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After the Collapse

After the Collapse

ATC is a base building game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring urban environments. Build a base across several layers with dozens of survivors. Fight other factions for the control of the remaining production centers and explore the world to find long forgotten resources and technologies.

Released Sep 9, 2022 Developer Anarkis Gaming Platforms Windows Colony SimBase-BuildingSurvivalStrategyManagement
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

77.5%positive213 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“After the collapse takes gameplay style notes from games like "Rimworld" and "Prison Architect". You build a colony in the ruins of a nuclear war-ravaged civilization. It's different enough from Rimworld in tone and in gameplay that it stands apart. It's worth investing some…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

67all-time peak
0 25 50 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 24 avg · Sep 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

43achievements
7.7%median completion
0.1%rarest: Spiderling Triumph
91.1% of players 60.2% of players 46.1% of players 44.1% of players 32.0% of players 30.6% of players 29.5% of players 28.4% of players 23.6% of players 22.1% of players 19.3% of players 18.7% of players 15.9% of players 14.2% of players 13.8% of players 13.7% of players 12.5% of players 12.0% of players 11.0% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 7.7% of players 6.8% of players 6.0% of players 5.5% of players 4.9% of players 4.5% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 1.8% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.1% of players 91.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.1%Baby Steps — Welcome to After the Collapse.
60.2%Fresh Meat — Recruit a survivor.
46.1%Building 101 — Complete the tutorial.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Spiderling Triumph — Beat the Scorpion Queen in her own lair with an Arakan tribe.
0.4%Another Dimension — Play a save that was uploaded to the Workshop.
0.4%Rise of the Mutants — Finish the RotM scenario's questline

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US14.99 USD
EU13.99 EUR
UK11.49 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada17.49 CAD
Japan1,520 JPY
Brazil29.99 BRL
China50.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.8 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 07, 2026
Small Bugfix Patch

Just a couple of bug fixes Fixed: Upgrading a bed (or otherwise 'cargo-less' furniture) would cause a crash. Fixed: During POI defense missions, dead survivors and mercs would not be recorded at the e

Jun 30, 2026
After The Collapse – v2.0.0 is out!

Hi there! So, after a longer hiatus than I'd have liked, v2.0.0 is finally out, and it's a big one. This update has two sides to it: a major engine overhaul under the hood, and a solid chunk of new co

Jul 24, 2025
Maintenance Patch 1.5.1.1

This is a small maintenance patch fixing the non functioning recycling bench in 1.5.1. When updating the UI, the "queue recipe" button for this bench got accidentally removed. This is now fixed. My ba

May 27, 2025
Update 1.5.1: New Sound Library

Hello, ATC gets a new sound library! So I am aware that some of you (especially those using Windows Home edition in parts of Europe and Asia) are experiencing audio-related issues, crashes, and bugs s

May 26, 2025
Spiderling Content Update 1.5.0

I'm happy to announce the release of After The Collapse 1.5.0 , one of the biggest content updates to date. This Spiderling Content Update brings many new features, significant UI improvements, and ex

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsColony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · Strategy · Management · Sandbox · City Builder · Procedural Generation · Singleplayer · Post-apocalyptic · Moddable · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French *
Achievements43
Official sitehttps://www.anarkisgaming.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (64 bit) Processor: Dual Core 2Ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible GPU with 512MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space