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Project Castaway

Mardonpol Inc. · 2026-03-17

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 23, 2024 (Linux), Sep 23, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.

Project Castaway is an Action, Adventure, Casual and RPG game released in 2026, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (65% of 1873 reviews).

18
playing now
65%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 80 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (292 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 28,023 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 37k–84k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,873 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-08-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 11 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
19919920242026Week of 2024-09-23: 199 positiveWeek of 2024-09-23: 93 negativeWeek of 2024-09-30: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-09-30: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-10-07: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-10-07: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-14: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-14: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-21: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-10-28: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-28: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-04: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-11: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-18: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-18: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-11-25: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-09: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-06: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-27: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-03: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-03: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-17: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-24: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-22: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-19: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-27: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-24: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

123132026-09-15 18:00 — 123 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 42 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 55 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 105 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 57 players2026-09-22 08:00 — 41 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 56 players2026-09-24 23:00 — 21 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 22 players2026-09-27 14:00 — 60 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 30 players2026-09-30 05:00 — 15 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 30 players2026-10-02 20:00 — 45 players2026-10-04 04:00 — 24 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 30 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 29 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 15 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 22 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 28 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 15 players2026-10-13 09:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 35 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
67635Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 676 · peak 1,167Oct 2024 — avg 362 · peak 829Nov 2024 — avg 146 · peak 427Dec 2024 — avg 87 · peak 206Jan 2025 — avg 91 · peak 211Feb 2025 — avg 77 · peak 240Mar 2025 — avg 89 · peak 246Apr 2025 — avg 52 · peak 121May 2025 — avg 43 · peak 129Jun 2025 — avg 54 · peak 130Jul 2025 — avg 47 · peak 104Aug 2025 — avg 43 · peak 134Sep 2025 — avg 54 · peak 130Oct 2025 — avg 44 · peak 94Nov 2025 — avg 35 · peak 66Dec 2025 — avg 43 · peak 89Jan 2026 — avg 66 · peak 261Feb 2026 — avg 56 · peak 170Mar 2026 — avg 103 · peak 349Apr 2026 — avg 94 · peak 214May 2026 — avg 67 · peak 192Jun 2026 — avg 60 · peak 174Jul 2026 — avg 61 · peak 203Aug 2026 — avg 48 · peak 135
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$5.992024-09-232026-09-032024-09-23 — best price $19.992024-10-30 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-03 — best price $19.992025-03-12 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-28 — best price $19.992025-06-04 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-07-31 — best price $19.992025-09-13 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-10-27 — best price $19.992025-12-15 — best price $19.992026-02-03 — best price $19.992026-03-23 — best price $19.992026-05-07 — best price $19.992026-06-15 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-01 — best price $19.992026-09-02 — best price $5.992026-09-03 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
22.7%
earned "Tree, Meet Axe"
2.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)850%59

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

Player tags

RPGActionCasualSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureRealisticOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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