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The Long Drive

Genesz · 2019-09-25

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 25, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Random generated open world semi-post apocalyptic survival car driving game.

The Long Drive is an Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2019, priced at $15.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a Very Positive (88% of 56357 reviews) sentiment.

256
playing now
88%
positive of 57k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
15,888
twitch viewers (latest)
1986.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
56/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
130
Nexus mods (183k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$15.99
steam price (US)

256 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

The Long Drive trailer thumbnail

The Long Drive Early Access Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 256 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,685 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~586/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.4M–3.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 56,698 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $15.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.7k1.7k20192026Week of 2019-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 626 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 541 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 911 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 776 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 774 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 715 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 818 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 995 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 897 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 953 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,362 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 748 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 904 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 650 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 775 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 728 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 782 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,061 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 823 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,662 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 782 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 755 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 899 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,591 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 243 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,251 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 731 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,192 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 783 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 703 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 408 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 653 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 406 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 159 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7741002026-09-15 12:00 — 226 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 230 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 115 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 359 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 447 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 133 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 175 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 330 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 202 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 266 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 312 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 176 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 132 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 524 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 470 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 253 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 569 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 437 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 199 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 490 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 440 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 202 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 256 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.4k15Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 49 · peak 149Jan 2020 — avg 28 · peak 69Apr 2020 — avg 17 · peak 48Jul 2020 — avg 54 · peak 181Oct 2020 — avg 94 · peak 254Jan 2021 — avg 72 · peak 158Apr 2021 — avg 119 · peak 233Jul 2021 — avg 303 · peak 671Oct 2021 — avg 294 · peak 957Jan 2022 — avg 255 · peak 646Apr 2022 — avg 369 · peak 882Jul 2022 — avg 564 · peak 1,357Oct 2022 — avg 529 · peak 1,337Jan 2023 — avg 697 · peak 1,417Apr 2023 — avg 1,159 · peak 3,151Jul 2023 — avg 630 · peak 1,116Oct 2023 — avg 442 · peak 868Jan 2024 — avg 556 · peak 1,133Apr 2024 — avg 744 · peak 1,519Jul 2024 — avg 1,353 · peak 3,219Oct 2024 — avg 836 · peak 1,794Jan 2025 — avg 1,088 · peak 3,883Apr 2025 — avg 592 · peak 1,152Jul 2025 — avg 661 · peak 1,592Oct 2025 — avg 545 · peak 1,946Jan 2026 — avg 525 · peak 1,511Apr 2026 — avg 372 · peak 786Jul 2026 — avg 489 · peak 1,207Aug 2026 — avg 296 · peak 515
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
20202026-09-242026-10-142026-09-24: 5 new positive2026-09-24: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 20 new positive2026-09-26: 5 new negative2026-09-28: 15 new positive2026-09-28: 8 new negative2026-09-30: 12 new positive2026-09-30: 9 new negative2026-10-01: 12 new positive2026-10-01: 5 new negative2026-10-02: 9 new positive2026-10-02: 6 new negative2026-10-03: 19 new positive2026-10-03: 7 new negative2026-10-04: 14 new positive2026-10-04: 6 new negative2026-10-05: 5 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new negative2026-10-06: 7 new positive2026-10-06: 7 new negative2026-10-07: 17 new positive2026-10-07: 5 new negative2026-10-08: 12 new positive2026-10-08: 4 new negative2026-10-09: 5 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new negative2026-10-10: 5 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 15 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 13 new positive2026-10-13: 5 new negative2026-10-14: 1 new positive2026-10-14: 4 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$15.99$3.992019-09-252026-07-092019-09-25 — best price $8.992019-12-19 — best price $8.992020-01-23 — best price $8.992020-06-25 — best price $8.992020-11-25 — best price $8.992020-12-22 — best price $8.992021-05-27 — best price $8.992021-06-28 — best price $8.992021-10-28 — best price $8.992021-11-24 — best price $8.992021-12-22 — best price $8.992022-01-27 — best price $8.992022-06-23 — best price $8.992022-11-22 — best price $8.992022-12-22 — best price $8.992023-03-16 — best price $8.992023-04-07 — best price $15.992023-07-13 — best price $15.992023-11-28 — best price $15.992024-01-04 — best price $15.992024-03-21 — best price $15.992024-07-11 — best price $15.992024-09-23 — best price $15.992024-12-04 — best price $15.992025-01-02 — best price $15.992025-03-20 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $15.992025-10-06 — best price $15.992026-01-05 — best price $15.992026-03-26 — best price $15.992026-07-09 — best price $15.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

21k02026-10-01 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-02 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 13:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-05 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 01:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-10 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 08:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-12 21:12 — 18,449 viewers2026-10-13 19:34 — 17,043 viewers2026-10-14 00:12 — 13,601 viewers2026-10-14 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 6,451 viewers2026-10-14 20:12 — 18,608 viewers2026-10-15 00:34 — 15,888 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

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

Player tags

HorrorRacingDrivingShooterSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldSimulationExplorationMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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