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EARTH'S DAWN

One or Eight · 2016-12-07

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Nov 02, 2016 (Xbox One), Sep 18, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Jan 25, 2018 (Android), Jan 25, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 25, 2018 (iOS), Dec 07, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Earth’s Dawn is looming and the fate of the planet hangs in the balance! Dive into frantic side-scrolling combat and take the fight to the alien horde before destroying hulking bosses!

EARTH'S DAWN is an Action, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $3.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and Mostly Positive (72% of 274 reviews).

1
playing now
72%
positive of 274 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
4.18★
PlayStation Store rating (2,596 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC (census sample)

"After decades of peace, the Earth was decimated by an invasion from an alien race known to humans as E.B.E. The E.B.E. moved across the planet like a plague of locusts, consuming anything in their path and wiping out most of humanity. All attempts to fight back were futile, as the E.B.E. appeared to be resilient to every kind of weapon that mankind could offer. At the last moment a breakthrough was made: by using weaponry crafted from the E.B.E’s own technology, a weakness was discovered that could be exploited. Bionic implants were quickly developed and implanted into the most superior forc(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 6.8k–16k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 274 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.79 at Steam (2024-06-27) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 13 of 20 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
232320162026Week of 2016-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$0.792016-12-072026-10-082016-12-07 — best price $23.992017-07-12 — best price $29.992018-01-25 — best price $29.992018-08-30 — best price $14.992018-11-28 — best price $29.992019-04-06 — best price $29.992019-09-12 — best price $29.992019-11-27 — best price $14.992020-02-26 — best price $26.882020-05-29 — best price $26.882020-06-16 — best price $26.882020-08-05 — best price $29.992020-09-16 — best price $29.992020-10-04 — best price $29.992020-10-22 — best price $29.992020-11-18 — best price $26.882021-01-01 — best price $5.992021-02-20 — best price $29.992021-03-18 — best price $5.992021-04-18 — best price $29.992021-05-06 — best price $22.042021-06-06 — best price $22.042021-07-30 — best price $26.882021-09-06 — best price $29.992021-11-10 — best price $5.992022-01-08 — best price $22.042022-05-06 — best price $5.992022-06-24 — best price $2.992022-09-22 — best price $13.492022-11-21 — best price $2.392023-02-10 — best price $5.992023-11-21 — best price $3.442024-08-15 — best price $1.492025-03-06 — best price $29.992026-02-15 — best price $0.792026-09-24 — best price $29.992026-10-08 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
66.8%
earned "The Beginning of the End"
11.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)2,51219%21
Steam (Steam)9475%20
Xbox One (Xbox)5316%20
PS4 (PlayStation)11732%21

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

Player tags

2DAnimeIndieActionBeat 'em upSingleplayerSide ScrollerHack and Slash

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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