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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

Game in a Bottle · Armor Games Studios · 2015-04-30

Steam

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 04, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.

82
playing now
95%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 82 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 132 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity up 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 110k–264k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,396 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.48-25%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Fanatical (2021-09-15) · bundled 17×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 24 of 43 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10410420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

134622026-08-06 23:00 — 90 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 72 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 99 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 101 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 77 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 130 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 100 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 85 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 117 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 100 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 73 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 106 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 101 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 70 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 108 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 85 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 63 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 96 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 104 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 68 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 83 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 91 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 71 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 101 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 117 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 75 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 96 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 101 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 82 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.002015-04-302026-08-172015-04-30 — best price $8.992015-12-01 — best price $9.992016-03-29 — best price $9.992017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-09-25 — best price $4.992018-01-25 — best price $9.992018-11-21 — best price $4.992019-06-25 — best price $4.992019-12-09 — best price $4.992020-02-25 — best price $9.992020-05-25 — best price $9.992020-06-12 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992021-01-06 — best price $9.992021-01-24 — best price $9.992021-02-11 — best price $4.992021-03-07 — best price $9.992021-03-25 — best price $9.992021-04-18 — best price $9.992021-05-07 — best price $9.992021-06-08 — best price $1.002021-09-06 — best price $9.992021-11-25 — best price $7.342022-02-04 — best price $8.892022-10-31 — best price $7.342023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-05-29 — best price $3.992023-11-13 — best price $2.992024-02-01 — best price $9.992024-07-03 — best price $8.892024-08-06 — best price $8.892024-12-02 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $9.992026-02-20 — best price $1.992026-05-30 — best price $8.892026-07-11 — best price $8.892026-08-17 — best price $7.48
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
88.9%
earned "First Blood Spilled"
57%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,2923%419

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

Player tags

2DIndieMagicActionPuzzleClassicFantasyStrategyTacticalTop-Down

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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