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Timberborn

Mechanistry · 2026-03-12

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IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 15, 2021 (Mac), Sep 15, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.

Timberborn is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $34.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (96% of 41735 reviews).

3,372
playing now
96%
positive of 42k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
23
twitch viewers (latest)
11.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
86/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
16
Nexus mods (5.4k downloads)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 94% recommend · from 17 critics
31h
to beat · rushed 23h · completionist 51h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

3,372 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Timberborn is a city-building video game developed and published by Mechanistry. Players help a colony of beavers survive resource shortages.

Trailer

Timberborn trailer thumbnail

Timberborn - Official Version 1.0 Launch Trailer

≈226,631 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,372 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,786 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~723/week).
  • · Review velocity up 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 49,684 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 843k–1.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 42,165 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.49-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $16.66 at DLGamer (2024-10-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 80 of 132 observed days · $7.83 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.7k2.7k20212026Week of 2021-09-01: 2,725 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,139 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,735 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,133 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,204 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 807 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 661 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 562 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 788 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 373 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 692 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 576 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 465 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 838 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 671 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,842 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 855 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 483 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8.7k2.7k2026-09-15 12:00 — 5,283 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 6,507 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 3,928 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 6,481 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 8,674 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 4,396 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 3,946 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 5,511 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 4,400 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 5,466 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 5,233 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 3,438 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 2,727 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 4,817 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 5,565 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 3,022 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 4,359 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 4,485 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 2,994 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 5,555 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 6,752 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 3,388 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 3,372 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9.2k1.4kSep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 7,732 · peak 12,354Nov 2021 — avg 2,716 · peak 4,679Jan 2022 — avg 3,446 · peak 5,985Mar 2022 — avg 1,728 · peak 3,557May 2022 — avg 1,352 · peak 2,896Jul 2022 — avg 1,700 · peak 2,779Sep 2022 — avg 3,336 · peak 9,383Nov 2022 — avg 1,989 · peak 4,095Jan 2023 — avg 2,891 · peak 5,882Mar 2023 — avg 1,679 · peak 2,863May 2023 — avg 2,240 · peak 6,007Jul 2023 — avg 1,912 · peak 3,176Sep 2023 — avg 1,921 · peak 3,723Nov 2023 — avg 2,085 · peak 3,513Jan 2024 — avg 3,417 · peak 10,875Mar 2024 — avg 3,128 · peak 5,980May 2024 — avg 1,959 · peak 3,632Jul 2024 — avg 3,571 · peak 6,157Sep 2024 — avg 2,638 · peak 5,248Nov 2024 — avg 4,022 · peak 7,975Jan 2025 — avg 3,310 · peak 5,267Mar 2025 — avg 3,137 · peak 5,430May 2025 — avg 5,836 · peak 13,017Jul 2025 — avg 3,232 · peak 5,831Sep 2025 — avg 2,571 · peak 4,568Nov 2025 — avg 3,601 · peak 6,637Jan 2026 — avg 3,794 · peak 6,833Mar 2026 — avg 9,169 · peak 25,084May 2026 — avg 4,907 · peak 8,997Jul 2026 — avg 4,296 · peak 7,473Aug 2026 — avg 3,882 · peak 6,415
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
75752026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 75 new positive2026-09-21: 2 new negative2026-09-22: 16 new positive2026-09-23: 16 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 8 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 13 new positive2026-09-26: 13 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 16 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 20 new positive2026-09-29: 13 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 10 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 15 new positive2026-10-03: 15 new positive2026-10-04: 34 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 20 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 13 new positive2026-10-07: 13 new positive2026-10-08: 16 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new negative2026-10-09: 10 new positive2026-10-10: 13 new positive2026-10-10: 1 new negative2026-10-11: 16 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 10 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 14 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$15.742021-09-152026-10-142021-09-15 — best price $22.492022-01-06 — best price $24.992022-05-19 — best price $19.992022-08-22 — best price $19.992022-12-06 — best price $24.992023-02-16 — best price $24.992023-04-17 — best price $19.992023-07-04 — best price $24.992023-09-12 — best price $24.992023-11-15 — best price $24.992023-12-22 — best price $19.992024-02-15 — best price $19.992024-03-28 — best price $24.992024-05-11 — best price $24.992024-06-27 — best price $19.992024-08-01 — best price $19.992024-09-25 — best price $19.992024-10-28 — best price $27.992024-12-05 — best price $31.992025-01-11 — best price $34.992025-02-03 — best price $29.492025-03-16 — best price $24.442025-04-09 — best price $34.992025-05-18 — best price $24.132025-06-23 — best price $34.992025-08-11 — best price $34.992025-09-25 — best price $24.492025-11-13 — best price $34.992025-12-29 — best price $24.092026-04-17 — best price $29.492026-06-08 — best price $27.992026-07-26 — best price $29.902026-08-27 — best price $24.492026-09-11 — best price $24.492026-09-26 — best price $24.492026-10-11 — best price $34.992026-10-14 — best price $24.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

188542026-05-22 — 73 pageviews2026-05-26 — 69 pageviews2026-05-30 — 82 pageviews2026-06-03 — 79 pageviews2026-06-07 — 86 pageviews2026-06-11 — 91 pageviews2026-06-15 — 82 pageviews2026-06-19 — 54 pageviews2026-06-23 — 78 pageviews2026-06-27 — 105 pageviews2026-07-01 — 99 pageviews2026-07-05 — 87 pageviews2026-07-09 — 83 pageviews2026-07-13 — 88 pageviews2026-07-17 — 68 pageviews2026-07-21 — 88 pageviews2026-07-25 — 71 pageviews2026-07-29 — 94 pageviews2026-08-02 — 79 pageviews2026-08-06 — 81 pageviews2026-08-10 — 73 pageviews2026-08-14 — 70 pageviews2026-08-18 — 74 pageviews2026-08-22 — 77 pageviews2026-08-26 — 75 pageviews2026-08-30 — 59 pageviews2026-09-03 — 136 pageviews2026-09-07 — 188 pageviews2026-09-11 — 99 pageviews2026-09-15 — 169 pageviews2026-09-19 — 92 pageviews2026-09-23 — 95 pageviews2026-09-27 — 77 pageviews2026-10-01 — 94 pageviews2026-10-05 — 90 pageviews2026-10-09 — 69 pageviews2026-10-12 — 79 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

3.9k02026-10-01 00:34 — 73 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 58 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 64 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 54 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 89 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 82 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 30 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 106 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 3,363 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 30 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 28 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 86 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 209 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 92 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 23 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
31.2%
earned "That's... Acceptable"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed Input1 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Ukrainian…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-09-15 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,7322%59

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

3DVoxelNaturePhysicsSandboxScienceBuildingStrategySurvivalAutomation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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