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Lumencraft cover art

Lumencraft

2Dynamic Games · Star Drifters · 2023-02-28

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 13, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 01, 2023 (Mac), Apr 13, 2022 (Linux)

Lumencraft is a unique combination of a top-down, rogue-like shooter and base building with tower defense elements. Dig and light up dark halls of a fully destructible environment on procedurally generated maps and campaign levels to find precious Lumen - humanity's only chance for survival.

Lumencraft is a $19.99 Action, Indie, RPG, and Simulation game released in 2023, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 1284 reviews).

1
playing now
76%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5
Nexus mods (191 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 52 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (324 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 28,226 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 26k–58k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,284 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.39-88%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at GOG (2026-01-03) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 70 of 98 observed days · $0.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25925920222026Week of 2022-04-01: 259 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1412026-09-16 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 9 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2944Apr 2022Aug 2026Apr 2022 — avg 294 · peak 774Jun 2022 — avg 53 · peak 225Aug 2022 — avg 15 · peak 44Oct 2022 — avg 16 · peak 47Dec 2022 — avg 20 · peak 58Feb 2023 — avg 16 · peak 285Apr 2023 — avg 51 · peak 107Jun 2023 — avg 27 · peak 59Aug 2023 — avg 12 · peak 39Oct 2023 — avg 20 · peak 73Dec 2023 — avg 33 · peak 94Feb 2024 — avg 20 · peak 67Apr 2024 — avg 13 · peak 37Jun 2024 — avg 31 · peak 168Aug 2024 — avg 19 · peak 50Oct 2024 — avg 12 · peak 40Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 25Feb 2025 — avg 20 · peak 59Apr 2025 — avg 8 · peak 29Jun 2025 — avg 9 · peak 23Aug 2025 — avg 18 · peak 56Oct 2025 — avg 10 · peak 38Dec 2025 — avg 16 · peak 43Feb 2026 — avg 7 · peak 18Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 22Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 43Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.992022-04-132026-10-152022-04-13 — best price $10.792022-07-18 — best price $9.592022-10-27 — best price $8.032022-11-23 — best price $8.032023-01-03 — best price $11.992023-03-16 — best price $13.392023-05-31 — best price $12.992023-07-26 — best price $19.992023-10-05 — best price $11.992023-11-29 — best price $17.882024-01-25 — best price $11.992024-02-22 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $10.392024-05-13 — best price $8.992024-06-15 — best price $17.882024-08-06 — best price $19.992024-10-16 — best price $5.992024-11-21 — best price $17.882025-01-03 — best price $19.992025-02-05 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-05-08 — best price $14.692025-06-09 — best price $19.992025-07-24 — best price $5.992025-09-15 — best price $5.992025-10-09 — best price $2.992025-12-11 — best price $3.992026-02-28 — best price $1.992026-04-22 — best price $2.192026-06-16 — best price $19.992026-08-28 — best price $2.392026-09-07 — best price $2.392026-09-17 — best price $2.392026-09-27 — best price $2.392026-10-07 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $2.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
57.4%
earned "Grasshopper"
9.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam Cloud1 DLC

26 supported languages: English, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, French, Spanish - Latin America, Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Danish…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-03-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,4120%88

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

Player tags

ActionCombatSandboxColorfulStrategySurvivalThrillerRealisticAction RPGAtmospheric

Census log

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

Recent updates

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