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Lost Technology

Studio 4D · PLAYISM · 2017-08-09

Steam

IndieSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 09, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Lost Technology is a simulation game in which more than 100 characters belonging to 12 different factions battle to conquer each other’s territories. The faction you choose at the beginning will determine the conversations and events that unfold throughout the game between you and other factions.

Lost Technology is an Indie and Simulation game released in 2017, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 628 reviews).

2
playing now
86%
positive of 628 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (5 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$4.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 49,616 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 16k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 628 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2017-10-16) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
191920172026Week of 2017-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 3 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
302Aug 2017Aug 2026Aug 2017 — avg 30 · peak 88Nov 2017 — avg 11 · peak 35Feb 2018 — avg 9 · peak 20May 2018 — avg 12 · peak 28Aug 2018 — avg 7 · peak 16Nov 2018 — avg 8 · peak 19Feb 2019 — avg 5 · peak 14May 2019 — avg 8 · peak 21Aug 2019 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2019 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2020 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2020 — avg 7 · peak 18Aug 2020 — avg 6 · peak 16Nov 2020 — avg 5 · peak 13Feb 2021 — avg 4 · peak 11May 2021 — avg 7 · peak 19Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 13Nov 2021 — avg 6 · peak 15Feb 2022 — avg 11 · peak 30May 2022 — avg 5 · peak 12Aug 2022 — avg 4 · peak 9Nov 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 11Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 12Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 12May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 15Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2026 — avg 6 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$2.392017-08-092026-08-062017-08-09 — best price $2.692017-11-01 — best price $2.992018-01-22 — best price $2.392018-06-21 — best price $3.992018-09-24 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $3.492019-02-11 — best price $4.992019-05-27 — best price $3.492019-08-05 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $2.992019-12-03 — best price $4.992020-03-16 — best price $2.492020-05-26 — best price $4.992020-10-29 — best price $2.492020-12-01 — best price $4.992021-03-01 — best price $2.492021-05-22 — best price $4.992021-08-09 — best price $2.492021-11-01 — best price $4.992021-12-22 — best price $2.492022-05-28 — best price $4.992022-11-22 — best price $2.492023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-05-20 — best price $2.492023-09-24 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-07-11 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $2.492025-06-04 — best price $4.992025-09-15 — best price $2.492026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-08-06 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-10-15 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RTSWarAnimeIndieFantasyWargameStrategyTacticalAdventureSimulation

Census log

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

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