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Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

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

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AdventureIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG is a 2021 Adventure, Indie, RPG and Strategy game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 4812 reviews).

18
playing now
77%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
67/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
12
Nexus mods (12k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

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Health check

Quietly active
  • · 18 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 6% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 96k–217k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,812 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$1.49-95%
GOG$2.99-90%
Steam$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 104 of 127 observed days (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

5692026-09-14 22:00 — 34 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 25 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 30 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 19 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 27 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 35 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 38 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 40 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 22 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 36 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 22 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 31 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 48 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 24 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 21 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 30 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 33 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 20 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 33 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 30 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k13Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 70 · peak 277Jan 2020 — avg 31 · peak 89Apr 2020 — avg 54 · peak 236Jul 2020 — avg 33 · peak 80Oct 2020 — avg 19 · peak 47Jan 2021 — avg 40 · peak 101Apr 2021 — avg 14 · peak 35Jul 2021 — avg 38 · peak 80Oct 2021 — avg 353 · peak 1,038Jan 2022 — avg 190 · peak 435Apr 2022 — avg 72 · peak 174Jul 2022 — avg 156 · peak 362Oct 2022 — avg 116 · peak 351Jan 2023 — avg 185 · peak 424Apr 2023 — avg 82 · peak 172Jul 2023 — avg 90 · peak 196Oct 2023 — avg 34 · peak 70Jan 2024 — avg 42 · peak 115Apr 2024 — avg 48 · peak 123Jul 2024 — avg 52 · peak 105Oct 2024 — avg 46 · peak 116Jan 2025 — avg 37 · peak 77Apr 2025 — avg 39 · peak 81Jul 2025 — avg 32 · peak 66Oct 2025 — avg 35 · peak 75Jan 2026 — avg 40 · peak 82Apr 2026 — avg 30 · peak 68Jul 2026 — avg 36 · peak 77Aug 2026 — avg 36 · peak 128
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.492019-09-262026-10-012019-09-26 — best price $26.992019-12-17 — best price $23.992020-03-04 — best price $26.882020-05-21 — best price $29.992020-07-14 — best price $23.992020-08-12 — best price $29.992020-10-19 — best price $23.992021-09-14 — best price $29.992021-11-23 — best price $26.992022-01-14 — best price $19.792022-03-01 — best price $22.092022-04-22 — best price $19.792022-06-28 — best price $29.992022-09-05 — best price $29.992022-11-16 — best price $14.092022-12-21 — best price $15.582023-02-27 — best price $29.992023-04-15 — best price $29.992023-07-20 — best price $4.802023-09-12 — best price $29.992023-12-01 — best price $29.992024-02-09 — best price $2.992024-04-11 — best price $2.992024-07-18 — best price $2.992024-10-14 — best price $29.992024-12-25 — best price $14.992025-02-17 — best price $2.092025-05-01 — best price $29.992025-06-20 — best price $2.092025-09-04 — best price $2.992025-10-29 — best price $14.992026-01-03 — best price $29.992026-03-09 — best price $2.992026-04-30 — best price $29.992026-06-19 — best price $1.492026-08-15 — best price $2.992026-08-31 — best price $2.992026-09-18 — best price $1.492026-10-01 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2442026-06-01 — 10 pageviews2026-06-05 — 8 pageviews2026-06-09 — 8 pageviews2026-06-13 — 19 pageviews2026-06-17 — 8 pageviews2026-06-21 — 10 pageviews2026-06-25 — 18 pageviews2026-06-29 — 5 pageviews2026-07-03 — 13 pageviews2026-07-07 — 10 pageviews2026-07-11 — 22 pageviews2026-07-15 — 24 pageviews2026-07-19 — 14 pageviews2026-07-23 — 22 pageviews2026-07-27 — 20 pageviews2026-07-31 — 16 pageviews2026-08-04 — 17 pageviews2026-08-08 — 8 pageviews2026-08-12 — 10 pageviews2026-08-16 — 14 pageviews2026-08-20 — 18 pageviews2026-08-24 — 16 pageviews2026-08-28 — 11 pageviews2026-09-01 — 19 pageviews2026-09-05 — 18 pageviews2026-09-09 — 11 pageviews2026-09-13 — 13 pageviews2026-09-17 — 18 pageviews2026-09-21 — 6 pageviews2026-09-25 — 11 pageviews2026-09-29 — 16 pageviews2026-10-03 — 18 pageviews2026-10-07 — 9 pageviews2026-10-11 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2019-12-14 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCRPGIndieSci-fiStrategyAdventureIsometricStory RichTurn-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

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

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