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Cogmind cover art

Cogmind

Grid Sage Games · 2017-10-16

Steam

AdventureIndieRPGStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 16, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Cogmind is a sci-fi roguelike epic in which you play a robot building yourself from components found or salvaged from other robots. Explore a living, breathing world through turn-based tactical combat, or sneak, hack, and fly your way to victory.

16
playing now
96%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

16 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Cog-mind is a science fiction tactical roguelike video game developed and published by Grid Sage Games for Microsoft Windows. It entered Steam Early Access on 16 October 2017, following a period of public alpha and beta testing. The player controls a customisable robot that scavenges parts from other machines to enhance its capabilities while navigating a procedural world inhabited by autonomous robotic factions.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 16 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 103 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–120k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,003 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2017-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 0 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3262026-09-15 02:00 — 20 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 12 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 20 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 23 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 23 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 26 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 19 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 31 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 19 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 16 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 21 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 19 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 32 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 21 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 13 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 17 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 17 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 23 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 18 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 16 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
625Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 33 · peak 160Jan 2018 — avg 11 · peak 38Apr 2018 — avg 6 · peak 16Jul 2018 — avg 8 · peak 22Oct 2018 — avg 5 · peak 17Jan 2019 — avg 7 · peak 20Apr 2019 — avg 7 · peak 17Jul 2019 — avg 8 · peak 17Oct 2019 — avg 9 · peak 32Jan 2020 — avg 10 · peak 34Apr 2020 — avg 10 · peak 27Jul 2020 — avg 9 · peak 26Oct 2020 — avg 14 · peak 34Jan 2021 — avg 10 · peak 23Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 23Jul 2021 — avg 10 · peak 23Oct 2021 — avg 10 · peak 22Jan 2022 — avg 9 · peak 25Apr 2022 — avg 18 · peak 40Jul 2022 — avg 10 · peak 29Oct 2022 — avg 8 · peak 20Jan 2023 — avg 9 · peak 20Apr 2023 — avg 9 · peak 26Jul 2023 — avg 7 · peak 16Oct 2023 — avg 7 · peak 22Jan 2024 — avg 7 · peak 22Apr 2024 — avg 62 · peak 169Jul 2024 — avg 18 · peak 40Oct 2024 — avg 15 · peak 33Jan 2025 — avg 16 · peak 37Apr 2025 — avg 14 · peak 30Jul 2025 — avg 18 · peak 39Oct 2025 — avg 25 · peak 66Jan 2026 — avg 20 · peak 42Apr 2026 — avg 15 · peak 31Jul 2026 — avg 21 · peak 49Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 37
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$14.992017-10-182026-07-092017-10-18 — best price $17.992017-12-21 — best price $14.992018-05-07 — best price $17.992018-09-03 — best price $17.992018-11-21 — best price $17.992019-02-05 — best price $17.992019-02-19 — best price $17.992019-06-17 — best price $17.992019-08-05 — best price $17.992019-11-26 — best price $17.992020-01-23 — best price $17.992020-05-18 — best price $17.992020-09-14 — best price $17.992020-11-25 — best price $17.992021-02-01 — best price $17.992021-03-29 — best price $17.992021-06-24 — best price $17.992021-09-20 — best price $17.992021-11-24 — best price $17.992022-01-27 — best price $17.992022-06-24 — best price $17.992022-11-22 — best price $17.992023-03-16 — best price $17.992023-10-20 — best price $17.992023-12-21 — best price $17.992024-03-14 — best price $17.992024-05-20 — best price $24.992024-10-24 — best price $24.992025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-05-12 — best price $24.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-07-09 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9062026-05-30 — 10 pageviews2026-06-03 — 14 pageviews2026-06-07 — 18 pageviews2026-06-11 — 17 pageviews2026-06-15 — 6 pageviews2026-06-19 — 12 pageviews2026-06-23 — 90 pageviews2026-06-27 — 16 pageviews2026-07-01 — 12 pageviews2026-07-05 — 21 pageviews2026-07-09 — 17 pageviews2026-07-13 — 13 pageviews2026-07-17 — 9 pageviews2026-07-21 — 14 pageviews2026-07-25 — 13 pageviews2026-07-29 — 14 pageviews2026-08-02 — 11 pageviews2026-08-06 — 15 pageviews2026-08-10 — 13 pageviews2026-08-14 — 14 pageviews2026-08-18 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 20 pageviews2026-08-26 — 18 pageviews2026-08-30 — 11 pageviews2026-09-03 — 18 pageviews2026-09-07 — 19 pageviews2026-09-11 — 10 pageviews2026-09-15 — 17 pageviews2026-09-19 — 17 pageviews2026-09-23 — 9 pageviews2026-09-27 — 8 pageviews2026-10-01 — 15 pageviews2026-10-05 — 16 pageviews2026-10-09 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
72.8%
earned "Crack Shot"
19.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,1710%479

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

RobotsSci-fiStrategyDifficultLore-RichRogue-likeStory RichTurn-BasedAtmosphericPerma Death

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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