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Kenshi

Lo-Fi Games · 2018-12-06

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 06, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.

4,842
playing now
96%
positive of 116k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51
twitch viewers (latest)
84/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (77 ratings)
137h
to beat · rushed 82h · completionist 273h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$11.99
steam price (US)

4,842 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Kenshi is a real-time strategy action role-playing game developed and published by Lo-Fi Games for Windows. The game focuses on sandbox gameplay features that give the player freedom to do what they want in its world instead of focusing on a linear story. Kenshi's development was primarily led by a single person over the course of twelve years, and it was released on December 6, 2018.

Trailer

Kenshi trailer thumbnail

Kenshi: English Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4,842 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8,736 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,092/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 2.9M–7.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 115,958 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$11.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.49 at Fanatical (2021-11-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 68 of 109 observed days · $7.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.9k3.9k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 636 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,029 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 760 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 792 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,060 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,814 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 561 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3,850 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,122 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,602 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,384 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,410 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 910 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,110 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,223 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 858 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 608 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,475 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 936 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,008 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 943 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 991 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 939 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 689 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 911 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,178 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 808 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 547 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 557 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 933 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 786 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 599 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,088 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,113 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 788 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,196 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,629 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,043 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 911 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,108 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,193 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,227 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,001 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,312 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 955 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 854 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 872 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 856 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,470 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 791 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 863 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 961 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 996 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 904 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 738 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,313 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,123 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,081 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 821 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 939 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,569 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,099 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,275 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,090 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,036 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,160 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,064 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,049 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,241 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 787 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,068 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 918 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,026 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,121 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,068 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 716 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7.2k4.0k2026-08-06 21:00 — 5,573 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 4,140 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 5,351 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 5,659 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 4,887 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 6,134 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 6,442 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 5,325 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 6,551 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 6,600 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 4,436 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 5,633 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 5,553 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 4,340 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 5,627 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 5,196 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 4,258 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 5,918 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 6,596 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 4,291 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 4,513 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 5,400 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 4,690 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 5,362 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 5,490 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 4,242 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 4,032 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 5,561 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 4,842 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$8.392015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $14.992016-12-04 — best price $15.992018-12-14 — best price $29.992019-07-17 — best price $23.992019-11-28 — best price $20.092020-03-16 — best price $20.992020-07-16 — best price $17.992020-10-16 — best price $17.992021-01-04 — best price $29.982021-04-29 — best price $29.992021-06-24 — best price $20.992021-09-11 — best price $29.992021-11-29 — best price $23.992022-02-11 — best price $14.992022-05-16 — best price $13.492022-09-01 — best price $14.992022-12-26 — best price $14.992023-03-17 — best price $14.992023-06-12 — best price $13.492023-08-22 — best price $29.992023-11-09 — best price $29.992024-01-09 — best price $13.492024-04-08 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $11.992024-08-20 — best price $11.992024-10-24 — best price $11.992025-01-24 — best price $11.992025-04-24 — best price $29.992025-08-21 — best price $29.992025-10-16 — best price $11.992025-12-18 — best price $11.992026-03-11 — best price $29.992026-05-14 — best price $11.992026-08-07 — best price $12.002026-08-30 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9301922026-05-28 — 930 pageviews2026-05-31 — 467 pageviews2026-06-03 — 420 pageviews2026-06-06 — 289 pageviews2026-06-09 — 288 pageviews2026-06-12 — 239 pageviews2026-06-15 — 281 pageviews2026-06-18 — 222 pageviews2026-06-21 — 227 pageviews2026-06-24 — 225 pageviews2026-06-27 — 271 pageviews2026-06-30 — 243 pageviews2026-07-03 — 245 pageviews2026-07-06 — 327 pageviews2026-07-09 — 271 pageviews2026-07-12 — 272 pageviews2026-07-15 — 239 pageviews2026-07-18 — 475 pageviews2026-07-21 — 353 pageviews2026-07-24 — 417 pageviews2026-07-27 — 367 pageviews2026-07-30 — 311 pageviews2026-08-02 — 380 pageviews2026-08-05 — 596 pageviews2026-08-08 — 282 pageviews2026-08-11 — 317 pageviews2026-08-14 — 262 pageviews2026-08-17 — 253 pageviews2026-08-20 — 250 pageviews2026-08-23 — 258 pageviews2026-08-25 — 192 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

19802026-08-26 22:34 — 77 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 62 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 58 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 103 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 90 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 75 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 47 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 51 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, German, Russian, French, Simplified Chinese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieSandboxBuildingCraftingStrategySurvivalAdventureManagementOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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