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Foundation

Polymorph Games · 2025-01-31

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 31, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

Foundation is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2025, priced at $34.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 24247 reviews).

2,331
playing now
87%
positive of 24k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
21
twitch viewers (latest)
7.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
62/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (192 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

2,331 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Foundation is a city-building video game developed and published by Polymorph Games for Windows. It entered open alpha in 2018, launched in early access on 1 February 2019, and was fully released on 31 January 2025.

Trailer

Foundation trailer thumbnail

Foundation — Official Trailer | Apple TV

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 2,331 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,649 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~206/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 49,562 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 488k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 24,413 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$20.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $22.49 at Steam (2020-08-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 42 of 87 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Featured in Valve's Top Releases of February 2025 (#8)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.4k2.4k20192026Week of 2019-02-01: 850 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 242 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 411 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 361 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2,410 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 864 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 655 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 960 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 220 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.6k3802026-09-15 12:00 — 775 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 854 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 434 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 1,012 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 1,302 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 521 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 617 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 862 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 540 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 894 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 906 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 444 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 458 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 843 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 678 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 380 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 748 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 583 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 957 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 3,195 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 3,640 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 1,625 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 2,331 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
7.9k0Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Apr 2019 — avg 202 · peak 505Jul 2019 — avg 277 · peak 990Oct 2019 — avg 296 · peak 734Jan 2020 — avg 449 · peak 1,436Apr 2020 — avg 500 · peak 1,130Jul 2020 — avg 637 · peak 1,336Oct 2020 — avg 629 · peak 1,298Jan 2021 — avg 557 · peak 1,406Apr 2021 — avg 458 · peak 903Jul 2021 — avg 691 · peak 1,834Oct 2021 — avg 563 · peak 1,487Jan 2022 — avg 1,200 · peak 2,641Apr 2022 — avg 833 · peak 2,342Jul 2022 — avg 614 · peak 1,126Oct 2022 — avg 856 · peak 2,659Jan 2023 — avg 737 · peak 1,406Apr 2023 — avg 557 · peak 1,101Jul 2023 — avg 553 · peak 1,119Oct 2023 — avg 513 · peak 1,028Jan 2024 — avg 522 · peak 1,121Apr 2024 — avg 484 · peak 1,304Jul 2024 — avg 261 · peak 496Oct 2024 — avg 275 · peak 549Jan 2025 — avg 578 · peak 7,124Apr 2025 — avg 1,829 · peak 4,063Jul 2025 — avg 1,183 · peak 2,497Oct 2025 — avg 1,057 · peak 2,279Jan 2026 — avg 1,399 · peak 3,077Apr 2026 — avg 883 · peak 1,777Jul 2026 — avg 798 · peak 1,794Aug 2026 — avg 912 · peak 2,011
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
20202026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 3 new positive2026-09-24: 3 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 2 new positive2026-09-28: 3 new negative2026-09-29: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 5 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 1 new positive2026-10-02: 8 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 5 new positive2026-10-06: 6 new positive2026-10-11: 12 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 20 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$20.992019-02-012026-10-142019-02-01 — best price $26.992019-07-01 — best price $23.992019-11-01 — best price $29.992020-01-24 — best price $23.992020-05-27 — best price $23.992020-10-29 — best price $23.992020-12-22 — best price $22.492021-04-05 — best price $29.992021-10-27 — best price $23.992022-01-05 — best price $29.992022-04-04 — best price $29.992022-07-04 — best price $29.992022-10-27 — best price $29.992023-01-23 — best price $23.992023-05-13 — best price $22.492023-09-14 — best price $22.492023-12-21 — best price $22.492024-03-20 — best price $22.492024-06-20 — best price $29.992024-08-28 — best price $23.992024-11-26 — best price $22.492025-03-31 — best price $34.992025-08-15 — best price $26.242025-11-25 — best price $24.492026-02-04 — best price $34.992026-04-09 — best price $23.452026-07-09 — best price $34.992026-08-31 — best price $23.452026-09-10 — best price $34.992026-09-20 — best price $34.992026-09-30 — best price $34.992026-10-10 — best price $20.992026-10-14 — best price $20.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

90232026-05-30 — 51 pageviews2026-06-03 — 27 pageviews2026-06-07 — 35 pageviews2026-06-11 — 36 pageviews2026-06-15 — 38 pageviews2026-06-19 — 25 pageviews2026-06-23 — 28 pageviews2026-06-27 — 35 pageviews2026-07-01 — 23 pageviews2026-07-05 — 32 pageviews2026-07-09 — 41 pageviews2026-07-13 — 59 pageviews2026-07-17 — 75 pageviews2026-07-21 — 48 pageviews2026-07-25 — 59 pageviews2026-07-29 — 40 pageviews2026-08-02 — 57 pageviews2026-08-06 — 52 pageviews2026-08-10 — 41 pageviews2026-08-14 — 59 pageviews2026-08-18 — 70 pageviews2026-08-22 — 53 pageviews2026-08-26 — 48 pageviews2026-08-30 — 61 pageviews2026-09-03 — 34 pageviews2026-09-07 — 56 pageviews2026-09-11 — 42 pageviews2026-09-15 — 49 pageviews2026-09-19 — 47 pageviews2026-09-23 — 34 pageviews2026-09-27 — 38 pageviews2026-10-01 — 36 pageviews2026-10-05 — 41 pageviews2026-10-08 — 64 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

49602026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 81 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 58 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 131 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 36 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 237 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 170 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 428 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 29 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 430 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 21 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
77.3%
earned "Expansion"
2.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

17 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Swedish…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2019-02-01, latest 2025-01-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)10,3351%45

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

IndieEconomySandboxBuildingMedievalRelaxingStrategyColony SimManagementSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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