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Utopia Must Fall

Pixeljam · 2024-09-09

Steam

ActionCasualEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 09, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 09, 2024 (Mac)

Defend humanity's last surviving metropolis from mysterious alien machinations in this challenging base-defense arcade shooter. Featuring rapid upgrade progression, procedurally generated attack waves, dark humor and laser-sharp aesthetics.

Utopia Must Fall is an Action, Casual, Early Access game released in 2024, priced at $8.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 1366 reviews).

21
playing now
95%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 21 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 93 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,661 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 27k–61k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,366 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.95 at Fanatical (2026-09-14) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 15 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16016020242026Week of 2024-09-09: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-09-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-16: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-09-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-23: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-09-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-30: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-07: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-14: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-28: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-11: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-27: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-17: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-12: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-26: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-02: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-18: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-06-08: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-15: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-22: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-27: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-03: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3482026-09-15 06:00 — 21 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 30 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 33 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 27 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 31 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 21 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 31 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 22 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 16 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 23 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 30 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 14 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 22 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 24 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 20 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 19 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 17 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 21 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 14 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 21 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
528Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 43 · peak 127Oct 2024 — avg 20 · peak 50Nov 2024 — avg 15 · peak 39Dec 2024 — avg 11 · peak 26Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 49Feb 2025 — avg 19 · peak 59Mar 2025 — avg 12 · peak 30Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 28May 2025 — avg 36 · peak 144Jun 2025 — avg 18 · peak 41Jul 2025 — avg 13 · peak 30Aug 2025 — avg 12 · peak 25Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 19Oct 2025 — avg 16 · peak 48Nov 2025 — avg 14 · peak 32Dec 2025 — avg 11 · peak 25Jan 2026 — avg 10 · peak 23Feb 2026 — avg 9 · peak 19Mar 2026 — avg 8 · peak 20Apr 2026 — avg 13 · peak 35May 2026 — avg 21 · peak 49Jun 2026 — avg 52 · peak 143Jul 2026 — avg 23 · peak 48Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 41
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$8.99$3.992024-09-092026-08-212024-09-09 — best price $5.392024-10-24 — best price $4.792024-11-27 — best price $4.672024-12-19 — best price $4.612025-01-31 — best price $4.492025-02-16 — best price $6.992025-04-02 — best price $6.992025-05-28 — best price $6.992025-07-10 — best price $7.992025-08-26 — best price $7.992025-10-06 — best price $7.992025-11-04 — best price $7.992025-12-18 — best price $5.752026-01-12 — best price $6.292026-02-19 — best price $5.842026-03-19 — best price $5.842026-05-18 — best price $5.192026-06-04 — best price $5.392026-06-19 — best price $3.992026-06-29 — best price $4.792026-07-11 — best price $5.982026-08-03 — best price $4.392026-08-21 — best price $5.98
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
64.2%
earned "Calamari Fritti"
20.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-09-09 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7960%31

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

Player tags

2DActionArcadeSci-fiShooterDark HumorRogue-liteBullet HellDark ComedyPerma Death

Census log

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

Recent updates

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