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WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

KillPixel Games · 3D Realms · 2024-02-27

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Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 27, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 22, 2019 (Linux), Nov 22, 2019 (Mac), Apr 25, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 25, 2024 (PlayStation 4), Apr 25, 2024 (Xbox One)

Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.

5
playing now
72%
positive of 3.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Wrath: Aeon of Ruin is a 2024 first-person shooter developed by KillPixel Games and Slipgate Ironworks and published by 3D Realms and Fulqrum Publishing. It is built on a modified version of the Quake engine, making it the first major game release on that engine in nearly 20 years. The first episode was released on Steam Early Access on November 22, 2019, and was fully released on February 27, 2024.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 124 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 59k–134k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,967 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%
Humble Store$4.99-80%
GOG$4.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-80%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.55 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 142 of 189 observed days · $1.44 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
30230220192026Week of 2019-11-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 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: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-08-07 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 7 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$3.762019-11-222026-08-302019-11-22 — best price $20.832020-02-06 — best price $20.732020-04-24 — best price $22.492020-07-13 — best price $24.992020-09-18 — best price $24.992020-11-09 — best price $24.992021-01-08 — best price $24.992021-03-05 — best price $16.992021-05-01 — best price $19.992021-06-28 — best price $17.492021-09-06 — best price $16.992021-11-06 — best price $24.992022-01-10 — best price $21.602022-03-23 — best price $19.882022-06-09 — best price $16.742022-08-13 — best price $24.992022-11-11 — best price $19.992023-01-16 — best price $16.742023-04-04 — best price $24.992023-06-10 — best price $19.672023-08-28 — best price $19.992023-11-14 — best price $24.992024-01-25 — best price $19.992024-04-04 — best price $18.742024-06-13 — best price $19.992024-09-04 — best price $12.492024-11-26 — best price $8.492025-02-07 — best price $6.252025-04-23 — best price $6.242025-07-02 — best price $6.252025-09-23 — best price $4.992025-12-01 — best price $4.382026-02-18 — best price $24.992026-04-25 — best price $24.992026-07-02 — best price $4.992026-08-25 — best price $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

80202026-05-29 — 32 pageviews2026-06-01 — 34 pageviews2026-06-04 — 26 pageviews2026-06-07 — 24 pageviews2026-06-10 — 23 pageviews2026-06-13 — 30 pageviews2026-06-16 — 29 pageviews2026-06-19 — 25 pageviews2026-06-22 — 39 pageviews2026-06-25 — 80 pageviews2026-06-28 — 43 pageviews2026-07-01 — 30 pageviews2026-07-04 — 27 pageviews2026-07-07 — 41 pageviews2026-07-10 — 40 pageviews2026-07-13 — 38 pageviews2026-07-16 — 32 pageviews2026-07-19 — 32 pageviews2026-07-22 — 28 pageviews2026-07-25 — 21 pageviews2026-07-28 — 30 pageviews2026-07-31 — 22 pageviews2026-08-03 — 30 pageviews2026-08-06 — 42 pageviews2026-08-09 — 39 pageviews2026-08-12 — 33 pageviews2026-08-15 — 29 pageviews2026-08-18 — 33 pageviews2026-08-21 — 37 pageviews2026-08-24 — 43 pageviews2026-08-26 — 48 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
46.2%
earned "With a Single Step"
4.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,2172%50
PS4 (PlayStation)2040%51
Xbox One (Xbox)1480%50
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

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

Player tags

FPSGoreRetro1990'sActionHorrorShooterViolentOld SchoolDark Fantasy

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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