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Mobile game · 2023

Unpacking

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking. Over the course of eight house moves, you are given a chance to experience a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told.

Estimated daily players

~20,0000.0% no change vs one week ago

Range 2K120K

Estimated total players

~400,0000.0% no change vs one week ago

Range 200K790K

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Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out

Aug 21, 2023AndroidiOSGRAC 12ESRB 12PEGI ECERO ACLASS IND L

What the estimate rests on

  • Google Play 43%
  • Steam 29%
  • App Store 22%
  • Twitch 5.6%

Player estimates

Nobody publishes how many people play Unpacking, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.

Estimated daily players

~20,000

0.0% no change vs one week ago

Range 2K120K

Built from the live counts: Steam concurrents, Discord and Reddit members online, Twitch viewers.

Estimated total players

~400,000

0.0% no change vs one week ago

Range 200K790K

Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.

Estimated total players over time

2 readings · last 2 days

Estimated daily players over time

from live counts

Average estimated players per month

Mean estimated total players for Unpacking per calendar month, newest first
MonthEstimated total playersChange
August 2026~240,000

Community activity

Last checked Aug 9, 2026

Store signals

How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Unpacking where it is sold.

Google Play ratings

605

Average rating
4.2
Installs
10K+

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Ratings left on the Android listing. It is the broadest signal in the catalogue — about half of all games here have a Play page.

App Store ratings

6,584

0.0% no change vs Aug 8, 2026
Average rating
4.8

Ratings left on the iOS listing, read from Apple’s public lookup endpoint.

Steam players in game

167

Reviews
40,572

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Only the games with a PC port appear here, but where Steam does report it is a real concurrent-player count rather than a proxy for one.

Community signals

How many people gather around Unpacking outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.

Twitch viewers

25

Live channels
2

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

People watching this game on Twitch right now, summed across every live channel in its category.

Not tracked for Unpacking: Discord, Reddit, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.

Storyline

Over the course of eight house moves, you are given a chance to experience a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told. Discover a character's story through the items that come with her to each new home (and the items that get left behind).

Trailers

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Unpacking?

We estimate that about 400,000 people have played Unpacking — plausibly between 200K and 790K. Around 20,000 of them play on a given day, in a range of 2K and 120K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.

Is Unpacking still active?

Yes. Unpacking is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.

How are the Unpacking player estimates worked out?

Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.

How big is the Unpacking Twitch community?

Unpacking has 25 viewers on Twitch, as of August 9, 2026.

When was Unpacking released?

Unpacking was released on August 21, 2023 for Android and iOS.

What platforms is Unpacking available on?

Unpacking is available on Android and iOS. You can get it from Google Play and App Store (iPhone).

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