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Embark cover art

Embark

Overly Complicated Games · 2019-04-18

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 18, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Inspired by the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, the open world survival of Minecraft, and the social interactions of The Sims. Embark is a colony management game with a focus on complex simulation in a huge living 3D world.

60%
positive of 389 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (81 reviews).
  • · Top 28% of 28,840 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.7k–23k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 389 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2019-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
666620192026Week of 2019-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$19.992019-04-192024-12-042019-04-19 — best price $22.492019-04-25 — best price $24.992019-06-26 — best price $19.992019-07-10 — best price $24.992019-10-28 — best price $19.992019-11-01 — best price $24.992019-11-26 — best price $19.992019-12-03 — best price $24.992019-12-19 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $24.992020-01-23 — best price $19.992020-01-27 — best price $24.992020-06-25 — best price $19.992020-07-09 — best price $24.992020-10-29 — best price $19.992020-11-02 — best price $24.992020-11-25 — best price $19.992020-12-01 — best price $24.992020-12-22 — best price $19.992021-01-05 — best price $24.992021-06-24 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $24.992021-12-22 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-01-27 — best price $19.992022-02-03 — best price $24.992024-01-18 — best price $19.992024-02-01 — best price $24.992024-03-14 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-06-30 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $24.992024-11-27 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
88.5%
earned "Pioneer"
10.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5660%22

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

Player tags

3DIndieSandboxBuildingCraftingModdableStrategySurvivalColony SimManagement

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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