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GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath

Game in a Bottle · 2020-01-10

Steam

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The epic tower defense dark fantasy journey continues! Create powerful gems with various abilities and take on the battle against an endlessly flowing army of monsters, and face the growing darkness as you fight your way back towards the Spiritforge.

74
playing now
89%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 74 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 87 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (815 reviews).
  • · Top 22% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 57k–129k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,869 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.59 at Steam (2026-03-09) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70170120202026Week of 2020-01-01: 701 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

137602026-08-07 00:00 — 83 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 96 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 114 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 99 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 89 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 105 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 93 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 80 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 128 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 78 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 77 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 118 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 74 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 76 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 94 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 71 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 68 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 116 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 105 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 85 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 93 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 99 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 68 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 95 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 121 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 60 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 75 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 123 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 74 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$3.242020-01-102026-08-102020-01-10 — best price $11.692020-04-30 — best price $11.042020-06-07 — best price $11.692020-06-25 — best price $9.742020-07-22 — best price $12.992020-08-09 — best price $12.992020-08-29 — best price $11.692020-09-16 — best price $11.692020-10-07 — best price $11.692020-10-25 — best price $11.692020-11-12 — best price $12.992020-12-01 — best price $12.992020-12-22 — best price $7.792021-01-21 — best price $11.692021-02-08 — best price $11.692021-02-26 — best price $11.692021-03-16 — best price $11.692021-04-11 — best price $12.992021-04-29 — best price $12.992021-05-17 — best price $12.992021-06-04 — best price $12.992021-08-16 — best price $9.092021-11-25 — best price $9.542022-05-17 — best price $11.692022-08-16 — best price $9.542022-12-23 — best price $9.542023-03-23 — best price $12.992023-07-13 — best price $12.992023-11-28 — best price $12.992024-02-04 — best price $12.992024-03-22 — best price $11.692024-06-27 — best price $5.192024-08-02 — best price $9.542024-11-28 — best price $9.542025-01-28 — best price $12.992025-04-21 — best price $12.992025-07-22 — best price $11.692026-03-19 — best price $3.242026-08-10 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92.4%
earned "First Blood"
63.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,4634%636

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

Player tags

2DRTSMagicActionFantasyCraftingMedievalStrategyTacticalTop-Down

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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