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Reus cover art

Reus

Abbey Games · 2013-05-16

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

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.

5
playing now
78%
positive of 6.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
63/100
IGDB user rating (41 ratings)
4h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 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 8% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 240k–479k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,989 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 10 of 24 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

1722026-08-06 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 11 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 8 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.01$0.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $0.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2032026-05-30 — 16 pageviews2026-06-02 — 9 pageviews2026-06-05 — 7 pageviews2026-06-08 — 12 pageviews2026-06-11 — 14 pageviews2026-06-14 — 9 pageviews2026-06-17 — 7 pageviews2026-06-20 — 12 pageviews2026-06-23 — 7 pageviews2026-06-26 — 14 pageviews2026-06-29 — 8 pageviews2026-07-02 — 20 pageviews2026-07-05 — 9 pageviews2026-07-08 — 10 pageviews2026-07-11 — 5 pageviews2026-07-14 — 16 pageviews2026-07-17 — 13 pageviews2026-07-20 — 7 pageviews2026-07-23 — 17 pageviews2026-07-26 — 15 pageviews2026-07-29 — 9 pageviews2026-08-01 — 3 pageviews2026-08-04 — 9 pageviews2026-08-07 — 13 pageviews2026-08-10 — 6 pageviews2026-08-13 — 7 pageviews2026-08-16 — 7 pageviews2026-08-19 — 9 pageviews2026-08-22 — 8 pageviews2026-08-25 — 6 pageviews2026-08-27 — 5 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

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.

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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