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Survivalist: Invisible Strain

Bob · Ginormocorp Incorporated · 2025-04-25

SteamMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 25, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 25, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.

Survivalist: Invisible Strain is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2025, priced at $11.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 4555 reviews).

225
playing now
87%
positive of 4.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$11.99
steam price (US)

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

Trailer

Survivalist: Invisible Strain trailer thumbnail

Survivalist: Invisible Strain Launch Trailer

≈87,880 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 225 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 386 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~48/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 91k–205k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,555 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$11.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at Humble Store (2026-08-07) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.99 · on sale 43 of 66 observed days · $9.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
41341320202026Week of 2020-06-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

279922026-09-14 23:00 — 126 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 139 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 208 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 115 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 190 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 219 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 92 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 113 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 164 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 134 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 131 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 133 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 129 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 120 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 181 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 190 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 137 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 169 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 196 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 133 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 184 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 218 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 117 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 225 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
40569Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 248 · peak 529Aug 2020 — avg 69 · peak 120Oct 2020 — avg 95 · peak 196Dec 2020 — avg 81 · peak 154Feb 2021 — avg 160 · peak 348Apr 2021 — avg 172 · peak 718Jun 2021 — avg 94 · peak 208Aug 2021 — avg 86 · peak 184Oct 2021 — avg 81 · peak 163Dec 2021 — avg 97 · peak 172Feb 2022 — avg 76 · peak 135Apr 2022 — avg 86 · peak 181Jun 2022 — avg 86 · peak 170Aug 2022 — avg 81 · peak 179Oct 2022 — avg 84 · peak 176Dec 2022 — avg 138 · peak 261Feb 2023 — avg 100 · peak 177Apr 2023 — avg 96 · peak 218Jun 2023 — avg 85 · peak 164Aug 2023 — avg 81 · peak 143Oct 2023 — avg 80 · peak 148Dec 2023 — avg 115 · peak 194Feb 2024 — avg 95 · peak 166Apr 2024 — avg 75 · peak 146Jun 2024 — avg 92 · peak 165Aug 2024 — avg 86 · peak 139Oct 2024 — avg 117 · peak 240Dec 2024 — avg 88 · peak 168Feb 2025 — avg 91 · peak 163Apr 2025 — avg 151 · peak 583Jun 2025 — avg 257 · peak 566Aug 2025 — avg 153 · peak 297Oct 2025 — avg 191 · peak 343Dec 2025 — avg 119 · peak 187Feb 2026 — avg 137 · peak 231Apr 2026 — avg 129 · peak 212Jun 2026 — avg 276 · peak 741Aug 2026 — avg 196 · peak 391
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$11.99$4.192020-06-012026-10-142020-06-01 — best price $5.242020-07-15 — best price $6.992020-08-09 — best price $6.292020-08-31 — best price $6.292020-09-23 — best price $6.292020-10-16 — best price $6.992020-11-06 — best price $6.992020-12-01 — best price $6.992020-12-23 — best price $5.942021-01-29 — best price $5.942021-02-21 — best price $6.992021-03-19 — best price $6.292021-04-11 — best price $6.292021-05-04 — best price $6.292021-05-27 — best price $5.592021-08-02 — best price $4.752021-11-01 — best price $4.542022-01-06 — best price $5.942022-03-01 — best price $5.132022-05-24 — best price $6.992022-09-06 — best price $5.132022-12-13 — best price $5.942023-02-20 — best price $6.992023-04-21 — best price $6.992023-07-31 — best price $6.992023-11-21 — best price $6.492024-01-25 — best price $7.342024-04-22 — best price $8.492024-08-05 — best price $5.992024-11-04 — best price $9.992025-01-20 — best price $4.992025-04-10 — best price $11.992025-07-17 — best price $11.992025-11-03 — best price $11.992026-01-17 — best price $8.812026-04-04 — best price $8.812026-06-15 — best price $11.992026-09-23 — best price $11.992026-10-14 — best price $11.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

33
achievements tracked
21.6%
earned "It can't be worse than this"
1.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

18 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Hungarian, Turkish, French, Spanish - Latin America, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish - Spain…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3801%33
Xbox Series (Xbox)1311%33

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGRTSActionColony SimOpen WorldExplorationConversationOnline Co-OpThird PersonBase-Building

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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