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Creeper World: Anniversary Edition

Knuckle Cracker · 2016-11-16

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 16, 2016 (Mac), Nov 16, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Imagine an enemy that is everywhere and moves like a giant, organic mass across the map. Imagine your base and your people surrounded by a blanket of crushing destruction from all directions. Your only hope, well what hope? Then you take the high ground and pound this enemy into oblivion.

Creeper World: Anniversary Edition is an Indie Simulation Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 986 reviews).

23
playing now
97%
positive of 986 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
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 25k–59k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 986 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.74 at GamersGate (2021-07-15) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

37102026-09-15 03:00 — 20 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 22 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 19 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 16 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 33 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 17 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 17 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 16 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 20 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 17 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 20 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 18 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 23 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 22 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 12 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 28 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 31 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 22 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 23 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 28 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 21 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
386Nov 2016Aug 2026Nov 2016 — avg 14 · peak 41Feb 2017 — avg 7 · peak 17May 2017 — avg 6 · peak 15Aug 2017 — avg 8 · peak 19Nov 2017 — avg 13 · peak 32Feb 2018 — avg 16 · peak 40May 2018 — avg 12 · peak 27Aug 2018 — avg 13 · peak 28Nov 2018 — avg 16 · peak 36Feb 2019 — avg 15 · peak 39May 2019 — avg 10 · peak 24Aug 2019 — avg 11 · peak 28Nov 2019 — avg 13 · peak 30Feb 2020 — avg 13 · peak 29May 2020 — avg 37 · peak 168Aug 2020 — avg 16 · peak 32Nov 2020 — avg 18 · peak 46Feb 2021 — avg 26 · peak 49May 2021 — avg 17 · peak 35Aug 2021 — avg 17 · peak 32Nov 2021 — avg 20 · peak 41Feb 2022 — avg 22 · peak 43May 2022 — avg 18 · peak 35Aug 2022 — avg 21 · peak 41Nov 2022 — avg 26 · peak 55Feb 2023 — avg 24 · peak 44May 2023 — avg 24 · peak 44Aug 2023 — avg 23 · peak 51Nov 2023 — avg 26 · peak 48Feb 2024 — avg 26 · peak 45May 2024 — avg 21 · peak 46Aug 2024 — avg 24 · peak 47Nov 2024 — avg 23 · peak 45Feb 2025 — avg 25 · peak 51May 2025 — avg 25 · peak 46Aug 2025 — avg 21 · peak 44Nov 2025 — avg 22 · peak 38Feb 2026 — avg 22 · peak 44May 2026 — avg 19 · peak 38Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 38
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$0.742016-11-172026-07-092016-11-17 — best price $3.992017-06-23 — best price $2.492017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-02-22 — best price $2.502018-07-05 — best price $4.992018-11-21 — best price $0.992019-01-04 — best price $4.992019-03-11 — best price $4.992019-06-26 — best price $0.992019-07-22 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $1.992020-01-02 — best price $4.992020-05-21 — best price $0.752020-09-07 — best price $4.992020-12-03 — best price $0.752021-01-15 — best price $4.992021-04-22 — best price $0.752021-07-08 — best price $4.992021-09-13 — best price $4.992021-10-28 — best price $0.992021-12-01 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $0.992022-01-10 — best price $1.002022-02-03 — best price $4.992022-02-27 — best price $4.492022-05-25 — best price $0.992022-08-05 — best price $4.992022-12-19 — best price $0.992023-03-16 — best price $0.992023-09-04 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-12-04 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $2.492025-10-06 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

39
achievements tracked
96.4%
earned "Hope"
53.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,60131%39

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

Player tags

RTSIndieStrategyTop-DownSimulationSingleplayerTower DefenseReal-Time with Pause

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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