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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.

230
playing now
89%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

230 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 230 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 10% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 86k–194k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,303 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 11 of 22 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

3441162026-08-11 20:00 — 201 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 344 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 236 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 196 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 309 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 236 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 192 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 335 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 200 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 189 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 306 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 175 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 208 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 267 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 146 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 221 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 282 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 123 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 236 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 218 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 130 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 266 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 218 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 116 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 246 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 201 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 137 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 324 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 230 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

6632026-05-30 — 11 pageviews2026-06-02 — 11 pageviews2026-06-05 — 55 pageviews2026-06-08 — 27 pageviews2026-06-11 — 6 pageviews2026-06-14 — 6 pageviews2026-06-17 — 10 pageviews2026-06-20 — 7 pageviews2026-06-23 — 12 pageviews2026-06-26 — 13 pageviews2026-06-29 — 12 pageviews2026-07-02 — 10 pageviews2026-07-05 — 28 pageviews2026-07-08 — 7 pageviews2026-07-11 — 16 pageviews2026-07-14 — 8 pageviews2026-07-17 — 11 pageviews2026-07-20 — 18 pageviews2026-07-23 — 5 pageviews2026-07-26 — 14 pageviews2026-07-29 — 9 pageviews2026-08-01 — 26 pageviews2026-08-04 — 19 pageviews2026-08-07 — 13 pageviews2026-08-10 — 15 pageviews2026-08-13 — 11 pageviews2026-08-16 — 20 pageviews2026-08-19 — 6 pageviews2026-08-22 — 11 pageviews2026-08-25 — 12 pageviews2026-08-27 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1102026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 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…

Player tags

WarIdlerSandboxWargameGod GameMedievalMilitaryPoliticsColony SimEarly Access

Census log

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

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