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KURSK

Jujubee S.A. · Salient Games · 2018-11-07

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 03, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Nov 07, 2018 (Mac), Nov 07, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 14, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), May 07, 2021 (Xbox One)

KURSK is the first ever adventure and documentary video game inspired by real events. You assume the role of a spy who finds way on the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk. While trying to complete your mission, you become witness to the dramatic events which shook the world at that time.

KURSK is an Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation game released in 2018, priced at $1.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (48% of 495 reviews).

2
playing now
48%
positive of 495 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
3.28★
PlayStation Store rating (195 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

On August 12, 2000, K-141 Kursk, a Russian nuclear submarine, sinks to the bottom of the Barents Sea. All 118 crew members are later found dead. The exact cause of the disaster still remains unknown.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (75 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 12k–30k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 495 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2020-12-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 13 of 27 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
434320182026Week of 2018-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$0.992018-07-122026-10-082018-07-12 — best price $25.492018-12-21 — best price $19.492019-01-11 — best price $12.992019-02-04 — best price $11.992019-04-01 — best price $19.992019-06-25 — best price $4.992019-08-26 — best price $19.992019-11-10 — best price $2.992019-12-16 — best price $19.992020-03-16 — best price $1.992020-06-08 — best price $9.992020-08-10 — best price $4.992020-12-01 — best price $9.992021-01-25 — best price $1.992021-04-26 — best price $9.992021-09-27 — best price $1.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-02-07 — best price $2.492022-06-06 — best price $9.992022-09-19 — best price $1.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-01-16 — best price $1.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-06-30 — best price $1.992023-09-04 — best price $9.992023-12-11 — best price $3.992024-03-21 — best price $9.992024-10-14 — best price $1.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-11-17 — best price $1.992026-02-02 — best price $19.992026-04-20 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-27 — best price $19.992026-10-01 — best price $19.992026-10-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
72.3%
earned "Moscow"
13.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing4 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2018-11-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4332%38
Xbox One (Xbox)2946%38
PS4 (PlayStation)17520%38
PS4 (PlayStation)5915%38
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

GoreIndieNavalActionHorrorMilitaryAdventureSubmarineHistoricalSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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