peakThursday 20 August 202613 peakFriday 21 August 202619 peakSaturday 22 August 202620 peakSunday 23 August 202619 peakMonday 24 August 202614 peakTuesday 25 August 202610 peakWednesday 26 August 20269 peakThursday 27 August 202614 peakFriday 28 August 202614 peakSaturday 29 August 202615 peakSunday 30 August 202612 peakMonday 31 August 202612 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 128 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

0714212801 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 202612 peakWednesday 02 September 20269 peakThursday 03 September 20268 peakFriday 04 September 202611 peakSaturday 05 September 202619 peakSunday 06 September 202623 peakMonday 07 September 202626 peakTuesday 08 September 202619 peakWednesday 09 September 202620 peakThursday 10 September 202618 peakFriday 11 September 202621 peakSaturday 12 September 202623 peak

October 2026

Execute was released on 16 Dec, 2025.

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, 21:52 UTC
App ID
3829620
Last updated
30 Mar 2026 build 22569116
Developer
Payne Robinson
Publisher
Payne Robinson
Release date
16 Dec, 2025
Platforms
Windows
Download size
121 MB
Install size
177 MB
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
10

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Custom Volume ControlsSave Anytime

Popular tags

IncrementalIdler1990'sDystopian AutomationGod GameOutbreak SimStrategyHorrorCraftingManagementCapitalismEconomyRetroPsychological HorrorSurrealAlternate HistoryDarkSimulationPixel Graphics
About this gameFull description from Steam
Execute is a short active incremental game about reducing the world’s population from 8 billion to zero. Capture people – gather victims for your machines. Execute – start with a guillotine, then unlock new methods. Expand your arsenal – mines, contraptions, and machines that scale with your progress. Optimize Nuclear Supply Chains – build nukes, lay waste, and accelerate humanity’s demise. Repeat!
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 2 regional ratings

Content notice

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: General Mature Content

Regional ratings

DEJUS16Violência Extrema
IGRS18Kekerasan · Horor
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 770 Storage: 200 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 Storage: 200 MB available space

macOS

Minimum: OS: Mac OS Ventura 13.2.1 Recommended: OS: Mac OS Ventura 13.2.1
Supported languages10 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
Portuguese - Brazil
German
Spanish - Spain
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
French
Polish
Korean

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

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

10 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Off We GoAchievement
Eww Is That People?Achievement
Who Made This Game...?Achievement
Are You OK?Achievement
Where Is The Money Coming From?Achievement
Where is the Gold Coming From?Achievement
Mutants!Achievement
THE BIG ONEAchievement
Mr. Incredible Achievement
2hr 10min ApocalypseAchievement

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DemosPlayable demos on Steam

13 developer announcements, Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 · times in UTC

March

  1. Speed Run ACH Back (Submit New Ach Ideas Below)

    After reading the discourse for the past 2 months, I have decided that the speed run achievement should be added back to the game. It seems more of you liked it than not.For those that did not, there are ways to cheese the achievement…

    Patch notes
  2. Mouse Confinement

    Added mouse confinement as a toggle in the Game Tab of settings

    Patch notes
  3. Basic Steam Deck Tweaks

    -Swapped 'Nav' and 'Perm' to align with 1-8 hotkeys -Changed the settings font size and color to be easier to read on Steam Deck -Backend stability consolidation and bug fixes -Arrow key primary and secondary 'secret' hotkeys now swapped to…

    Patch notes

February

  1. Speed Run Achievement Removed

    HELLOSorry to everyone who was working on achieving the 2 hr 10 min speed run achievement. It has been removed due to a large number of folks who found it undesirable. If you feel strongly that it should be in the game, let your voice be…

    Patch notes

January

  1. small QoL Update (and future plans)

    Hello all!Apologies for the lack of posts. I have been busy with my day job, moving, and YouTube!I have been squashing small bugs with some less public patches.This patch brings "Hold 'Shift' to buy Max" support on any upgrade buttons. I…

    Patch notes

December

  1. You're The Once-ler

    Hello Execute enjoyers, I hope you have been enjoying your holidays! I am taking a break, but will be back at it sometime next week with a QoL update and some announcements about future plans. For now please enjoy this incredible video made…

    peebly23
  2. Update and Tips!

    As I work on the next content update (more languages, QoL, and stabilization) I wanted to make sure to provide everyone with some tips. NobleTalePlays has made a great tips video that might be helpful for those of you trying to optimize…

    peebly23
  3. DARK MODE

    Dark mode has been added to the settings under the game tab. Some bugs with windowed and full screen mode have been fixeda bug with the translation and system settings of the "Mine Upgrades" panel has been fixedOld demo saves seem to be…

    peebly23
  4. Execute is out!

    I bet you can't beat my high score... There's an achievement for doing so!

    peebly23
  5. Execute Will Release @ 8am CST

    Sorry for the delay folks, you'll be chopping and dropping in no time. I have a few bugs that need squashing before I hit the big green button. Rest assured it will be out in about 9.5 hours!

    peebly23
  6. Execute Localized in 7 Languages at Launch

    Execute launches December 16.The demo is already localized. The full game ships in 7 languages.I am selecting the next localization based on demand.If you want Execute in your language let me know!

    peebly23

October

  1. Demo Update 0.5.0

    Made some UI changes to the lightning machine, Lots of visual tweaks (bloom, sprite glow, screen shake, tool tip color tuning, button visual feedback)New CRT filterSlight balance tweaks

    Patch notes
  2. 0.4.6b Hotfix

    Added fix to make sure heat stays under the max amount

    Patch notes

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