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Wildmender

Muse Games · Kwalee · 2023-09-28

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 28, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 28, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Sep 28, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

A desert gardening survival game. Start from a tiny spring and cultivate a blooming garden. Explore a vast world amid the sands and uncover its mysteries. Can you defend against the relentless forces of nature and mysterious wraith corruption, to bring life to a dying world?

Wildmender is an Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive (84% of 2211 reviews) sentiment.

32
playing now
84%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3
Nexus mods (810 downloads)
4.31★
PlayStation Store rating (236 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

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

Wildmender is a game about bringing a deserted world back to life. Explore the vast desert, alone or with friends. Collect plants and bring them back to your garden to thrive. Craft new tools and use them to shape the earth, and channel water to your plants. Delve into the mysteries of a fallen civilization and discover their magic. Befriend animals, spirits, and seek out the gods to help you defend the land from the vicious wraiths who seek to corrupt it. It’s up to you to save the world, one seed at a time.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 32 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 158 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 45k–101k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,243 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$6.24-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.49 at Steam (2026-02-23) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 12 of 28 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
36236220232026Week of 2023-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 362 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

68142026-09-15 02:00 — 25 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 25 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 40 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 37 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 43 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 40 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 23 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 17 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 37 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 50 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 23 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 38 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 31 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 25 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 52 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 55 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 31 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 37 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 38 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 57 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 36 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 43 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 44 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 32 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
57033Oct 2023Aug 2026Oct 2023 — avg 570 · peak 2,119Nov 2023 — avg 188 · peak 380Dec 2023 — avg 160 · peak 367Jan 2024 — avg 172 · peak 403Feb 2024 — avg 107 · peak 369Mar 2024 — avg 115 · peak 250Apr 2024 — avg 90 · peak 238May 2024 — avg 65 · peak 201Jun 2024 — avg 77 · peak 248Jul 2024 — avg 71 · peak 147Aug 2024 — avg 50 · peak 147Sep 2024 — avg 53 · peak 155Oct 2024 — avg 52 · peak 149Nov 2024 — avg 55 · peak 152Dec 2024 — avg 46 · peak 99Jan 2025 — avg 85 · peak 269Feb 2025 — avg 44 · peak 98Mar 2025 — avg 33 · peak 74Apr 2025 — avg 36 · peak 90May 2025 — avg 52 · peak 280Jun 2025 — avg 50 · peak 157Jul 2025 — avg 64 · peak 156Aug 2025 — avg 106 · peak 262Sep 2025 — avg 83 · peak 224Oct 2025 — avg 96 · peak 217Nov 2025 — avg 77 · peak 199Dec 2025 — avg 71 · peak 139Jan 2026 — avg 73 · peak 185Feb 2026 — avg 56 · peak 146Mar 2026 — avg 70 · peak 177Apr 2026 — avg 62 · peak 157May 2026 — avg 50 · peak 141Jun 2026 — avg 59 · peak 158Jul 2026 — avg 58 · peak 121Aug 2026 — avg 37 · peak 90
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$99.99$6.242023-09-212026-10-142023-09-21 — best price $99.992023-09-29 — best price $22.492023-11-13 — best price $22.492023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-08 — best price $19.992024-02-13 — best price $22.492024-03-12 — best price $18.742024-04-01 — best price $18.742024-06-03 — best price $24.992024-07-15 — best price $17.492024-08-02 — best price $22.492024-10-07 — best price $16.742024-11-21 — best price $24.992024-12-19 — best price $16.742025-01-13 — best price $24.992025-03-13 — best price $16.242025-04-01 — best price $16.742025-05-24 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-07-22 — best price $24.992025-08-07 — best price $19.882025-09-01 — best price $24.992025-10-20 — best price $24.992025-12-03 — best price $24.992026-01-12 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-04-18 — best price $19.882026-06-08 — best price $24.992026-08-26 — best price $24.992026-09-16 — best price $24.992026-09-30 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $6.24
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
84.7%
earned "Dunegrass Farmer"
29.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Cloud3 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2023-09-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,9433%108
PS5 (PlayStation)18411%44
Xbox Series (Xbox)1513%84

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

3DRPGNatureRelaxingStrategySurvivalSimulationAgricultureExplorationFarming Sim

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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