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Denizen

Denizen

Make a living for yourself in a city full of opportunity while you meet a variety of locals, explore unique locations, and work your way to the top in this open-world life simulator.

Released Apr 29, 2024 Developer Departure Interactive Platforms Windows Life SimRPGSandboxOpen WorldAdventure
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

73.2%positive914 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I know this isn’t a “cozy” game but it’s seriously helping me during a gaming burnout from cozy games. It’s such a nice relaxing way to spend my time. I start out by doing a shift at the pizza spot, maybe running a mission for Austin, hit the grocery store if I need ingredients,…”

— a player, Steam review · 33 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Denizen is a very fun Life SIm with a pretty good amount of content. I played it on and off for the last few years and just got the 100%, so it is quite grindy, but not too bad. Overall it is very chill, has some entertaining jobs and activities, and is a great "shut your brain…”

— a player, Steam review · 76 hrs played
Not recommended · 14 found this helpful

“It's so unfortunate because this game HAD so much potential but it's more or less dead. The dev's have moved on to their next project so this is an afterthought game now :-(”

— a player, Steam review · 64 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

414all-time peak
0 100 200 2025 2026 143 avg · May 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

50achievements
10.5%median completion
1.1%rarest: Expert DJ
63.4% of players 49.8% of players 41.1% of players 33.6% of players 32.3% of players 29.8% of players 27.8% of players 27.4% of players 26.9% of players 26.8% of players 25.5% of players 22.1% of players 21.9% of players 19.4% of players 18.5% of players 17.4% of players 16.2% of players 16.2% of players 15.7% of players 15.4% of players 13.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.5% of players 11.7% of players 11.6% of players 10.5% of players 10.4% of players 9.4% of players 8.7% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 6.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.1% of players 63.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
63.4%Locksmith — Break into a building
49.8%Piggy Bank — Reach a bank account balance of $1,000
41.1%Night Out — Visit Vault Nightclub
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Expert DJ — Reach the highest skill level as a DJ
1.6%Strider — Travel at least 2500 steps in one day
1.8%Racing Legend — Reach the highest skill level as a drag racer

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

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

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$22

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

Latest official news

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

May 20, 2026
Patch 0.31.24

Thank you for your feedback and bug reports! We’ve made several fixes and some major performance optimizations in this build, including a substantial reduction of approximately 7 GB in disk usage over

May 06, 2026
Daily Grind Update 🚗💰

Hotwiring & Car Crusher 🏗️ Abandoned cars are now scattered throughout Cedar Shores. You can hotwire them and take them for a spin, but why stop there? Bring them to the new car crusher to earn a quic

Feb 17, 2026
Character & City Update 🏙️

Character Creator 🎨 A major overhaul of the character created has been made in this update. Customize facial hair, eye color, nail color, and pick from new hair styles and skin types. The environment

Jul 19, 2025
Patch 0.29.14

• Fixed potential third-person camera issues during cinematics • Fixed player sliding in third-person mode • Fixed character animation sometimes not working in new game • Fixed clothing clipping issue

Jun 30, 2025
Ready to Hustle? This Update Means Business!

New Missions ✨ Swing by Austin's safehouse to complete new missions. Stay tuned for new characters with many more new missions in future updates. Max out your career stats in any job and become a busi

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Early Access
Player tagsLife Sim · RPG · Sandbox · Open World · Adventure · Simulation · Survival · Driving · First-Person · Character Customization · 3D · Realistic (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Official sitehttp://departureinteractive.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: i5 4690 / Ryzen 5 2500X Memory: 12 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1050 / R9 270X DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 15 GB available space