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Cruelty Squad cover art

Cruelty Squad

Consumer Softproducts · 2021-06-15

Steam

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jan 04, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Cruelty Squad is an Action, Indie, and Simulation game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 24986 reviews).

55
playing now
96%
positive of 25k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (35 ratings)
5
Nexus mods (4.9k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

55 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Cruelty Squad is a 2021 tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Finnish indie studio Consumer Softproducts, managed by artist Ville Kallio. In the game, the player takes on the role of a biologically-augmented assassin employed by the titular wetwork security company, tasked with performing black operations for its host conglomerate. The game is notable for its surreal, "sensorally aggressive" aesthetic.

Trailer

Cruelty Squad trailer thumbnail

Cruelty Squad 1.0 Launch Trailer

≈467,003 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 55 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,496 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~312/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 500k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 24,986 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-06-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 18 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.0k2.0k20212026Week of 2021-01-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 640 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 996 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 781 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 381 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,080 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,970 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 427 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 396 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 293 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

136182026-09-15 12:00 — 48 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 80 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 35 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 44 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 75 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 69 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 29 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 58 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 67 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 35 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 63 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 45 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 31 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 75 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 136 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 58 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 82 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 131 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 77 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 89 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 129 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 72 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 55 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5529Jan 2021Aug 2026Jan 2021 — avg 9 · peak 54Mar 2021 — avg 34 · peak 85May 2021 — avg 20 · peak 48Jul 2021 — avg 177 · peak 353Sep 2021 — avg 88 · peak 197Nov 2021 — avg 54 · peak 124Jan 2022 — avg 83 · peak 192Mar 2022 — avg 37 · peak 94May 2022 — avg 56 · peak 134Jul 2022 — avg 83 · peak 196Sep 2022 — avg 45 · peak 117Nov 2022 — avg 38 · peak 108Jan 2023 — avg 65 · peak 159Mar 2023 — avg 52 · peak 152May 2023 — avg 43 · peak 93Jul 2023 — avg 552 · peak 1,736Sep 2023 — avg 94 · peak 223Nov 2023 — avg 67 · peak 171Jan 2024 — avg 116 · peak 291Mar 2024 — avg 106 · peak 232May 2024 — avg 75 · peak 133Jul 2024 — avg 114 · peak 215Sep 2024 — avg 85 · peak 200Nov 2024 — avg 51 · peak 146Jan 2025 — avg 94 · peak 214Mar 2025 — avg 160 · peak 346May 2025 — avg 51 · peak 94Jul 2025 — avg 86 · peak 184Sep 2025 — avg 48 · peak 102Nov 2025 — avg 63 · peak 178Jan 2026 — avg 88 · peak 190Mar 2026 — avg 68 · peak 160May 2026 — avg 58 · peak 103Jul 2026 — avg 134 · peak 310Aug 2026 — avg 98 · peak 245
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992021-01-042026-10-082021-01-04 — best price $19.992021-04-07 — best price $17.992021-06-14 — best price $19.992021-06-25 — best price $17.992021-08-19 — best price $19.992021-10-28 — best price $15.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-03-07 — best price $13.992022-06-23 — best price $12.992022-08-08 — best price $19.992022-11-22 — best price $11.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-06-29 — best price $9.992023-07-20 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $9.992023-12-13 — best price $19.992024-01-30 — best price $7.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $7.992024-07-29 — best price $19.992024-11-27 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $5.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $5.992026-04-16 — best price $19.992026-08-03 — best price $1.992026-08-08 — best price $1.992026-10-03 — best price $1.992026-10-06 — best price $1.992026-10-08 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3051032026-05-30 — 134 pageviews2026-06-03 — 153 pageviews2026-06-07 — 137 pageviews2026-06-11 — 123 pageviews2026-06-15 — 305 pageviews2026-06-19 — 247 pageviews2026-06-23 — 230 pageviews2026-06-27 — 258 pageviews2026-07-01 — 179 pageviews2026-07-05 — 220 pageviews2026-07-09 — 199 pageviews2026-07-13 — 177 pageviews2026-07-17 — 171 pageviews2026-07-21 — 175 pageviews2026-07-25 — 176 pageviews2026-07-29 — 136 pageviews2026-08-02 — 147 pageviews2026-08-06 — 172 pageviews2026-08-10 — 188 pageviews2026-08-14 — 146 pageviews2026-08-18 — 131 pageviews2026-08-22 — 139 pageviews2026-08-26 — 150 pageviews2026-08-30 — 155 pageviews2026-09-03 — 163 pageviews2026-09-07 — 152 pageviews2026-09-11 — 179 pageviews2026-09-15 — 138 pageviews2026-09-19 — 148 pageviews2026-09-23 — 160 pageviews2026-09-27 — 181 pageviews2026-10-01 — 137 pageviews2026-10-05 — 172 pageviews2026-10-09 — 253 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
39.8%
earned "Pharmakokinetiks"
6.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-02-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,72116%38

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

FPSActionShooterStealthSurrealStylizedCyberpunkLore-RichCapitalismDark Humor

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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