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Shardpunk

Clockwork Pile · Retrovibe · 2023-04-13

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 13, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 26, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Mar 26, 2026 (PlayStation 4), Mar 26, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 26, 2026 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 26, 2026 (Xbox One)

The war is lost, the Capitol lies in ruins, and you’re on the run! Shardpunk mixes turn-based tactical strategy with RPG, survival, and resource management as you gather your team, scavenge for resources, fight enemy hordes, and seek shelter to live another day.

Shardpunk is an Indie, RPG, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $13.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 783 reviews).

3
playing now
93%
positive of 783 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.97★
PlayStation Store rating (29 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$13.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 53 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (302 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 50,697 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 16k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 783 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.69-45%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.59 at Steam (2025-11-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $13.99 · on sale 62 of 90 observed days · $2.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
28428420232026Week of 2023-04-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

912026-09-16 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-15 05:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.99$5.592023-04-132026-10-152023-04-13 — best price $10.792023-07-04 — best price $11.992023-08-03 — best price $13.992023-10-03 — best price $13.992023-11-20 — best price $10.492023-12-18 — best price $13.992024-01-25 — best price $10.492024-02-29 — best price $10.492024-03-21 — best price $13.992024-05-27 — best price $9.792024-07-11 — best price $13.992024-08-15 — best price $9.372024-10-07 — best price $13.992024-11-21 — best price $9.372024-12-19 — best price $8.392025-01-24 — best price $8.392025-03-03 — best price $8.392025-03-27 — best price $8.392025-05-11 — best price $13.992025-06-27 — best price $8.392025-08-26 — best price $8.392025-09-29 — best price $7.692025-11-05 — best price $13.992025-12-04 — best price $13.992026-01-26 — best price $13.992026-03-02 — best price $7.692026-04-23 — best price $13.992026-07-17 — best price $7.692026-08-13 — best price $7.692026-08-31 — best price $7.692026-09-06 — best price $7.692026-09-12 — best price $7.692026-09-18 — best price $7.692026-09-24 — best price $7.692026-09-30 — best price $7.692026-10-06 — best price $7.692026-10-12 — best price $7.692026-10-15 — best price $7.69
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
76.8%
earned "System override"
33.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Polish

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2023-04-13, latest 2023-06-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5621%26
PS5 (PlayStation)1811%27
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)40%26
Switch (Nintendo)10%0
PS4 (PlayStation)10%27

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

Player tags

RetroStrategySurvivalIsometricSteampunkSimulationStrategy RPGTactical RPGPixel GraphicsParty-Based RPG

Census log

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

Recent updates

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