TFM: The First Men
Gathering Tree · 2022-11-02
IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric
Releases: Nov 02, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))
An open-world colony sim based on stories of the first men. Infinite possibilities await your very own Adam and Eve as they embark on a generation-spanning adventure. How will you shape their future?
TFM: The First Men is an Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $24.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Mixed review sentiment (58% of 412 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-16
0 players in-game as of 2026-10-16 05:00 UTC (census sample)
Help reshape the ancient, untold stories of how mankind started its ambitious journey of life. Suffer the struggles that they’ve been through together and help them overcome the challenges of loneliness during times when they were afresh to their universe.(Storyline via IGDB)
Health check
- · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
- · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
- · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (201 reviews).
- · Top 17% of 51,291 Indie games in the census by review count.
Review-multiple estimate from 412 total reviews — how this is computed.
All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2025-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal
Review momentum
Price history
Details
Player tags
2DFantasySandboxBuildingStrategySurvivalColony SimManagementOpen WorldSimulation
Census log
- 2022-11-01First review activity on record (week of 2022-11-01).
- 2022-11-01Biggest review week on record: 201 reviews (week of 2022-11-01).
- 2026-10-16Highest concurrent player count the census has recorded: 0 (2026-10-16).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
Players also track
Rise to RuinsRise of IndustryWorkers & Resources: Soviet RepublicTheoTownTerraformersFabledomNorlandStacklands
Similarity via IGDB.