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Besiege cover art

Besiege

Spiderling Studios · 2020-02-18

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Feb 18, 2020 (Linux), Feb 10, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 10, 2022 (Xbox One), Feb 18, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 12, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Dec 12, 2024 (PlayStation 5)

Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!

Besiege is a $2.99 Indie, Simulation game released in 2020, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and an Overwhelmingly Positive sentiment (95% of 53116 reviews).

305
playing now
95%
positive of 53k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (76 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.99
steam price (US)

305 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Besiege is a vehicle-building sandbox video game based around medieval siege engines, developed and published by Spiderling Studios. It was released for Windows, macOS and Linux in February 2020 at the conclusion of a five-year long early access phase. A console version for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S was released in February 2022, and an expansion pack titled The Splintered Sea was announced in April 2024. A version for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Switch was released on December 12, 2024. The game has received widespread praise, citing the wide range of experimentation available to players.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 305 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,823 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~228/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.1M–2.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 53,116 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at IndieGala Store (2025-04-15) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 38 of 61 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.8k2.8k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,055 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 502 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2,797 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,354 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 651 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,311 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 280 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 257 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 493 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 740 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5421632026-08-06 21:00 — 293 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 291 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 515 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 291 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 312 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 491 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 341 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 335 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 500 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 284 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 308 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 495 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 291 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 299 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 542 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 272 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 243 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 414 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 326 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 206 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 337 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 276 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 224 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 327 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 277 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 204 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 287 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 252 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 214 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 305 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002015-01-202026-08-262015-01-20 — best price $6.992015-08-28 — best price $5.942015-12-07 — best price $7.992016-05-08 — best price $7.992016-11-29 — best price $7.992017-02-04 — best price $3.992017-07-05 — best price $7.992017-12-18 — best price $4.792018-03-26 — best price $6.992018-09-14 — best price $5.992019-01-24 — best price $9.992019-10-07 — best price $9.992020-03-12 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $5.992021-12-22 — best price $7.492022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-11-21 — best price $14.992023-05-27 — best price $14.992024-02-05 — best price $14.992024-06-02 — best price $14.992024-07-29 — best price $14.992024-09-18 — best price $14.992024-10-24 — best price $14.992024-11-16 — best price $14.992024-12-11 — best price $3.742025-01-20 — best price $2.242025-02-07 — best price $14.992025-03-17 — best price $2.272025-04-29 — best price $14.992025-05-24 — best price $14.992025-07-02 — best price $3.002025-08-01 — best price $14.992025-08-29 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-11-11 — best price $1.492025-12-15 — best price $3.002026-01-13 — best price $3.002026-02-24 — best price $14.992026-08-12 — best price $14.992026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

141112026-05-29 — 34 pageviews2026-06-01 — 25 pageviews2026-06-04 — 26 pageviews2026-06-07 — 33 pageviews2026-06-10 — 34 pageviews2026-06-13 — 28 pageviews2026-06-16 — 18 pageviews2026-06-19 — 23 pageviews2026-06-22 — 100 pageviews2026-06-25 — 103 pageviews2026-06-28 — 49 pageviews2026-07-01 — 41 pageviews2026-07-04 — 35 pageviews2026-07-07 — 31 pageviews2026-07-10 — 25 pageviews2026-07-13 — 32 pageviews2026-07-16 — 23 pageviews2026-07-19 — 27 pageviews2026-07-22 — 30 pageviews2026-07-25 — 20 pageviews2026-07-28 — 19 pageviews2026-07-31 — 18 pageviews2026-08-03 — 20 pageviews2026-08-06 — 25 pageviews2026-08-09 — 32 pageviews2026-08-12 — 31 pageviews2026-08-15 — 26 pageviews2026-08-18 — 27 pageviews2026-08-21 — 30 pageviews2026-08-24 — 22 pageviews2026-08-26 — 23 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

402026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
55.1%
earned "Pyromaniac"
1.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam Leaderboards4 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)31,9970%54
Windows (Xbox)2,3845%36
PS5 (PlayStation)21817%30
PS4 (PlayStation)2114%30
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

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

PvELogicFlightPuzzleRobotsPhysicsSandboxBuildingMedievalModdable

Census log

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

Recent updates

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