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Reus

Abbey Games · 2013-05-16

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IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Oct 11, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Oct 11, 2016 (Xbox One), May 16, 2013 (Mac), May 16, 2013 (Linux), May 16, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

In Reus, you control powerful giants to shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains, oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices.

Reus is a 2013 Indie Simulation Strategy game priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive reviews (78% of 5989 reviews).

3
playing now
78%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (41 ratings)
3.60★
PlayStation Store rating (453 ratings)
4h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Reus is an indie game produced by independent game studio Abbey Games. Reus is a god game in which the player controls giants who can modify the nature of the planet through terraforming, creating life, and altering genes. The game was released for Microsoft Windows on May 16, 2013.

Trailer

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Reus Trailer

≈437,928 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 126 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 240k–480k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,001 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-11-26) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 6 of 61 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15615620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1602026-09-15 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 15 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 13 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 11 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 8 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k5May 2013Aug 2026May 2013 — avg 1,137 · peak 3,080Oct 2013 — avg 171 · peak 1,212Mar 2014 — avg 65 · peak 144Aug 2014 — avg 111 · peak 1,573Jan 2015 — avg 72 · peak 362Jun 2015 — avg 81 · peak 701Nov 2015 — avg 35 · peak 119Apr 2016 — avg 30 · peak 71Sep 2016 — avg 40 · peak 112Feb 2017 — avg 33 · peak 85Jul 2017 — avg 43 · peak 123Dec 2017 — avg 35 · peak 80May 2018 — avg 152 · peak 2,063Oct 2018 — avg 22 · peak 58Mar 2019 — avg 17 · peak 39Aug 2019 — avg 16 · peak 38Jan 2020 — avg 18 · peak 45Jun 2020 — avg 21 · peak 51Nov 2020 — avg 18 · peak 42Apr 2021 — avg 15 · peak 36Sep 2021 — avg 13 · peak 33Feb 2022 — avg 13 · peak 32Jul 2022 — avg 13 · peak 33Dec 2022 — avg 9 · peak 26May 2023 — avg 18 · peak 54Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 30Mar 2024 — avg 9 · peak 25Aug 2024 — avg 8 · peak 20Jan 2025 — avg 101 · peak 970Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 19Nov 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 18
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.01$0.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-06-13 — best price $9.992015-12-11 — best price $1.992016-06-22 — best price $9.992017-02-06 — best price $4.992017-09-26 — best price $9.992018-04-02 — best price $9.992018-09-14 — best price $1.492019-02-18 — best price $9.992019-10-29 — best price $4.992019-12-31 — best price $2.292020-01-31 — best price $9.992020-03-09 — best price $8.892020-06-17 — best price $2.202020-08-12 — best price $9.992020-09-26 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-16 — best price $4.992021-05-02 — best price $8.942021-07-10 — best price $9.992021-11-29 — best price $9.992022-03-02 — best price $10.002022-07-03 — best price $2.492022-08-24 — best price $7.892023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-07-20 — best price $3.992024-02-13 — best price $8.892024-07-04 — best price $8.892024-11-07 — best price $3.992025-01-13 — best price $8.892025-09-20 — best price $8.892026-05-27 — best price $0.992026-09-08 — best price $9.992026-09-23 — best price $9.992026-10-08 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3042026-05-30 — 16 pageviews2026-06-03 — 12 pageviews2026-06-07 — 10 pageviews2026-06-11 — 14 pageviews2026-06-15 — 9 pageviews2026-06-19 — 11 pageviews2026-06-23 — 7 pageviews2026-06-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-01 — 18 pageviews2026-07-05 — 9 pageviews2026-07-09 — 7 pageviews2026-07-13 — 4 pageviews2026-07-17 — 13 pageviews2026-07-21 — 15 pageviews2026-07-25 — 9 pageviews2026-07-29 — 9 pageviews2026-08-02 — 6 pageviews2026-08-06 — 10 pageviews2026-08-10 — 6 pageviews2026-08-14 — 18 pageviews2026-08-18 — 12 pageviews2026-08-22 — 8 pageviews2026-08-26 — 11 pageviews2026-08-30 — 9 pageviews2026-09-03 — 4 pageviews2026-09-07 — 9 pageviews2026-09-11 — 8 pageviews2026-09-15 — 14 pageviews2026-09-19 — 30 pageviews2026-09-23 — 9 pageviews2026-09-27 — 4 pageviews2026-10-01 — 7 pageviews2026-10-05 — 13 pageviews2026-10-09 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92.3%
earned "The First Era"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-05-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)35,0471%123
Xbox One (Xbox)1,3131%64
PS4 (PlayStation)1,1563%29

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieCasualNaturePuzzleFantasySandboxGod GameRelaxingStrategy

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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