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Instruments of Destruction

Radiangames · Secret Mode · 2024-05-10

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ActionCasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 02, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 23, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Oct 23, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Crash through walls and tear down buildings in Instruments of Destruction, a vehicle-action game featuring advanced physics-based demolition. Pilot 130+ unique vehicles across scores of challenge-packed missions or design your own contraptions and wreck highly-interactive sandbox worlds.

Instruments of Destruction is an Action, Casual, Indie, Simulation game released in 2024, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 1573 reviews).

6
playing now
91%
positive of 1.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
87/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
4.24★
PlayStation Store rating (128 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Instruments of Destruction is a 2024 simulation video game developed and published by Radiangames for Windows. Ports for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released on October 23, 2025.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 87 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (265 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 31k–71k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,573 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $6.20 at GameBillet (2025-11-24) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 102 of 146 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26126120222026Week of 2022-03-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1602026-09-15 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 16 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1027Mar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 102 · peak 335May 2022 — avg 42 · peak 129Jul 2022 — avg 35 · peak 91Sep 2022 — avg 21 · peak 47Nov 2022 — avg 25 · peak 59Jan 2023 — avg 32 · peak 60Mar 2023 — avg 35 · peak 84May 2023 — avg 18 · peak 42Jul 2023 — avg 14 · peak 29Sep 2023 — avg 16 · peak 44Nov 2023 — avg 11 · peak 30Jan 2024 — avg 11 · peak 32Mar 2024 — avg 11 · peak 32May 2024 — avg 51 · peak 292Jul 2024 — avg 20 · peak 47Sep 2024 — avg 14 · peak 37Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 24Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 34Mar 2025 — avg 13 · peak 29May 2025 — avg 25 · peak 97Jul 2025 — avg 18 · peak 33Sep 2025 — avg 10 · peak 26Nov 2025 — avg 11 · peak 29Jan 2026 — avg 11 · peak 27Mar 2026 — avg 8 · peak 29May 2026 — avg 10 · peak 25Jul 2026 — avg 9 · peak 20Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 24
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$6.202022-03-022026-08-222022-03-02 — best price $17.992022-09-12 — best price $15.992023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $13.992024-06-27 — best price $14.992024-10-08 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-02-03 — best price $19.992025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-06-16 — best price $19.992025-07-24 — best price $19.992025-08-30 — best price $17.392025-09-16 — best price $16.762025-10-06 — best price $11.892025-10-24 — best price $8.492025-11-06 — best price $9.992025-11-22 — best price $7.062025-11-28 — best price $10.002025-12-05 — best price $7.992025-12-20 — best price $9.732026-01-08 — best price $7.992026-01-23 — best price $7.122026-02-06 — best price $18.792026-02-18 — best price $10.002026-03-04 — best price $16.752026-03-19 — best price $9.902026-04-05 — best price $19.992026-04-13 — best price $19.992026-04-23 — best price $9.352026-05-14 — best price $19.992026-05-31 — best price $9.992026-06-07 — best price $16.752026-06-18 — best price $9.992026-07-02 — best price $7.952026-07-16 — best price $9.992026-07-31 — best price $7.292026-08-08 — best price $16.752026-08-17 — best price $17.992026-08-22 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2922026-05-29 — 7 pageviews2026-06-02 — 6 pageviews2026-06-06 — 5 pageviews2026-06-10 — 6 pageviews2026-06-14 — 4 pageviews2026-06-18 — 5 pageviews2026-06-22 — 10 pageviews2026-06-26 — 8 pageviews2026-06-30 — 4 pageviews2026-07-04 — 10 pageviews2026-07-08 — 10 pageviews2026-07-12 — 5 pageviews2026-07-16 — 6 pageviews2026-07-20 — 5 pageviews2026-07-24 — 9 pageviews2026-07-28 — 3 pageviews2026-08-01 — 5 pageviews2026-08-05 — 5 pageviews2026-08-09 — 3 pageviews2026-08-13 — 5 pageviews2026-08-17 — 2 pageviews2026-08-21 — 8 pageviews2026-08-25 — 8 pageviews2026-08-29 — 4 pageviews2026-09-02 — 13 pageviews2026-09-06 — 7 pageviews2026-09-10 — 9 pageviews2026-09-14 — 10 pageviews2026-09-18 — 6 pageviews2026-09-22 — 7 pageviews2026-09-26 — 8 pageviews2026-09-30 — 3 pageviews2026-10-04 — 7 pageviews2026-10-07 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
22.7%
earned "JADE ISLANDS Complete in Campaign"
1.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudIncludes level editor

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6963%50
PS5 (PlayStation)9013%50
Xbox Series (Xbox)2910%49

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

Player tags

3DActionArcadeModernRacingDrivingPhysicsShooterSimulationDestruction

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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