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Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut

Jasper Byrne · Superflat Games · 2012-04-23

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 24, 2013 (PlayStation Vita), Oct 31, 2013 (Linux), Oct 16, 2014 (Wii U), Apr 23, 2012 (Mac), Apr 23, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 24, 2013 (PlayStation 3)

In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut is an Action, Adventure, Indie and RPG game released in 2012 for $9.99, with Very Positive (85% of 1304 reviews) and an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners.

0
playing now
85%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Lone Survivor is a 2012 survival horror video game developed and published by Superflat Games. It was originally released as a Flash game for Microsoft Windows and OS X in 2012. It was later ported to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita and released on the PlayStation Network in 2013 as Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut by Curve Studios. The Director's Cut came out on Microsoft Windows and OS X as a free update on 31 October 2013. In October 2014, the game was also made available for the PlayStation 4 and Wii U. The title was released in physical format on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on December 30, 2016, through Limited Run Games. A remake of the game, titled Super Lone Survivor released for Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows on October 31, 2022.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 31% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 52k–104k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,306 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2013-04-30) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 9 of 51 observed days · $5.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720162026Week of 2016-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-14 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-06-03 — best price $5.092015-06-19 — best price $5.092015-10-29 — best price $9.742015-12-22 — best price $7.492016-03-28 — best price $12.742016-06-23 — best price $7.492016-11-23 — best price $7.492016-12-22 — best price $7.492017-06-07 — best price $9.992017-10-26 — best price $7.492017-11-28 — best price $14.992018-01-04 — best price $14.992018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-10-30 — best price $10.042018-11-06 — best price $14.992019-02-03 — best price $14.992019-07-09 — best price $14.992020-04-11 — best price $14.992024-07-24 — best price $14.992026-08-28 — best price $14.992026-09-01 — best price $14.992026-09-05 — best price $14.992026-09-09 — best price $14.992026-09-13 — best price $14.992026-09-17 — best price $14.992026-09-21 — best price $14.992026-09-25 — best price $14.992026-09-29 — best price $14.992026-10-03 — best price $14.992026-10-07 — best price $7.492026-10-11 — best price $7.492026-10-14 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

52112026-05-29 — 32 pageviews2026-06-02 — 23 pageviews2026-06-06 — 23 pageviews2026-06-10 — 33 pageviews2026-06-14 — 30 pageviews2026-06-18 — 23 pageviews2026-06-22 — 32 pageviews2026-06-26 — 11 pageviews2026-06-30 — 19 pageviews2026-07-04 — 34 pageviews2026-07-08 — 23 pageviews2026-07-12 — 26 pageviews2026-07-16 — 36 pageviews2026-07-20 — 39 pageviews2026-07-24 — 24 pageviews2026-07-28 — 29 pageviews2026-08-01 — 16 pageviews2026-08-05 — 25 pageviews2026-08-09 — 30 pageviews2026-08-13 — 40 pageviews2026-08-17 — 25 pageviews2026-08-21 — 30 pageviews2026-08-25 — 22 pageviews2026-08-29 — 33 pageviews2026-09-02 — 19 pageviews2026-09-06 — 33 pageviews2026-09-10 — 38 pageviews2026-09-14 — 18 pageviews2026-09-18 — 33 pageviews2026-09-22 — 26 pageviews2026-09-26 — 31 pageviews2026-09-30 — 39 pageviews2026-10-04 — 26 pageviews2026-10-07 — 41 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-02-01 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DRPGDarkIndieActionHorrorZombiesAdventureSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

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

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