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Urtuk: The Desolation

David Kaleta · 2021-02-27

SteamGOG

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 27, 2021 (Linux), Feb 27, 2021 (Mac), Feb 27, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.

Urtuk: The Desolation is an RPG and Strategy game released in 2021, priced at $13.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 2542 reviews).

31
playing now
88%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$13.99
steam price (US)

31 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

The game world is a place of toil, suffering and darkness. There are no elves, dwarfs, dragons or other classical fantasy creatures. There are some light magical elements, but no overwhelmingly powerful sorcerers either. Many centuries past, Giants roamed the world, living peacefully alongside humans until the war between the two species left the Giants extinct. Some years ago, a cabal of scientists discovered a process to extract the Life Essence of the ancient Giants from their bones. This mystical fluid promised to cure many different diseases, mend grievous wounds, and perhaps even halt t(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 31 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 101 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 13,925 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 51k–114k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,542 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.67 at Steam (2026-09-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 38 of 83 observed days · $18.32 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20920920202026Week of 2020-02-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

62142026-09-15 02:00 — 19 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 18 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 24 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 15 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 30 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 46 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 20 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 41 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 47 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 26 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 37 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 37 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 20 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 30 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 50 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 48 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 24 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 36 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 38 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 25 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 40 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 43 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 30 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 31 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
38225Feb 2020Aug 2026Feb 2020 — avg 273 · peak 524Apr 2020 — avg 103 · peak 330Jun 2020 — avg 62 · peak 160Aug 2020 — avg 92 · peak 192Oct 2020 — avg 80 · peak 161Dec 2020 — avg 56 · peak 148Feb 2021 — avg 90 · peak 937Apr 2021 — avg 165 · peak 327Jun 2021 — avg 112 · peak 239Aug 2021 — avg 66 · peak 131Oct 2021 — avg 92 · peak 196Dec 2021 — avg 73 · peak 177Feb 2022 — avg 54 · peak 101Apr 2022 — avg 49 · peak 140Jun 2022 — avg 48 · peak 107Aug 2022 — avg 47 · peak 156Oct 2022 — avg 37 · peak 77Dec 2022 — avg 45 · peak 110Feb 2023 — avg 37 · peak 80Apr 2023 — avg 35 · peak 128Jun 2023 — avg 38 · peak 148Aug 2023 — avg 27 · peak 54Oct 2023 — avg 40 · peak 97Dec 2023 — avg 41 · peak 101Feb 2024 — avg 42 · peak 116Apr 2024 — avg 28 · peak 55Jun 2024 — avg 41 · peak 105Aug 2024 — avg 28 · peak 57Oct 2024 — avg 61 · peak 159Dec 2024 — avg 31 · peak 69Feb 2025 — avg 36 · peak 87Apr 2025 — avg 34 · peak 72Jun 2025 — avg 35 · peak 80Aug 2025 — avg 27 · peak 54Oct 2025 — avg 32 · peak 80Dec 2025 — avg 26 · peak 58Feb 2026 — avg 35 · peak 87Apr 2026 — avg 36 · peak 82Jun 2026 — avg 33 · peak 77Aug 2026 — avg 31 · peak 68
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.812020-02-142026-10-142020-02-14 — best price $17.992020-06-15 — best price $19.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-05-31 — best price $19.992021-09-27 — best price $19.992022-01-04 — best price $19.992022-05-04 — best price $19.992022-09-13 — best price $19.992023-02-24 — best price $7.992023-06-11 — best price $7.992023-07-28 — best price $7.992023-10-25 — best price $5.992024-02-26 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-12-04 — best price $4.592025-02-21 — best price $4.392025-04-14 — best price $2.992025-06-27 — best price $2.272025-09-29 — best price $2.152026-01-05 — best price $13.992026-03-12 — best price $2.092026-04-29 — best price $13.992026-06-17 — best price $19.992026-07-25 — best price $3.192026-08-23 — best price $19.992026-09-02 — best price $19.992026-09-08 — best price $19.992026-09-14 — best price $3.192026-09-20 — best price $3.192026-09-26 — best price $19.992026-10-02 — best price $19.992026-10-08 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
82.2%
earned "Starter"
9.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, Russian, Polish, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-06-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4551%20

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

DarkWargameHex GridStrategyTacticalDifficultPerma DeathDark FantasyReplay ValueSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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