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Scorchlands

Ringlab · Star Drifters · 2024-07-25

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 07, 2023 (Linux), Feb 07, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.

Scorchlands is a $11.99 Casual, Indie, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2024, with Very Positive (89% of 140 reviews) and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

0
playing now
89%
positive of 140 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$11.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 19:00 UTC (census sample)

Become the leader of a magical bird folk, and discover the possibilities that come with the new land. In Scorchlands, a large-scale city building meets a serene logistics game, where you’re never pressured or rushed. Perform powerful rituals to reshape the world, and work on new technologies to save the decaying world. Create new biomes and empower existing ones with the use of magic. Discover unique resource veins and use them to expand your creative range. Start with one colony, create more, and see them expand. Unlock unique environments and dozens of technologies that will bring new aspe(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 64% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 29,056 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 2.8k–6.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 140 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.39-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at GOG (2025-11-25) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 69 of 98 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
323220232026Week of 2023-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.99$2.392023-02-072026-10-142023-02-07 — best price $10.792023-05-02 — best price $9.592023-07-04 — best price $11.992023-11-14 — best price $8.992023-12-22 — best price $8.392024-01-25 — best price $8.392024-02-22 — best price $11.992024-04-04 — best price $11.992024-06-19 — best price $7.192024-08-08 — best price $11.992024-10-01 — best price $11.992024-11-08 — best price $8.992024-12-12 — best price $8.032025-01-22 — best price $11.992025-02-21 — best price $11.992025-03-24 — best price $5.992025-05-06 — best price $5.992025-06-13 — best price $11.992025-07-20 — best price $11.992025-08-26 — best price $4.072025-10-06 — best price $11.992025-10-29 — best price $2.872025-12-05 — best price $2.992026-01-19 — best price $11.992026-02-28 — best price $2.992026-03-19 — best price $2.992026-04-14 — best price $2.392026-06-02 — best price $11.992026-07-21 — best price $2.392026-08-28 — best price $2.392026-09-03 — best price $2.392026-09-09 — best price $2.392026-09-15 — best price $11.992026-09-21 — best price $2.392026-09-27 — best price $2.392026-10-03 — best price $2.392026-10-09 — best price $11.992026-10-14 — best price $2.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
26.9%
earned "The Dusty dunes"
2.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

40 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch…

Player tags

3DPuzzleSandboxHex GridRelaxingStrategyStylizedTop-DownColony SimManagement

Census log

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

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