Overview
Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now
Developer & publisher
Ludeon Studios
Released
Oct 17, 2018
Genres
Indie · Simulation · Strategy
Steam store page
OpenAll-time positive
98%
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive
Last 30 days
97%▼ 1 pt
English reviews
143,733
Last updated
Oct 30, 2026
The Good
The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews
Price & monetization21%
“It is definitely worth the money”
Story & characters20%
“Highly addictive, great fun and each run is a different story with it's own challenges”
Content & grind18%
“It has so much depth and replayability, it's definitely worth every penny”
Community15%
“All around great game with infinite replayability, a nice community and a good and active modding scene, love it very much”
Gameplay & combat15%
“Gameplay: 10/10 Masterpiece | Overall: 10/10 Masterpiece”
The Bad
The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews
Bugs & crashes8%
“The game in its current state is unplayable”
Price & monetization6%
“I just can't recommend it at the price”
Opinions over time
Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.
Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (98%)
Playtime
Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review
A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.
Review Randomizer
A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful
There is a steep learning curve as the tutorial for the game is very brief and basic but once you start to figure things out it becomes extremely fun.
I would recommend this to people who like to press all of the buttons and baubles in front of them just to see what they do; and to people who like restricting their colonists' diet to raw human flesh.