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The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation

Supercube · 2023-01-20

Steam

RPGSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: TBD (Mac), TBD (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Deep and innovative space survival simulation experience. Build your station, manage your crew and explore the harsh environment of Io, the innermost moon of Jupiter. Are you brave enough to survive?

The Pioneers: Surviving Desolation is a 2023 RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access game priced at $29.99, with a Mixed review sentiment (66% of 442 reviews) and an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners.

0
playing now
66%
positive of 442 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Planet Earth. 2084 Climate change is accelerating the need to find new sources of materials and energy. Major projects are being launched around the world to tap into other objects in the solar system to fuel population and technological growth. One of the most promising missions in this new space race is in the hands of Octal, an international consortium specialized in fossil fuels. With colossal financial resources and a technological lead, Octal is preparing to land the first human crew on Io, the inner moon of Jupiter, chosen for its relative proximity and abundance of rare metals. Alth(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 25 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (158 reviews).
  • · Top 25% of 13,891 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 8.8k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 442 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11511520232026Week of 2023-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$14.992023-01-202026-03-262023-01-20 — best price $25.492023-01-27 — best price $29.992023-03-16 — best price $25.492023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-04-03 — best price $25.492023-04-10 — best price $29.992023-05-15 — best price $25.492023-05-22 — best price $29.992023-07-24 — best price $23.992023-07-31 — best price $29.992023-09-11 — best price $23.992023-09-18 — best price $29.992023-10-23 — best price $22.492023-10-30 — best price $29.992023-12-21 — best price $22.492024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-01-22 — best price $22.492024-01-29 — best price $29.992024-03-14 — best price $20.992024-03-21 — best price $29.992024-04-01 — best price $22.492024-04-08 — best price $29.992024-05-13 — best price $20.992024-05-20 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $20.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-09-02 — best price $20.992024-09-09 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $20.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-06-26 — best price $20.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992026-03-19 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

30 supported languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, German, Russian, Swedish, Hungarian, Polish, Italian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech…

Player tags

RPGRTSCraftingLife SimStrategySurvivalTop-DownRealisticManagementSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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