The Game Census
Super Motherload cover art

Super Motherload

XGen Studios · 2014-04-04

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 22, 2013 (PlayStation 4), Nov 26, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Apr 04, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play.

Super Motherload is a 2014 Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mostly Positive (76% of 950 reviews) sentiment.

2
playing now
76%
positive of 950 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4.21★
PlayStation Store rating (3,328 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Super Motherload is a video game developed by XGen Studios for the PlayStation 4. It was originally released on November 15, 2013, with later releases for PlayStation 3 and Windows. Super Motherload is the sequel to Motherload, an Adobe Flash game also developed by XGen Studios, released in 2004. In the game, players work for a corporation to collect minerals and gems on Mars.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 36 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 14% of 29,427 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 24k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 950 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.24 at Fanatical (2015-12-30) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620172026Week of 2017-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 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: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1512026-09-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 15 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
323Mar 2014Aug 2026Mar 2014 — avg 20 · peak 54Jul 2014 — avg 5 · peak 20Nov 2014 — avg 6 · peak 30Mar 2015 — avg 3 · peak 11Jul 2015 — avg 8 · peak 36Nov 2015 — avg 7 · peak 37Mar 2016 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2016 — avg 9 · peak 35Nov 2016 — avg 5 · peak 22Mar 2017 — avg 4 · peak 16Jul 2017 — avg 11 · peak 68Nov 2017 — avg 6 · peak 22Mar 2018 — avg 5 · peak 13Jul 2018 — avg 5 · peak 21Nov 2018 — avg 6 · peak 22Mar 2019 — avg 6 · peak 15Jul 2019 — avg 4 · peak 13Nov 2019 — avg 6 · peak 25Mar 2020 — avg 6 · peak 25Jul 2020 — avg 15 · peak 46Nov 2020 — avg 8 · peak 20Mar 2021 — avg 7 · peak 21Jul 2021 — avg 9 · peak 30Nov 2021 — avg 10 · peak 28Mar 2022 — avg 6 · peak 22Jul 2022 — avg 10 · peak 28Nov 2022 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2023 — avg 7 · peak 21Jul 2023 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2023 — avg 6 · peak 16Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 15Jul 2024 — avg 10 · peak 25Nov 2024 — avg 5 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Jul 2025 — avg 7 · peak 19Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 16Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $14.992015-12-01 — best price $14.992016-09-22 — best price $14.992017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-12-21 — best price $3.742018-07-05 — best price $14.992019-04-29 — best price $14.992020-02-11 — best price $13.392020-05-18 — best price $11.012020-06-09 — best price $14.992020-07-09 — best price $14.992020-07-26 — best price $13.392020-08-13 — best price $13.392020-09-01 — best price $13.392020-09-19 — best price $13.392020-10-10 — best price $13.392020-11-03 — best price $14.992020-11-21 — best price $11.012020-12-21 — best price $14.992021-01-08 — best price $13.392021-01-27 — best price $13.392021-02-16 — best price $13.392021-03-07 — best price $13.392021-03-25 — best price $13.392021-04-17 — best price $13.392021-05-05 — best price $13.392021-05-23 — best price $13.392021-06-25 — best price $11.012021-12-02 — best price $14.992022-04-18 — best price $14.992022-10-10 — best price $3.742023-04-24 — best price $5.242023-12-18 — best price $14.992024-04-23 — best price $11.012024-09-27 — best price $3.742025-01-14 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $4.492026-03-19 — best price $5.242026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

28102026-06-01 — 25 pageviews2026-06-05 — 18 pageviews2026-06-09 — 20 pageviews2026-06-13 — 13 pageviews2026-06-17 — 15 pageviews2026-06-21 — 10 pageviews2026-06-25 — 14 pageviews2026-06-29 — 21 pageviews2026-07-03 — 14 pageviews2026-07-07 — 19 pageviews2026-07-11 — 18 pageviews2026-07-15 — 24 pageviews2026-07-19 — 19 pageviews2026-07-23 — 18 pageviews2026-07-27 — 20 pageviews2026-07-31 — 14 pageviews2026-08-04 — 24 pageviews2026-08-08 — 12 pageviews2026-08-12 — 14 pageviews2026-08-16 — 21 pageviews2026-08-20 — 18 pageviews2026-08-24 — 12 pageviews2026-08-28 — 11 pageviews2026-09-01 — 19 pageviews2026-09-05 — 21 pageviews2026-09-09 — 26 pageviews2026-09-13 — 21 pageviews2026-09-17 — 13 pageviews2026-09-21 — 15 pageviews2026-09-25 — 23 pageviews2026-09-29 — 18 pageviews2026-10-03 — 21 pageviews2026-10-07 — 15 pageviews2026-10-10 — 17 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
63.6%
earned "Move Along -- Nothing to see here"
12%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TV

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,9906%9
PS4 (PlayStation)2,9818%9
PS4 (PlayStation)79914%9
PS3 (PlayStation)70215%9
PS3 (PlayStation)62618%9

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

Player tags

RPGLootIndieCasualMiningSci-fiAdventureExplorationLocal Co-OpMultiplayer

Census log

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

Players also track

Star Control®: OriginsChildren of MortaImmortal: UnchainedTanziaOmensight: Definitive EditionPLANET ALPHACitadel: Forged with FireForgotton Anne

Similarity via IGDB.

Official site ↗Wikipedia ↗