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Code}{atch · 2020-06-25

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Jan 30, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Survive the wilderness, build a home, raise a family, and expand your territory. Gain power as President, deliver justice as Sheriff, fight for your tribe as Chief, or show some southern hospitality as Governor. Begin your new life in 19th century America.

0
playing now
49%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
borked
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (497 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 59k–132k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,929 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2022-08-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26426420192026Week of 2019-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-08-06 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 8 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.992019-01-312026-07-202019-01-31 — best price $19.992019-06-24 — best price $19.992019-09-06 — best price $19.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-04-08 — best price $19.992020-08-10 — best price $19.992020-11-16 — best price $19.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-07-08 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-01-26 — best price $19.992022-03-24 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $19.992022-09-27 — best price $19.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-03-13 — best price $19.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-10-23 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-04 — best price $19.992024-04-15 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-02 — best price $19.992024-11-25 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-04-07 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-08 — best price $19.992025-10-20 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-02 — best price $19.992026-04-13 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-20 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

Player tags

RPGGoreIndieActionAmericaWesternBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventure

Census log

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

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