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Distrust: Polar Survival cover art

Distrust: Polar Survival

Cheerdealers · Alawar · 2017-08-23

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 23, 2017 (Mac), Jul 16, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 23, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 16, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Aug 24, 2018 (Xbox One)

DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.

Distrust: Polar Survival is a $12.99 Adventure, Indie, Strategy game released in 2017, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 2559 reviews).

3
playing now
72%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (14 ratings)
3.78★
PlayStation Store rating (159 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Distrust is a survival game developed by Cheerdealers and published by Alawar. The player controls a team who, after surviving a helicopter crash at an arctic base, must scrounge for supplies. It is available for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, and Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 63 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 28,945 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 64k–154k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,561 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.29-90%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.64 at Fanatical (2025-11-21) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 124 of 184 observed days · $0.65 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
535320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 3 players2026-10-15 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$0.642017-08-232026-10-152017-08-23 — best price $8.992018-02-09 — best price $7.432018-06-21 — best price $4.192018-11-05 — best price $11.992019-01-23 — best price $2.992019-04-23 — best price $11.992019-08-24 — best price $10.192019-11-21 — best price $1.792020-01-15 — best price $12.022020-03-30 — best price $2.002020-06-20 — best price $1.682020-08-24 — best price $5.992020-12-03 — best price $1.352021-02-22 — best price $1.192021-04-19 — best price $1.352021-06-23 — best price $2.402021-09-03 — best price $1.712021-11-13 — best price $10.062022-01-14 — best price $1.792022-04-04 — best price $11.992022-06-16 — best price $10.072022-08-28 — best price $1.602022-11-25 — best price $1.682023-02-28 — best price $9.812023-05-26 — best price $1.432023-08-16 — best price $1.792023-11-21 — best price $1.792024-02-29 — best price $12.992024-06-15 — best price $9.542024-09-18 — best price $12.992024-12-11 — best price $1.492025-03-26 — best price $12.992025-07-08 — best price $1.952025-10-08 — best price $12.992026-01-03 — best price $12.992026-03-26 — best price $12.992026-06-03 — best price $1.292026-08-30 — best price $1.292026-10-04 — best price $1.292026-10-15 — best price $1.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1512026-05-30 — 12 pageviews2026-06-03 — 6 pageviews2026-06-07 — 3 pageviews2026-06-11 — 2 pageviews2026-06-15 — 7 pageviews2026-06-19 — 8 pageviews2026-06-23 — 4 pageviews2026-06-27 — 15 pageviews2026-07-01 — 13 pageviews2026-07-05 — 5 pageviews2026-07-09 — 3 pageviews2026-07-13 — 7 pageviews2026-07-17 — 1 pageviews2026-07-21 — 4 pageviews2026-07-25 — 8 pageviews2026-07-29 — 8 pageviews2026-08-02 — 2 pageviews2026-08-06 — 6 pageviews2026-08-10 — 3 pageviews2026-08-14 — 9 pageviews2026-08-18 — 5 pageviews2026-08-22 — 1 pageviews2026-08-26 — 4 pageviews2026-08-30 — 6 pageviews2026-09-03 — 6 pageviews2026-09-07 — 4 pageviews2026-09-11 — 6 pageviews2026-09-15 — 6 pageviews2026-09-19 — 3 pageviews2026-09-23 — 9 pageviews2026-09-27 — 4 pageviews2026-10-01 — 11 pageviews2026-10-05 — 4 pageviews2026-10-08 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
52.3%
earned "Backhanded"
9.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Polish, Korean, Italian, Turkish

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

HorrorSci-fiSurvivalTacticalTop-DownAdventureIsometricAtmosphericExplorationPsychedelic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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