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Heat Death: Survival Train

Mass Game Devs · LightOnDevs · 2024-12-12

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Dec 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world!

Heat Death: Survival Train is a 2024 Action, Adventure, Indie, and Simulation title priced at $11.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 718 reviews).

5
playing now
78%
positive of 726 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (3 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 39 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 105% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (160 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 726 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.59 at Steam (2024-12-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 3 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11411420242026Week of 2024-12-12: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3152026-09-15 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 17 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 25 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 20 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 12 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 20 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 19 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 10 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 19 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 14 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 12 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 29 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 12 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 17 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 19 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1335Dec 2024Aug 2026Dec 2024 — avg 133 · peak 343Jan 2025 — avg 39 · peak 130Feb 2025 — avg 24 · peak 71Mar 2025 — avg 26 · peak 83Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 68May 2025 — avg 14 · peak 37Jun 2025 — avg 11 · peak 31Jul 2025 — avg 11 · peak 32Aug 2025 — avg 9 · peak 24Sep 2025 — avg 23 · peak 65Oct 2025 — avg 21 · peak 64Nov 2025 — avg 10 · peak 25Dec 2025 — avg 28 · peak 70Jan 2026 — avg 18 · peak 65Feb 2026 — avg 9 · peak 21Mar 2026 — avg 7 · peak 21Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 15May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13Jun 2026 — avg 19 · peak 63Jul 2026 — avg 20 · peak 63Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 39
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$9.592024-12-122026-09-292024-12-12 — best price $9.592024-12-26 — best price $11.992025-03-13 — best price $9.592025-03-20 — best price $11.992025-06-27 — best price $9.592025-07-10 — best price $11.992025-09-13 — best price $9.592025-09-20 — best price $11.992025-09-29 — best price $9.592025-10-06 — best price $11.992025-12-18 — best price $9.592026-01-05 — best price $11.992026-03-19 — best price $9.592026-03-26 — best price $11.992026-06-25 — best price $9.592026-07-09 — best price $11.992026-07-20 — best price $10.792026-07-27 — best price $11.992026-09-29 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Player tags

TrainsSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureLore-RichFuturisticOpen WorldAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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