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Sprocket cover art

Sprocket

Hamish Dunn · 2021-08-26

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 26, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.

Sprocket is an Action, Indie, Simulation, and Early Access game released in 2021, priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (92% of 12981 reviews).

285
playing now
92%
positive of 13k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
8
Nexus mods (122 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

285 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Sprocket trailer thumbnail

SPROCKETS Trailer | 2011

≈427,323 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 285 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,348 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~169/week).
  • · Review velocity up 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 264k–593k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,181 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2021-08-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20212026Week of 2021-08-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,544 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6742192026-09-15 13:00 — 432 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 356 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 219 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 564 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 532 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 290 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 324 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 504 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 392 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 474 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 550 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 331 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 259 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 564 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 419 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 251 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 508 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 334 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 271 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 674 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 552 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 288 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 431 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 285 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
911163Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 911 · peak 1,936Nov 2021 — avg 249 · peak 459Jan 2022 — avg 205 · peak 409Mar 2022 — avg 223 · peak 408May 2022 — avg 173 · peak 307Jul 2022 — avg 180 · peak 323Sep 2022 — avg 163 · peak 283Nov 2022 — avg 218 · peak 404Jan 2023 — avg 322 · peak 572Mar 2023 — avg 264 · peak 548May 2023 — avg 254 · peak 469Jul 2023 — avg 209 · peak 300Sep 2023 — avg 197 · peak 336Nov 2023 — avg 203 · peak 364Jan 2024 — avg 228 · peak 396Mar 2024 — avg 226 · peak 392May 2024 — avg 190 · peak 319Jul 2024 — avg 229 · peak 431Sep 2024 — avg 194 · peak 385Nov 2024 — avg 242 · peak 434Jan 2025 — avg 242 · peak 383Mar 2025 — avg 228 · peak 408May 2025 — avg 260 · peak 468Jul 2025 — avg 211 · peak 316Sep 2025 — avg 204 · peak 360Nov 2025 — avg 317 · peak 595Jan 2026 — avg 363 · peak 659Mar 2026 — avg 291 · peak 546May 2026 — avg 271 · peak 437Jul 2026 — avg 371 · peak 649Aug 2026 — avg 371 · peak 621
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
33332026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 33 new positive2026-09-21: 4 new negative2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new negative2026-09-23: 8 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 4 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 8 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 5 new positive2026-09-28: 9 new positive2026-09-29: 7 new positive2026-09-30: 4 new positive2026-10-01: 8 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 4 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new negative2026-10-03: 7 new positive2026-10-04: 11 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 7 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new positive2026-10-07: 6 new positive2026-10-08: 4 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new positive2026-10-10: 7 new positive2026-10-11: 5 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 11 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new negative2026-10-14: 7 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Twitch viewers

102026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 19:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-15 06:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPvEWarPhysicsSandboxWargameBuildingCold WarMilitaryWorld War I

Census log

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

Recent updates

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