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The WILDS

Gluten Free Games · 2022-02-15

Steam

CasualRPGSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 15, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Become iconic animals and fight for survival in the The WILDS. Finding food, water, and shelter will be the easy part, protecting your family from hungry predators and a harsh environment will separate the weak from the strong. Welcome to a uniquely immersive animal experience...

The WILDS is a Casual RPG Simulation Early Access game released in 2022, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 619 reviews).

4
playing now
76%
positive of 619 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 78 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 29,056 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 12k–28k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 619 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2023-12-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
383820222026Week of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 8 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
241Aug 2022Aug 2026Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 20Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Feb 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Aug 2024 — avg 8 · peak 25Oct 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2025 — avg 8 · peak 32Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Feb 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2026 — avg 3 · peak 13Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$2.492022-02-152026-07-092022-02-15 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $4.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-07-05 — best price $4.992023-07-12 — best price $9.992023-09-15 — best price $4.992023-09-29 — best price $9.992023-11-01 — best price $4.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992023-12-02 — best price $4.992023-12-15 — best price $2.492023-12-29 — best price $4.992024-01-28 — best price $2.492024-02-11 — best price $4.992024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-07-11 — best price $4.992025-01-09 — best price $2.492025-01-23 — best price $4.992025-06-26 — best price $2.492025-07-10 — best price $4.992025-09-29 — best price $2.492025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-11-10 — best price $2.492025-11-17 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $2.492026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $2.492026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

1
achievements tracked
17.3%
earned "Catch and Release"
17.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)58100%1

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

DogFoxCatsHorsesNatureAmericaHuntingLife SimRelaxingSurvival

Census log

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

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