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Dysterra

Reality MagiQ · 2025-04-16

Steam

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 23, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

On a future post-apocalyptic Earth, build, craft, and loot other players’ bases to survive long enough to board the rocket and escape the dangerous robots and mercenaries that inhabit Ararat Island. Manipulate the weather and use earthquakes to change when the server wipe occurs in DYSTERRA!

Dysterra is a 2025 Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, and RPG title that is free-to-play, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (56% of 772 reviews).

2
playing now
56%
positive of 772 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

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

Players have to find a way to survive, mining the most evolved energy mineral Terrasite on abandoned Earth where a big pillar of fire, Terrafire, is destroying everything. Your mission is to discover raw materials and craft tools for your survival. You'll have to hunt animals for food, construct your own housing and save yourself from NPCs and other unexpected environmental changes.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 44 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 67% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (218 reviews).
  • · Top 17% of 28,275 Action games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $10.49 at Steam (2023-05-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14714720222026Week of 2022-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek 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

602026-09-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$0.002021-03-272025-04-172021-03-27 — best price $0.002023-03-23 — best price $14.992023-05-19 — best price $10.492023-06-02 — best price $14.992023-06-29 — best price $10.492023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-08-04 — best price $10.492023-11-21 — best price $10.492023-11-28 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $10.492024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-01-05 — best price $19.992024-02-16 — best price $13.992024-03-01 — best price $19.992024-03-31 — best price $13.992024-04-14 — best price $19.992024-05-27 — best price $13.992024-06-03 — best price $19.992024-09-05 — best price $13.992024-09-19 — best price $19.992024-11-01 — best price $13.992024-11-15 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $13.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-04-17 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
17.4%
earned "WHEEL OF LIFE"
0.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on Tablet

9 supported languages: English, Korean, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1090%10

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

Player tags

3DFPSPvEPvPRPGSandboxCraftingSurvivalRealisticSimulation

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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