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Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG cover art

Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

Dark Crystal Games · Prime Matter · 2021-09-07

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AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 10, 2022 (Linux), Sep 07, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A tactical sci-fi RPG set in an alternative 1970's, where an enormous and inexplicable artifact –the Dome– is discovered in a remote desert. Fight enemies, explore the anomalous wasteland, level up your character, join one of the forces in the ruined world.

35
playing now
77%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

35 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG, is an isometric turn-based RPG developed by Dark Crystal Games and inspired by computer role-playing games such as Fallout and Wasteland as well as the classic and influenctial Soviet era science fiction novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The game was released in early access on Microsoft Windows on September 26, 2019, and its full release was on September 7, 2021.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 35 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 121 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (964 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 96k–216k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,796 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$1.49-95%
GOG$2.99-90%
Humble Store$2.99-90%
Steam$2.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Fanatical (2025-01-10) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 87 of 113 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
77577520192026Week of 2019-09-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

98102026-08-07 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 18 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 25 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 22 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 33 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 33 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 32 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 19 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 26 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 32 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 31 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 25 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 38 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 54 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 45 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 97 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 75 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 32 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 36 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 52 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 35 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.00$1.492019-09-262026-08-302019-09-26 — best price $26.992019-12-16 — best price $29.992020-02-18 — best price $26.882020-05-11 — best price $23.992020-07-09 — best price $29.992020-08-04 — best price $26.882020-08-27 — best price $26.882021-07-08 — best price $29.992021-10-22 — best price $26.992021-12-09 — best price $26.992022-02-01 — best price $19.992022-03-12 — best price $19.792022-05-01 — best price $17.992022-07-17 — best price $29.992022-09-10 — best price $29.992022-11-18 — best price $9.892022-12-21 — best price $15.582023-02-21 — best price $29.992023-04-06 — best price $5.992023-06-15 — best price $30.002023-08-25 — best price $4.792023-11-14 — best price $4.792024-01-25 — best price $2.992024-03-13 — best price $29.992024-05-16 — best price $2.992024-08-26 — best price $5.992024-11-20 — best price $14.992025-01-09 — best price $29.992025-03-06 — best price $5.992025-05-15 — best price $2.992025-07-09 — best price $14.992025-09-10 — best price $14.992025-10-29 — best price $14.992025-12-24 — best price $14.992026-03-04 — best price $14.992026-04-23 — best price $2.992026-06-10 — best price $14.992026-08-03 — best price $29.992026-08-25 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
62%
earned "It's Just the Beginning"
4.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Player tags

RPGCRPGIndieSci-fiStrategyAdventureIsometricStory RichTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

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