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UnReal World

Sami Maaranen (creator) · Enormous Elk · 2016-02-26

SteamGOG

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jun 17, 1992 (DOS), Jan 20, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 24, 2012 (Linux), Dec 24, 2012 (Mac)

The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.

UnReal World is an Indie, RPG, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $14.50, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 1377 reviews).

18
playing now
94%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.50
steam price (US)

18 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 07:00 UTC (census sample)

UnReal World is a roguelike survival freeware video game set in a fictionalisation of Iron Age Finland. The game was first released in 1992 and continues to receive regular updates as of 2025. The game was released on Steam on 26 February 2016 and is also available at GoG.com.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 18 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 45 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 50,570 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 35k–83k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,383 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.95-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.90 at Steam (2026-08-31) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.50 · on sale 65 of 96 observed days · $4.05 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
343420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3152026-09-16 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 19 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 19 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 11 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 24 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 28 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 17 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 20 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 31 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 21 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 14 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 19 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 24 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 16 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 25 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 20 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 15 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 23 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 20 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 14 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 24 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 21 players2026-10-15 07:00 — 18 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6910Feb 2016Aug 2026Feb 2016 — avg 62 · peak 243Jun 2016 — avg 17 · peak 41Oct 2016 — avg 16 · peak 36Feb 2017 — avg 20 · peak 44Jun 2017 — avg 13 · peak 26Oct 2017 — avg 14 · peak 31Feb 2018 — avg 22 · peak 46Jun 2018 — avg 18 · peak 39Oct 2018 — avg 14 · peak 30Feb 2019 — avg 15 · peak 36Jun 2019 — avg 12 · peak 28Oct 2019 — avg 25 · peak 49Feb 2020 — avg 19 · peak 37Jun 2020 — avg 17 · peak 45Oct 2020 — avg 21 · peak 47Feb 2021 — avg 25 · peak 44Jun 2021 — avg 21 · peak 56Oct 2021 — avg 23 · peak 47Feb 2022 — avg 17 · peak 37Jun 2022 — avg 14 · peak 28Oct 2022 — avg 14 · peak 26Feb 2023 — avg 16 · peak 30Jun 2023 — avg 17 · peak 36Oct 2023 — avg 18 · peak 43Feb 2024 — avg 23 · peak 43Jun 2024 — avg 16 · peak 35Oct 2024 — avg 16 · peak 37Feb 2025 — avg 15 · peak 36Jun 2025 — avg 11 · peak 24Oct 2025 — avg 13 · peak 27Feb 2026 — avg 15 · peak 30Jun 2026 — avg 15 · peak 31Aug 2026 — avg 14 · peak 29
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.50$0.002015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $0.002017-01-02 — best price $10.992017-11-28 — best price $10.992018-02-19 — best price $10.992018-11-27 — best price $10.992019-11-01 — best price $10.992020-06-25 — best price $7.692020-11-25 — best price $6.592021-05-27 — best price $6.592021-11-24 — best price $7.692022-05-02 — best price $6.592022-10-25 — best price $6.042023-03-16 — best price $7.692023-11-09 — best price $7.692024-01-15 — best price $6.592024-04-01 — best price $7.692024-09-04 — best price $6.592024-12-19 — best price $3.292025-03-13 — best price $3.292025-06-27 — best price $5.492025-10-06 — best price $7.252025-11-25 — best price $6.952026-01-06 — best price $6.952026-02-12 — best price $6.952026-03-19 — best price $4.352026-04-24 — best price $13.902026-06-16 — best price $13.902026-07-27 — best price $14.502026-08-27 — best price $6.952026-09-02 — best price $6.952026-09-08 — best price $6.952026-09-14 — best price $4.152026-09-20 — best price $4.152026-09-26 — best price $6.952026-10-02 — best price $6.952026-10-08 — best price $13.902026-10-14 — best price $13.902026-10-15 — best price $6.95
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

120222026-05-29 — 32 pageviews2026-06-02 — 31 pageviews2026-06-06 — 38 pageviews2026-06-10 — 35 pageviews2026-06-14 — 27 pageviews2026-06-18 — 35 pageviews2026-06-22 — 27 pageviews2026-06-26 — 53 pageviews2026-06-30 — 22 pageviews2026-07-04 — 25 pageviews2026-07-08 — 35 pageviews2026-07-12 — 45 pageviews2026-07-16 — 30 pageviews2026-07-20 — 76 pageviews2026-07-24 — 45 pageviews2026-07-28 — 47 pageviews2026-08-01 — 44 pageviews2026-08-05 — 41 pageviews2026-08-09 — 43 pageviews2026-08-13 — 24 pageviews2026-08-17 — 32 pageviews2026-08-21 — 47 pageviews2026-08-25 — 36 pageviews2026-08-29 — 92 pageviews2026-09-02 — 71 pageviews2026-09-06 — 54 pageviews2026-09-10 — 33 pageviews2026-09-14 — 49 pageviews2026-09-18 — 54 pageviews2026-09-22 — 51 pageviews2026-09-26 — 36 pageviews2026-09-30 — 42 pageviews2026-10-04 — 41 pageviews2026-10-08 — 47 pageviews2026-10-12 — 35 pageviews2026-10-14 — 32 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2016-07-26, latest 2023-02-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)0—15

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

Player tags

RPGSandboxBuildingCraftingSurvivalAdventureHistoricalOpen WorldRogue-likeTurn-Based

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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