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Artificer: Science of Magic cover art

Artificer: Science of Magic

Psilocybe Games · Games Operators · 2020-09-10

Steam

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Your exploration ship crashlands on a mysterious planet where apparently magic is real. Learn how to survive in this hostile territory by applying your technical abilities to the arcane. Discover how to cast spells and craft elixirs. Uncover the planet's secrets to find your way out.

Artificer: Science of Magic is a 2020 Adventure, Indie and RPG title priced at $9.99, estimated to have 20,000 to 50,000 owners, with a Mixed sentiment from 65% of 95 reviews.

0
playing now
65%
positive of 95 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
Nexus mods (39 downloads)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (31 reviews).
  • · Top 41% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 1.9k–4.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 95 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.50 at GamersGate (2024-07-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 56 of 71 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
222220202026Week of 2020-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.282020-09-102026-08-242020-09-10 — best price $8.492020-11-26 — best price $6.992021-02-07 — best price $9.992024-07-31 — best price $9.992024-09-16 — best price $1.292024-10-14 — best price $1.502024-11-11 — best price $6.472024-12-05 — best price $1.292025-01-13 — best price $1.602025-01-31 — best price $9.992025-02-18 — best price $9.992025-03-28 — best price $9.992025-04-29 — best price $9.992025-05-27 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $1.702025-07-25 — best price $1.292025-08-11 — best price $1.602025-09-02 — best price $6.472025-09-29 — best price $7.862025-10-26 — best price $9.992025-11-17 — best price $1.292025-12-04 — best price $9.992025-12-25 — best price $9.992026-01-17 — best price $7.862026-02-12 — best price $1.702026-03-02 — best price $6.472026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-17 — best price $2.002026-05-04 — best price $1.282026-05-26 — best price $7.902026-06-15 — best price $6.472026-07-27 — best price $6.472026-08-10 — best price $2.002026-08-24 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
52.6%
earned "Survival Guru"
18.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

RPGIndieMagicFantasySandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureAction RPG

Census log

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

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