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Caves of Qud

Freehold Games · Kitfox Games · 2024-12-05

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 15, 2015 (Mac), Jul 15, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 15, 2015 (Linux), Feb 16, 2026 (Nintendo Switch)

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

431
playing now
95%
positive of 13k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
39
twitch viewers (latest)
94/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (21 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

431 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Caves of Qud is a roguelike role-playing video game developed by Freehold Games and published by Kitfox Games. It is set in an open world that is partially pre-made and partially procedurally generated. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic science fantasy setting and is inspired by the pen-and-paper role-playing games Gamma World and Dungeons & Dragons.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 431 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 920 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~115/week).
  • · Review velocity down 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 11,252 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 252k–567k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,603 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$23.99-20%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$23.99-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at GOG (2018-09-13)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 39 of 67 observed days · $17.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Featured in Valve's Top Releases of December 2024 (#4)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
97297220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 972 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 480 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 597 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6042172026-08-06 23:00 — 430 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 274 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 362 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 440 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 301 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 449 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 499 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 364 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 475 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 544 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 314 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 400 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 503 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 284 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 391 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 430 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 301 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 384 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 492 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 310 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 251 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 367 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 349 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 305 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 408 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 365 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 217 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 383 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 431 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$8.992015-07-162026-08-302015-07-16 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $8.992016-09-26 — best price $8.992017-03-30 — best price $8.992017-11-13 — best price $8.992018-05-21 — best price $8.992018-11-01 — best price $9.992019-03-18 — best price $9.992019-09-23 — best price $13.492020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-08-13 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $14.992021-05-03 — best price $14.992021-10-04 — best price $13.492021-11-29 — best price $14.992022-04-04 — best price $19.992022-07-25 — best price $17.992022-10-27 — best price $17.992023-01-09 — best price $17.992023-03-23 — best price $19.992023-07-12 — best price $19.992023-11-14 — best price $17.992024-03-02 — best price $19.992024-05-01 — best price $17.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-25 — best price $17.992024-12-05 — best price $25.492025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-08-01 — best price $23.992025-09-29 — best price $25.492025-11-25 — best price $29.992026-02-07 — best price $29.992026-04-22 — best price $23.992026-07-09 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $23.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5551062026-05-28 — 145 pageviews2026-05-31 — 141 pageviews2026-06-03 — 161 pageviews2026-06-06 — 149 pageviews2026-06-09 — 226 pageviews2026-06-12 — 138 pageviews2026-06-15 — 129 pageviews2026-06-18 — 109 pageviews2026-06-21 — 130 pageviews2026-06-24 — 141 pageviews2026-06-27 — 181 pageviews2026-06-30 — 172 pageviews2026-07-03 — 155 pageviews2026-07-06 — 158 pageviews2026-07-09 — 164 pageviews2026-07-12 — 153 pageviews2026-07-15 — 115 pageviews2026-07-18 — 126 pageviews2026-07-21 — 121 pageviews2026-07-24 — 106 pageviews2026-07-27 — 191 pageviews2026-07-30 — 161 pageviews2026-08-02 — 126 pageviews2026-08-05 — 255 pageviews2026-08-08 — 319 pageviews2026-08-11 — 196 pageviews2026-08-14 — 175 pageviews2026-08-17 — 178 pageviews2026-08-20 — 134 pageviews2026-08-23 — 144 pageviews2026-08-25 — 143 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3902026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 9 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 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 39 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69.2%
earned "Welcome to Qud"
7.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,3550%150
Switch (Nintendo)570%0

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

Player tags

RPGSci-fiSurvivalOpen WorldRogue-likeStory RichTurn-BasedAtmosphericReplay ValueTranshumanism

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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