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SLUDGE LIFE cover art

SLUDGE LIFE

Terri Vellmann · Devolver Digital · 2021-06-02

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreAmazon

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 02, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), May 28, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.

4
playing now
91%
positive of 5.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
IGDB user rating (37 ratings)
3h
to beat · rushed 2h · completionist 4.2h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Sludge Life is a 2020 adventure video game developed by Adam "Doseone" Drucker and Terri Vellmann and published by Devolver Digital for Windows. It was the second collaboration between the two and Devolver following High Hell in 2017. Sludge Life was released in 2020 for free for the first year. It has been released along with a soundtrack EP and digital album, as well as ported to the Nintendo Switch. A sequel, Sludge Life 2, was released in 2023.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 206 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~26/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 111k–249k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,530 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.69 at Nuuvem (2026-06-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 57 of 98 observed days · $0.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12612620212026Week of 2021-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 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 — 6 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 8 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002020-05-282026-08-302020-05-28 — best price $0.002021-08-23 — best price $14.992021-11-30 — best price $14.992022-01-17 — best price $14.992022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $7.492022-10-10 — best price $7.492022-12-07 — best price $14.992023-01-31 — best price $14.992023-03-20 — best price $8.992023-05-08 — best price $14.992023-07-15 — best price $14.992023-08-26 — best price $14.992023-11-06 — best price $3.742023-12-09 — best price $14.992024-01-25 — best price $3.742024-03-01 — best price $3.742024-05-03 — best price $3.742024-06-15 — best price $14.992024-07-26 — best price $14.992024-09-05 — best price $2.992024-10-19 — best price $14.992024-12-03 — best price $14.992025-01-16 — best price $14.992025-02-12 — best price $3.002025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-04-29 — best price $2.992025-06-16 — best price $14.992025-07-31 — best price $14.992025-09-19 — best price $14.992025-10-26 — best price $14.992025-12-06 — best price $14.992026-01-23 — best price $2.992026-03-12 — best price $2.992026-04-17 — best price $14.992026-06-11 — best price $2.692026-08-11 — best price $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3272026-05-29 — 15 pageviews2026-06-01 — 31 pageviews2026-06-04 — 19 pageviews2026-06-07 — 9 pageviews2026-06-10 — 18 pageviews2026-06-13 — 18 pageviews2026-06-16 — 18 pageviews2026-06-19 — 20 pageviews2026-06-22 — 15 pageviews2026-06-25 — 23 pageviews2026-06-28 — 17 pageviews2026-07-01 — 10 pageviews2026-07-04 — 22 pageviews2026-07-07 — 20 pageviews2026-07-10 — 13 pageviews2026-07-13 — 15 pageviews2026-07-16 — 23 pageviews2026-07-19 — 15 pageviews2026-07-22 — 10 pageviews2026-07-25 — 10 pageviews2026-07-28 — 14 pageviews2026-07-31 — 17 pageviews2026-08-03 — 14 pageviews2026-08-06 — 31 pageviews2026-08-09 — 19 pageviews2026-08-12 — 23 pageviews2026-08-15 — 11 pageviews2026-08-18 — 9 pageviews2026-08-21 — 13 pageviews2026-08-24 — 18 pageviews2026-08-26 — 19 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
17.3%
earned "BIG POCKETS"
14.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,91954%14
Switch (Nintendo)390%0

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

Player tags

FPSFunnyIndieActionComedyAbstractStylizedAdventureOpen WorldAtmospheric

Census log

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

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