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Do Not Feed the Monkeys

Point-and-click surveillance sim balancing deduction, choices, and daily survival

Fictiorama Studios · Published by Alawar · Released Oct 23, 2018

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Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 11K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 70 in 30 days
Players
104
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 years ago
Dec 11, 2019
Minimum PC
HD 3470
2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Do Not Feed the Monkeys?

A single-player, 2D point-and-click surveillance and management game set largely at a computer in a run-down apartment. As a new member of a secret observation club, you monitor strangers through compromised cameras, analyze what you learn, and choose whether to leave them alone or interfere in their lives.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy deduction through watching conversations and researching clues
  • +you like dark humor and choices with varied outcomes
  • +you want management systems mixed into point-and-click puzzles

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike surveillance themes and morally dubious interference
  • −you prefer a relaxed pace with forgiving mistakes
  • −you want every replay to use entirely new scenes

What players say

94% of 11,233 reviews are positive · 85% of 70 in the last 30 days

Players praise the surveillance premise, clue-based investigation, dark humor, and freedom to help or exploit subjects. The most common complaints are that managing rent, hunger, sleep, and work creates too much time pressure, small mistakes are hard to recover from, and later runs repeat scenes.

Players over time

▲ +37% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 126 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026104
Nov 6, 202694
Nov 5, 202690
Nov 4, 202676
Nov 3, 202674
Nov 2, 202693
Nov 1, 2026104
Oct 31, 2026106
Oct 30, 202691
Oct 29, 202669
Oct 28, 202686
Oct 27, 202646
Oct 26, 202656
Oct 25, 202654
Oct 24, 202643
Oct 23, 202636
Oct 22, 202635
Oct 21, 202643
Oct 20, 202647
Oct 19, 202646
Oct 18, 202652
Oct 17, 202661
Oct 16, 202641
Oct 15, 202636
Oct 14, 202632
Oct 13, 202654
Oct 12, 202648
Oct 11, 202654
Oct 10, 202659
Oct 9, 202662
Oct 8, 202671
Oct 7, 202671
Oct 6, 202675
Oct 5, 202672
Oct 4, 202652
Oct 3, 202664
Oct 2, 202649
Oct 1, 202661
Sep 30, 202656
Sep 29, 202662
Sep 28, 202678
Sep 27, 202684
Sep 26, 202687
Sep 25, 202696
Sep 24, 202692
Sep 23, 2026126
Sep 23, 202683
Sep 22, 202669
Sep 21, 2026101

How many players finish Do Not Feed the Monkeys?

33% of Steam players have unlocked «Lemur wylonii medus», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Do Not Feed the Monkeys system requirements

Minimum: HD 3470, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1
Processor
2 GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GS, ATI Radeon HD 3470
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c
Notes
Using the Minimum Configuration, we strongly recommend to use minimal settings in order to not experience low frame rates.

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64), Windows 10
Processor
2.6 Ghz Dual Core CPU
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GT 610, ATI Radeon HD 4650 Series or higher
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does Do Not Feed the Monkeys have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Do Not Feed the Monkeys run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
33
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, German, Korean.

Does Do Not Feed the Monkeys 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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