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Stories from the Outbreak cover art

Stories from the Outbreak

Coldwild Games · 2024-02-20

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 16, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 27, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 20, 2024 (Linux), Feb 20, 2024 (Mac)

Stories from the Outbreak is a turn-based roguelike zombie RPG. Lead a group of survivors from the doomed city of Riga towards a ferry sailing across the North Sea. Scavenge for supplies, battle the undead, decide the fate of your team. What are you willing to sacrifice in order to survive?

81%
positive of 158 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 14 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 48% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 46% of 10,949 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.2k–7.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 158 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 7 of 10 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720232026Week of 2023-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$7.992026-09-182026-09-272026-09-18 — best price $7.992026-09-19 — best price $7.992026-09-20 — best price $7.992026-09-21 — best price $19.992026-09-22 — best price $19.992026-09-23 — best price $19.992026-09-24 — best price $7.992026-09-25 — best price $7.992026-09-26 — best price $7.992026-09-27 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
47.3%
earned "The Houndwalker"
2.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-03-27 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DRPGJRPGZombiesStrategySurvivalManagementRogue-likeStory RichPerma Death

Census log

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

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