Jacob
A puzzle game with difficulty shaped by social inequality research
Duck Duck Zeus · Published by Centre For Longitudinal Studies · Released Jul 18, 2016
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 36% of 118
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Jul 7, 2016
What is Jacob?
A free, single-player puzzle game with simple controls and a shared leaderboard. Your scores reflect skill, socioeconomic difficulty, and random chance.
For you if...
- +you want casual puzzles suited to short play sessions
Not for you if...
- −you prefer story progression over chasing high scores
What players say
36% of 118 reviews are positive
Some players appreciate the attempt to turn social research into gameplay. Common complaints concern repetitive ladder-building, awkward controls, and unclear instructions.
Screenshots and trailer
Jacob system requirements
Minimum: 512Mb, 1 GB RAM.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Jacob?
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- OS
- windows 7, 8, 10
- Graphics
- 512Mb
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
Does Jacob have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Jacob run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Jacob use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
