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Durka Simulator

Xrisofor · 2023-03-21

Steam

AdventureIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 02, 2021 (Linux)

"Durka Simulator" is a visual novel with humorous elements that takes place in an alternative reality in the Russian Federation.

Durka Simulator is a 2023 Adventure, Indie, Free To Play game that is free-to-play, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (94% of 1683 reviews).

15
playing now
94%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (449 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44044020202026Week of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2922026-09-15 14:00 — 25 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 21 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 7 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
401Jan 2021Aug 2026Jan 2021 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2021 — avg 7 · peak 24May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 14Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 3Jan 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Mar 2022 — avg 1 · peak 2May 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Nov 2022 — avg 1 · peak 3Jan 2023 — avg 1 · peak 2Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Oct 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2023 — avg 1 · peak 3Feb 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2024 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2024 — avg 1 · peak 3Nov 2024 — avg 1 · peak 2Jan 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3Mar 2025 — avg 1 · peak 2May 2025 — avg 1 · peak 3Jul 2025 — avg 12 · peak 44Sep 2025 — avg 20 · peak 68Nov 2025 — avg 40 · peak 91Jan 2026 — avg 33 · peak 78Mar 2026 — avg 20 · peak 63May 2026 — avg 16 · peak 69Jul 2026 — avg 15 · peak 48Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 39
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Completion

21
achievements tracked
26.8%
earned "Episode 1"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionNarrated Game MenusPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSave Anytime

2 supported languages: Russian, English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)22735%21

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

Player tags

2DFunnyIndieSandboxAdventureMinimalistText-BasedAtmosphericConversationEarly Access

Census log

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

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