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Fantasy Map Simulator

The Stranger · 2024-09-04

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 04, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.

Fantasy Map Simulator is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2024, priced at $7.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 4,328 reviews).

203
playing now
89%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.99
steam price (US)

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

Fantasy Map Simulator is a real-time strategic sandbox simulator video game developed and published by The Stranger, released on Steam on September 4, 2024 for Microsoft Windows in early access. The game is based around controlling and editing a map of imaginary world with various political structures and physical environments.

Trailer

Fantasy Map Simulator trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Quietly active
  • · 203 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 188 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~24/week).
  • · Review velocity up 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (748 reviews).
  • · Top 4% of 49,562 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 87k–197k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,372 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.83 at Steam (2026-06-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
69169120242026Week of 2024-09-04: 691 positiveWeek of 2024-09-04: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-09-11: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-09-11: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-18: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-09-18: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-09-25: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-09-25: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-02: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-10-02: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-09: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-10-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-16: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-10-16: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-23: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-10-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-30: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-11-06: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-20: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-11-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-27: 259 positiveWeek of 2024-11-27: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-04: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-12-04: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-11: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-12-11: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-18: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-18: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-25: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-12-25: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-08: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-08: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-15: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-22: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-01-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-29: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-05: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-02-05: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-12: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-02-12: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-19: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-26: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-02-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-05: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-12: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-19: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-03-19: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-26: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-02: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-09: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-04-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-16: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-30: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-30: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-07: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-14: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-21: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-05-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-28: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-06: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-12: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-11-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-10: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-17: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-21: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-11: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-18: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-19: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-26: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

288792026-09-14 23:00 — 89 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 176 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 238 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 112 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 184 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 254 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 79 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 138 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 282 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 129 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 118 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 207 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 120 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 142 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 239 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 177 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 137 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 205 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 157 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 108 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 246 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 207 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 105 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 203 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
861160Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 861 · peak 2,437Oct 2024 — avg 406 · peak 889Nov 2024 — avg 262 · peak 588Dec 2024 — avg 258 · peak 571Jan 2025 — avg 230 · peak 427Feb 2025 — avg 289 · peak 553Mar 2025 — avg 211 · peak 435Apr 2025 — avg 174 · peak 370May 2025 — avg 176 · peak 390Jun 2025 — avg 173 · peak 382Jul 2025 — avg 175 · peak 316Aug 2025 — avg 160 · peak 307Sep 2025 — avg 247 · peak 766Oct 2025 — avg 223 · peak 478Nov 2025 — avg 185 · peak 385Dec 2025 — avg 199 · peak 422Jan 2026 — avg 198 · peak 416Feb 2026 — avg 205 · peak 426Mar 2026 — avg 188 · peak 380Apr 2026 — avg 218 · peak 576May 2026 — avg 186 · peak 388Jun 2026 — avg 227 · peak 703Jul 2026 — avg 219 · peak 474Aug 2026 — avg 236 · peak 555
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$5.832024-09-042026-08-142024-09-04 — best price $7.192024-09-11 — best price $7.992024-11-27 — best price $7.192024-12-04 — best price $7.992024-12-19 — best price $7.192025-01-02 — best price $7.992025-02-03 — best price $7.192025-02-10 — best price $7.992025-03-13 — best price $7.192025-03-20 — best price $7.992025-04-07 — best price $7.192025-04-14 — best price $7.992025-05-20 — best price $6.792025-05-27 — best price $7.992025-06-27 — best price $6.632025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-07-21 — best price $6.632025-07-28 — best price $7.992025-09-15 — best price $6.392025-09-22 — best price $7.992025-09-29 — best price $6.392025-10-06 — best price $7.992025-10-27 — best price $6.392025-11-03 — best price $7.992025-12-08 — best price $6.392025-12-15 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $6.392026-01-05 — best price $7.992026-02-12 — best price $6.392026-02-25 — best price $7.992026-03-19 — best price $6.232026-03-26 — best price $7.992026-04-20 — best price $5.992026-04-27 — best price $7.992026-06-04 — best price $5.832026-06-11 — best price $7.992026-06-25 — best price $5.832026-07-09 — best price $7.992026-08-07 — best price $5.992026-08-14 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5552026-05-30 — 11 pageviews2026-06-03 — 9 pageviews2026-06-07 — 17 pageviews2026-06-11 — 6 pageviews2026-06-15 — 8 pageviews2026-06-19 — 9 pageviews2026-06-23 — 12 pageviews2026-06-27 — 9 pageviews2026-07-01 — 6 pageviews2026-07-05 — 28 pageviews2026-07-09 — 9 pageviews2026-07-13 — 11 pageviews2026-07-17 — 11 pageviews2026-07-21 — 9 pageviews2026-07-25 — 11 pageviews2026-07-29 — 9 pageviews2026-08-02 — 16 pageviews2026-08-06 — 23 pageviews2026-08-10 — 15 pageviews2026-08-14 — 13 pageviews2026-08-18 — 9 pageviews2026-08-22 — 11 pageviews2026-08-26 — 14 pageviews2026-08-30 — 21 pageviews2026-09-03 — 8 pageviews2026-09-07 — 13 pageviews2026-09-11 — 14 pageviews2026-09-15 — 11 pageviews2026-09-19 — 8 pageviews2026-09-23 — 10 pageviews2026-09-27 — 11 pageviews2026-10-01 — 19 pageviews2026-10-05 — 39 pageviews2026-10-08 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-10-01 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 01:35 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam WorkshopIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese…

Where its players are

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

Player tags

WarIdlerSandboxWargameGod GameMedievalMilitaryPoliticsColony SimEarly Access

Census log

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

Recent updates

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