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The Surge

Deck13 · Focus Entertainment · 2017-05-15

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player

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.

50
playing now
75%
positive of 12k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
72/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (107 ratings)
18h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 30h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

50 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 50 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 10% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 305k–733k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,210 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Humble Store$1.94-87%
GOG$1.95-87%
GamersGate$1.95-87%
GOG$1.95-87%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.95-87%

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 92 of 133 observed days · at its 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

128352026-08-06 21:00 — 82 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 46 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 68 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 89 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 61 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 80 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 100 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 79 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 108 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 106 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 35 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 67 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 80 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 56 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 69 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 40 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 97 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 89 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 40 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 43 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 82 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 54 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 78 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 86 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 49 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 40 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 75 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 50 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$1.552017-03-172026-08-302017-03-17 — best price $42.122017-08-21 — best price $33.552017-12-07 — best price $39.992018-04-20 — best price $49.992018-08-09 — best price $13.602018-12-04 — best price $29.992019-04-25 — best price $29.992019-08-31 — best price $29.992019-11-27 — best price $19.982020-02-03 — best price $19.992020-04-21 — best price $16.792020-07-19 — best price $19.992020-09-18 — best price $4.992020-11-11 — best price $19.992020-12-24 — best price $19.992021-02-21 — best price $19.992021-04-14 — best price $4.992021-05-29 — best price $19.992021-08-30 — best price $4.992021-12-03 — best price $12.592022-03-15 — best price $14.992022-06-20 — best price $3.402022-09-16 — best price $4.132022-12-09 — best price $12.592023-04-06 — best price $2.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-10-18 — best price $13.082024-02-05 — best price $14.992024-04-29 — best price $11.692024-08-02 — best price $1.572024-11-21 — best price $1.872025-02-05 — best price $12.672025-04-22 — best price $14.992025-07-25 — best price $1.572025-10-28 — best price $1.602026-01-21 — best price $14.992026-03-27 — best price $1.992026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $1.95
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

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

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.

Player tags

RPGMechsActionRobotsSci-fiViolentCyberpunkDifficultAction RPGOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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