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After the Collapse cover art

After the Collapse

Anarkis Gaming · 2022-09-09

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 08, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

ATC is a base building game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring urban environments. Build a base across several layers with dozens of survivors. Fight other factions for the control of the remaining production centers and explore the world to find long forgotten resources and technologies.

3
playing now
78%
positive of 212 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
borked
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Thanks to its urban and semi-urban environments, After The Collapse has a strong focus on scavenging, repairing and reusing existing structures and technologies. You'll have to send scouts to explore the wastelands and trade with other groups if you want your small colony to thrive.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 50% of 18,324 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.2k–9.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 212 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 8 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220182026Week of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-08-12 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-17 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$5.992018-10-082026-08-032018-10-08 — best price $8.092018-12-10 — best price $8.092019-01-10 — best price $9.992019-04-29 — best price $9.992019-06-17 — best price $9.992019-08-12 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $10.992020-01-20 — best price $10.992020-03-16 — best price $10.992020-07-09 — best price $10.992020-08-31 — best price $9.592020-10-29 — best price $10.192020-12-07 — best price $10.192021-01-25 — best price $9.592021-04-12 — best price $10.192021-06-24 — best price $8.992021-11-01 — best price $12.992021-12-01 — best price $12.992022-02-03 — best price $12.992022-09-09 — best price $11.242022-11-22 — best price $11.992023-12-11 — best price $11.242024-01-22 — best price $11.242024-04-01 — best price $12.742024-06-27 — best price $11.242024-10-07 — best price $11.242024-11-27 — best price $10.492025-01-06 — best price $11.242025-03-24 — best price $7.492025-06-27 — best price $9.892025-08-25 — best price $11.242025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-02-23 — best price $10.042026-06-15 — best price $11.242026-07-27 — best price $11.242026-08-03 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
91.1%
earned "Baby Steps"
7.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3030%43

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

Sci-fiSandboxCraftingModdableStrategySurvivalTop-DownColony SimManagementSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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