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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.

4
playing now
93%
positive of 781 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$13.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 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 29% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 16k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 781 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.69-45%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$13.99

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 28 of 53 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

1302026-08-07 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 8 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$13.99$5.592023-04-132026-08-302023-04-13 — best price $10.792023-06-30 — best price $9.592023-08-01 — best price $11.992023-09-03 — best price $7.692023-10-23 — best price $13.992023-11-21 — best price $10.492023-12-18 — best price $13.992024-01-22 — best price $10.492024-02-20 — best price $10.492024-03-08 — best price $13.992024-04-04 — best price $13.992024-06-03 — best price $13.992024-07-11 — best price $13.992024-08-05 — best price $13.992024-09-26 — best price $9.372024-11-04 — best price $13.992024-11-27 — best price $9.372025-01-02 — best price $13.992025-01-24 — best price $8.392025-03-01 — best price $13.992025-03-19 — best price $8.392025-04-21 — best price $13.992025-06-02 — best price $8.392025-07-10 — best price $8.392025-08-26 — best price $8.392025-09-26 — best price $13.992025-10-27 — best price $7.692025-11-26 — best price $7.692026-01-03 — best price $13.992026-02-04 — best price $13.992026-03-02 — best price $7.692026-04-16 — best price $6.992026-06-20 — best price $7.692026-08-01 — best price $7.692026-08-27 — best price $7.692026-08-30 — 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

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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