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Plan B: Terraform

Gaddy Games · 2025-08-29

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 15, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Terraform a lifeless rock into a lush and habitable world. Build trucks, trains, and sprawling factories on an enormous hexagonal planet. Grow its population to millions. Enjoy a dynamic simulation of atmosphere, temperature, water, and forests.

58
playing now
91%
positive of 3.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$15.99
steam price (US)

58 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Earth has a very hard time limiting global warming and its catastrophic consequences. Humanity needs a plan B in order to ensure its survival. This is up to you!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 58 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 303 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~38/week).
  • · Review velocity down 66% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (854 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 72k–162k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,597 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2023-11-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 8 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
77777720232026Week of 2023-02-01: 777 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

134332026-08-11 19:00 — 59 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 44 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 40 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 71 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 33 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 56 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 134 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 100 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 88 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 127 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 83 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 82 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 104 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 70 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 78 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 97 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 67 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 67 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 114 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 45 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 63 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 95 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 44 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 62 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 73 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 41 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 61 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 67 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 58 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.99$7.992023-02-152026-07-272023-02-15 — best price $8.992023-04-17 — best price $8.992023-06-29 — best price $8.992023-08-03 — best price $8.492023-11-01 — best price $7.992023-11-16 — best price $11.992024-01-04 — best price $11.992024-03-21 — best price $11.992024-04-29 — best price $11.992024-07-11 — best price $11.992024-09-23 — best price $13.992024-12-04 — best price $13.992025-01-02 — best price $13.992025-03-20 — best price $13.992025-05-12 — best price $13.592025-06-26 — best price $13.592025-07-14 — best price $13.592025-08-29 — best price $13.592025-09-29 — best price $13.592025-11-20 — best price $13.592025-12-18 — best price $12.792026-03-05 — best price $12.792026-03-19 — best price $12.792026-04-17 — best price $12.792026-06-25 — best price $12.792026-07-20 — best price $12.792026-07-27 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
71%
earned "Extracting"
5.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime1 DLC

16 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Czech, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,3310%22

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

Player tags

MarsTrainsSandboxColorfulCraftingHex GridAutomationColony SimManagementMinimalist

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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