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TerraTech cover art

TerraTech

Payload Studios · Mythwright · 2018-08-10

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 10, 2018 (Mac), Aug 10, 2018 (Xbox One), Aug 10, 2018 (Linux), May 29, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 10, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 14, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

TerraTech is an open-world, sandbox adventure game, where you design and build your own creations through a mix of crafting, combat and discovery. Design vehicles from a huge library of blocks. Scavenge, craft and buy new parts to survive and become the ultimate planetary prospector.

452
playing now
91%
positive of 25k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

452 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

TerraTech is an open-world construction sandbox game with action elements created and released by British developer Payload Studios on 10 August 2018 for Windows and Xbox One and four days later for PlayStation 4. A port to Nintendo Switch by Lab42 was released on 29 May 2019. The game focuses on interplanetary mining operations. Players build and operate vehicles, called Techs, and stationary bases to extract resources and fight rival prospectors.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 452 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 881 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~110/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 623k–1.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 24,925 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-02-11) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 34 of 65 observed days · $20.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
66866820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 668 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4521982026-08-06 22:00 — 199 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 211 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 331 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 240 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 256 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 308 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 229 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 256 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 352 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 234 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 228 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 344 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 217 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 257 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 314 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 208 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 215 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 317 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 272 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 217 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 284 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 254 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 262 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 354 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 270 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 201 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 235 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 271 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 358 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 452 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $30.992015-05-22 — best price $9.992015-07-09 — best price $11.432015-12-22 — best price $13.992016-06-23 — best price $13.992016-11-23 — best price $13.992017-04-26 — best price $13.392017-07-24 — best price $13.392017-12-21 — best price $13.392018-06-22 — best price $11.992018-12-10 — best price $18.742019-05-10 — best price $17.492019-10-28 — best price $17.492020-01-11 — best price $16.742020-04-20 — best price $24.992020-10-19 — best price $16.742021-02-11 — best price $16.742021-06-24 — best price $14.992021-11-01 — best price $24.992022-04-06 — best price $24.992023-03-10 — best price $24.992023-05-13 — best price $24.992023-08-25 — best price $24.992023-12-21 — best price $7.492024-05-27 — best price $8.492024-12-13 — best price $6.252025-05-09 — best price $6.242025-07-21 — best price $6.242025-09-27 — best price $24.992025-11-13 — best price $24.992026-01-08 — best price $24.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-05-15 — best price $6.252026-07-02 — best price $6.242026-08-27 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4812026-05-29 — 23 pageviews2026-06-01 — 18 pageviews2026-06-04 — 25 pageviews2026-06-07 — 17 pageviews2026-06-10 — 20 pageviews2026-06-13 — 22 pageviews2026-06-16 — 15 pageviews2026-06-19 — 11 pageviews2026-06-22 — 14 pageviews2026-06-25 — 9 pageviews2026-06-28 — 13 pageviews2026-07-01 — 16 pageviews2026-07-04 — 9 pageviews2026-07-07 — 10 pageviews2026-07-10 — 14 pageviews2026-07-13 — 19 pageviews2026-07-16 — 13 pageviews2026-07-19 — 11 pageviews2026-07-22 — 13 pageviews2026-07-25 — 22 pageviews2026-07-28 — 6 pageviews2026-07-31 — 14 pageviews2026-08-03 — 14 pageviews2026-08-06 — 10 pageviews2026-08-09 — 15 pageviews2026-08-12 — 15 pageviews2026-08-15 — 12 pageviews2026-08-18 — 17 pageviews2026-08-21 — 13 pageviews2026-08-24 — 16 pageviews2026-08-26 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

702026-08-27 09:33 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
69.3%
earned "Here Comes a New Challenger"
8.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller Support8 DLC

17 supported languages: English, German, Russian, French, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Swedish, Spanish - Spain, Japanese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,3643%15
Xbox One (Xbox)1,6762%15
PS4 (PlayStation)1,6362%16
Switch (Nintendo)70%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

IndieActionRobotsSandboxBuildingCraftingStrategySurvivalAdventureOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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