The Game Census
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Staxel

Plukit · Balor Games · 2019-04-11

SteamGOG

IndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 23, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 23, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Grow your farm, meet the villagers, and join your friends online in building your world.

11
playing now
78%
positive of 4.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
56/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
53/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (383 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 121k–290k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,834 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.56 at AllYouPlay (2020-11-21) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 33 of 59 observed days · $1.43 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29529520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2232026-08-06 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 17 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 15 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$3.702018-01-232026-08-302018-01-23 — best price $19.992018-07-03 — best price $19.992018-12-13 — best price $14.992019-05-26 — best price $19.992019-08-30 — best price $13.392019-12-04 — best price $19.992020-03-06 — best price $9.992020-06-23 — best price $17.882020-07-27 — best price $17.882020-08-27 — best price $7.992020-09-23 — best price $16.362020-10-21 — best price $16.362020-11-25 — best price $7.992021-04-27 — best price $17.972021-09-30 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-02-23 — best price $17.882022-05-20 — best price $19.992022-07-27 — best price $17.212022-10-29 — best price $4.192022-12-04 — best price $17.882023-01-20 — best price $4.242023-04-19 — best price $4.592023-06-13 — best price $17.212023-08-28 — best price $4.992023-11-16 — best price $17.212024-01-05 — best price $19.992024-03-10 — best price $17.212024-05-05 — best price $16.992024-06-20 — best price $4.992024-08-05 — best price $19.992024-11-26 — best price $4.992025-01-13 — best price $17.882025-04-23 — best price $14.242025-08-22 — best price $17.882025-12-18 — best price $4.992026-03-12 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
50%
earned "Fresh Farmer"
2.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopFamily Sharing

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,3402%28
Switch (Nintendo)100%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

RPGCuteVoxelCasualNatureSandboxBuildingRelaxingOpen WorldAgriculture

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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