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The Surge

Deck13 · Focus Entertainment · 2017-05-15

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: May 15, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 16, 2017 (PlayStation 4), May 16, 2017 (Xbox One)

Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

The Surge is a 2017 Action and RPG game priced at $14.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 12,264 reviews).

41
playing now
75%
positive of 12k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
10
Nexus mods (5.5k downloads)
3.99★
PlayStation Store rating (20,949 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 30h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

The Surge is a 2017 action role-playing video game developed by Deck13 Interactive and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on 16 May 2017, while an Amazon Luna version released on 20 October 2020.

Trailer

The Surge trailer thumbnail

The Surge | Stronger, Faster, Tougher | PS4

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 41 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 713 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~89/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 307k–736k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,264 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Gamesplanet$1.78-88%
Humble Store$1.94-87%
Steam$1.94-87%
GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at GameBillet (2025-07-10) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 124 of 165 observed days · $0.35 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16316320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 33 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

98322026-09-15 12:00 — 78 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 98 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 55 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 80 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 91 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 55 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 48 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 64 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 57 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 43 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 57 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 52 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 32 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 57 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 67 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 43 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 55 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 61 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 37 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 55 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 75 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 37 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 41 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9442Mar 2017Aug 2026Mar 2017 — avg 3 · peak 15Jun 2017 — avg 317 · peak 917Sep 2017 — avg 142 · peak 710Dec 2017 — avg 209 · peak 614Mar 2018 — avg 241 · peak 925Jun 2018 — avg 114 · peak 394Sep 2018 — avg 257 · peak 978Dec 2018 — avg 116 · peak 298Mar 2019 — avg 71 · peak 150Jun 2019 — avg 122 · peak 304Sep 2019 — avg 337 · peak 926Dec 2019 — avg 89 · peak 196Mar 2020 — avg 122 · peak 310Jun 2020 — avg 81 · peak 230Sep 2020 — avg 180 · peak 660Dec 2020 — avg 71 · peak 145Mar 2021 — avg 51 · peak 108Jun 2021 — avg 47 · peak 128Sep 2021 — avg 100 · peak 355Dec 2021 — avg 59 · peak 112Mar 2022 — avg 59 · peak 162Jun 2022 — avg 47 · peak 104Sep 2022 — avg 90 · peak 264Dec 2022 — avg 82 · peak 190Mar 2023 — avg 72 · peak 187Jun 2023 — avg 62 · peak 156Sep 2023 — avg 78 · peak 195Dec 2023 — avg 70 · peak 140Mar 2024 — avg 87 · peak 194Jun 2024 — avg 57 · peak 165Sep 2024 — avg 73 · peak 170Dec 2024 — avg 59 · peak 123Mar 2025 — avg 63 · peak 126Jun 2025 — avg 70 · peak 159Sep 2025 — avg 67 · peak 223Dec 2025 — avg 64 · peak 121Mar 2026 — avg 63 · peak 154Jun 2026 — avg 77 · peak 189Aug 2026 — avg 69 · peak 165
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$0.002017-03-172026-10-142017-03-17 — best price $42.122017-09-10 — best price $31.662018-02-05 — best price $23.992018-06-18 — best price $15.992018-11-20 — best price $29.992019-04-25 — best price $29.992019-09-12 — best price $7.492019-12-31 — best price $19.992020-03-16 — best price $6.792020-07-10 — best price $19.992020-09-18 — best price $4.992020-11-18 — best price $17.882021-01-21 — best price $19.992021-03-29 — best price $19.992021-05-20 — best price $19.992021-08-30 — best price $4.992021-12-16 — best price $5.242022-04-26 — best price $3.752022-08-13 — best price $3.752022-12-01 — best price $12.592023-04-06 — best price $2.992023-07-25 — best price $2.752023-12-04 — best price $14.992024-03-28 — best price $1.942024-07-12 — best price $13.082024-11-21 — best price $1.872025-02-24 — best price $1.792025-05-27 — best price $1.952025-09-18 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $12.422026-03-27 — best price $1.992026-08-09 — best price $1.782026-09-17 — best price $1.952026-10-14 — best price $1.94
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

149352026-06-01 — 52 pageviews2026-06-05 — 64 pageviews2026-06-09 — 72 pageviews2026-06-13 — 72 pageviews2026-06-17 — 74 pageviews2026-06-21 — 60 pageviews2026-06-25 — 64 pageviews2026-06-29 — 68 pageviews2026-07-03 — 78 pageviews2026-07-07 — 83 pageviews2026-07-11 — 56 pageviews2026-07-15 — 35 pageviews2026-07-19 — 84 pageviews2026-07-23 — 76 pageviews2026-07-27 — 91 pageviews2026-07-31 — 53 pageviews2026-08-04 — 62 pageviews2026-08-08 — 80 pageviews2026-08-12 — 65 pageviews2026-08-16 — 72 pageviews2026-08-20 — 77 pageviews2026-08-24 — 93 pageviews2026-08-28 — 74 pageviews2026-09-01 — 67 pageviews2026-09-05 — 96 pageviews2026-09-09 — 56 pageviews2026-09-13 — 55 pageviews2026-09-17 — 67 pageviews2026-09-21 — 69 pageviews2026-09-25 — 51 pageviews2026-09-29 — 66 pageviews2026-10-03 — 56 pageviews2026-10-07 — 54 pageviews2026-10-11 — 54 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92.3%
earned "On My Own Two Feet"
12.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing5 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2017-05-15, latest 2018-10-02 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)71,2122%67
Steam (Steam)22,3964%67
Xbox One (Xbox)15,7612%67
Windows (Xbox)6953%67

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

RPGMechsActionRobotsSci-fiViolentCyberpunkDifficultAction RPGOpen World

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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