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Small World

Days of Wonder · 2013-12-11

Steam

CasualIndieStrategy

Franchise: Small World · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 22, 2013 (Android), Apr 01, 2010 (iOS), Dec 11, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.

Small World is a Casual, Indie, Strategy game released in 2013, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mixed sentiment (68% of 1520 reviews).

4
playing now
68%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 29,753 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 61k–122k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,520 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at IndieGala Store (2026-09-01) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 49 of 93 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
141420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1312026-09-16 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 05:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1180Mar 2013Aug 2026Mar 2013 — avg 0 · peak 0Aug 2013 — avg 0 · peak 0Jan 2014 — avg 46 · peak 115Jun 2014 — avg 27 · peak 56Nov 2014 — avg 21 · peak 49Apr 2015 — avg 75 · peak 288Sep 2015 — avg 24 · peak 48Feb 2016 — avg 29 · peak 59Jul 2016 — avg 22 · peak 54Dec 2016 — avg 21 · peak 64May 2017 — avg 20 · peak 47Oct 2017 — avg 18 · peak 47Mar 2018 — avg 17 · peak 37Aug 2018 — avg 19 · peak 59Jan 2019 — avg 19 · peak 41Jun 2019 — avg 13 · peak 31Nov 2019 — avg 13 · peak 35Apr 2020 — avg 58 · peak 182Sep 2020 — avg 33 · peak 97Feb 2021 — avg 75 · peak 228Jul 2021 — avg 20 · peak 54Dec 2021 — avg 22 · peak 52May 2022 — avg 14 · peak 42Oct 2022 — avg 13 · peak 42Mar 2023 — avg 13 · peak 31Aug 2023 — avg 10 · peak 31Jan 2024 — avg 17 · peak 42Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 27Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 33Apr 2025 — avg 8 · peak 22Sep 2025 — avg 7 · peak 21Feb 2026 — avg 8 · peak 31Jul 2026 — avg 6 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.492015-01-012026-08-242015-01-01 — best price $7.492016-11-01 — best price $9.992018-04-20 — best price $9.992018-08-31 — best price $8.992019-02-14 — best price $3.992020-03-25 — best price $8.892020-06-13 — best price $8.892020-07-10 — best price $9.992020-08-11 — best price $9.992020-09-10 — best price $9.992020-10-07 — best price $9.992020-11-04 — best price $8.892020-12-04 — best price $8.892021-01-04 — best price $8.892021-02-02 — best price $9.992021-03-05 — best price $9.992021-04-04 — best price $9.992021-05-04 — best price $9.992021-06-01 — best price $8.892021-10-28 — best price $2.992022-06-23 — best price $2.992023-04-01 — best price $9.992023-08-18 — best price $3.992024-02-11 — best price $7.652024-06-25 — best price $8.892024-10-11 — best price $3.292024-12-19 — best price $3.992025-04-07 — best price $2.982025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-09-22 — best price $9.992025-11-29 — best price $8.892026-02-02 — best price $2.132026-04-17 — best price $2.002026-06-18 — best price $9.992026-08-24 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Trading CardsSteam Turn Notifications5 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Italian

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2013-12-11, latest 2021-02-10 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DIndieCasualFantasyStrategyTabletopBoard GameTurn-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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