The Game Census
RAD cover art

RAD

Double Fine Productions · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. · 2019-08-19

SteamPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 20, 2019 (Xbox One), Aug 20, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 20, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 20, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

RAD is a 3D action rogue-like set in a post-post-apocalyptic world, where humanity has faced armageddon not once, but twice.

RAD is a $19.99 Action game released in 2019, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Mostly Positive (74% of 969 reviews).

2
playing now
74%
positive of 970 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
4.21★
PlayStation Store rating (554 ratings)
2.4h
to beat · rushed 2.4h · completionist 2.4h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Rad is a roguelike action game developed by Double Fine and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in August 2019 and for Amazon Luna in May 2021.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 71% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (146 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 24k–58k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 970 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.23 at GameBillet (2022-12-24) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 66 of 113 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11111120192026Week of 2019-08-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.492019-06-112026-10-102019-06-11 — best price $17.592019-12-01 — best price $11.992020-01-12 — best price $11.992020-02-15 — best price $19.992020-05-06 — best price $19.992020-07-23 — best price $6.802020-11-19 — best price $5.992021-02-15 — best price $19.992021-06-21 — best price $4.472021-10-04 — best price $19.992022-02-02 — best price $19.992022-05-04 — best price $17.392022-07-08 — best price $17.992022-09-21 — best price $19.992022-12-06 — best price $16.792023-03-15 — best price $2.682023-05-23 — best price $19.992023-07-30 — best price $2.752023-10-04 — best price $17.392023-12-15 — best price $2.692024-02-19 — best price $17.392024-04-25 — best price $3.972024-06-20 — best price $4.992024-08-21 — best price $3.852024-09-26 — best price $4.862024-11-18 — best price $19.992025-01-17 — best price $3.842025-04-04 — best price $3.762025-06-06 — best price $17.202025-08-20 — best price $4.492025-10-19 — best price $17.392025-12-12 — best price $17.592026-02-25 — best price $17.202026-04-11 — best price $17.202026-06-07 — best price $16.572026-09-06 — best price $4.992026-10-10 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

413182026-06-01 — 21 pageviews2026-06-05 — 18 pageviews2026-06-09 — 23 pageviews2026-06-13 — 51 pageviews2026-06-17 — 403 pageviews2026-06-21 — 67 pageviews2026-06-25 — 53 pageviews2026-06-29 — 71 pageviews2026-07-03 — 34 pageviews2026-07-07 — 395 pageviews2026-07-11 — 59 pageviews2026-07-15 — 38 pageviews2026-07-19 — 43 pageviews2026-07-23 — 19 pageviews2026-07-27 — 29 pageviews2026-07-31 — 40 pageviews2026-08-04 — 27 pageviews2026-08-08 — 23 pageviews2026-08-12 — 33 pageviews2026-08-16 — 26 pageviews2026-08-20 — 30 pageviews2026-08-24 — 76 pageviews2026-08-28 — 25 pageviews2026-09-01 — 291 pageviews2026-09-05 — 143 pageviews2026-09-09 — 104 pageviews2026-09-13 — 44 pageviews2026-09-17 — 25 pageviews2026-09-21 — 145 pageviews2026-09-25 — 95 pageviews2026-09-29 — 68 pageviews2026-10-03 — 30 pageviews2026-10-07 — 31 pageviews2026-10-10 — 44 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
50.4%
earned "Doin' a Solid"
6.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2019-08-19, latest 2021-02-09 (Steam store data)

Player tags

1980sFunnyIndieActionDifficultIsometricRogue-likeRogue-litePerma DeathSingleplayer

Census log

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

Players also track

Wanderlust AdventuresStar Control®: OriginsVaganteSurvivalistTanziaOmensight: Definitive EditionEternity: The Last UnicornWarhammer: Chaosbane

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Wikipedia ↗