The Game Census
Arctico cover art

Arctico

Claudio Norori · 2022-02-15

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Nov 24, 2014 (Mac), Nov 24, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Explore Arctico with your dog sled, kayak, and up to 3 friends! Build and customize your base camp, gather resources and samples, set up labs, and take good care of your dogs in this peaceful island.

24
playing now
70%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 176 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~22/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 19% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 50k–114k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,524 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2026-05-23) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 37 of 74 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11211220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6602026-08-11 18:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 66 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 22 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 43 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 33 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 36 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 43 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-12-01 — best price $9.992016-08-05 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $4.992018-07-26 — best price $3.992019-01-24 — best price $4.992019-11-01 — best price $9.992020-01-25 — best price $8.992020-06-24 — best price $9.992020-12-21 — best price $9.992021-06-23 — best price $9.992021-12-24 — best price $2.492022-04-22 — best price $8.492022-09-05 — best price $9.992023-01-30 — best price $9.992023-04-04 — best price $9.992023-06-30 — best price $2.992023-09-12 — best price $9.992023-12-06 — best price $9.992024-02-05 — best price $9.992024-03-16 — best price $9.992024-05-03 — best price $1.992024-06-27 — best price $1.992024-08-31 — best price $9.992024-11-09 — best price $1.992025-01-03 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-05-13 — best price $1.992025-07-17 — best price $1.992025-09-12 — best price $1.992025-11-19 — best price $1.992026-01-19 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $1.492026-05-06 — best price $1.292026-07-23 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
6.1%
earned "10 objects found!"
0.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)635%18

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opIndieCasualNatureCraftingRelaxingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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