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Stranded

Peter Moorhead · Curve Games · 2014-05-20

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 20, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 20, 2014 (Mac), May 20, 2014 (Linux)

A minimal point and click adventure, designed to take the player on a short but memorable journey.

Stranded is a 2014 Adventure and Indie game priced at $0.99, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Negative (39% of 548 reviews).

0
playing now
39%
positive of 548 reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
40/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 28,778 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 14k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 548 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.08 at GreenManGaming (2021-01-21) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.99 · on sale 49 of 78 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5520162026Week of 2016-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7202026-09-15 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 5 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 72 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
300May 2014Jul 2026May 2014 — avg 3 · peak 19Aug 2014 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2014 — avg 0 · peak 4Feb 2015 — avg 2 · peak 21May 2015 — avg 2 · peak 15Aug 2015 — avg 0 · peak 4Nov 2015 — avg 0 · peak 4Feb 2016 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Aug 2016 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Feb 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Feb 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Nov 2018 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2019 — avg 0 · peak 16May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3Aug 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 11Nov 2021 — avg 3 · peak 151Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 64Jun 2022 — avg 3 · peak 31Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 105Feb 2023 — avg 15 · peak 675Jul 2023 — avg 16 · peak 88Jul 2026 — avg 1 · peak 63

▼ −28 avg players (−95.0%) vs prior month — Jul 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$7.99$0.082015-01-012026-08-212015-01-01 — best price $1.992015-07-10 — best price $7.992016-02-13 — best price $4.992016-07-26 — best price $4.992017-06-11 — best price $1.302017-11-16 — best price $0.792018-03-12 — best price $1.992018-08-02 — best price $7.992018-12-20 — best price $0.692019-05-08 — best price $0.792019-10-08 — best price $0.492020-01-10 — best price $0.592020-05-04 — best price $3.192020-09-28 — best price $7.992021-01-08 — best price $4.992021-03-13 — best price $3.992021-05-06 — best price $0.742021-08-11 — best price $0.492021-11-22 — best price $0.492022-02-13 — best price $0.992022-05-13 — best price $0.402022-08-19 — best price $0.492022-12-13 — best price $0.372023-03-28 — best price $0.992023-06-24 — best price $0.992023-09-13 — best price $0.992023-11-22 — best price $0.492024-02-08 — best price $0.492024-05-28 — best price $0.492024-11-11 — best price $0.792025-03-20 — best price $0.492025-08-14 — best price $0.992026-02-02 — best price $0.722026-06-02 — best price $0.722026-08-21 — best price $0.50
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)120%7

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

Player tags

2DIndieRetroShortSpaceSci-fiAdventureAtmosphericExplorationSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.