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Distrust: Polar Survival

Distrust: Polar Survival

DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.

Released Aug 23, 2017 Developer Cheerdealers Publisher Alawar Platforms Windows · Mac SurvivalIsometricAdventureProcedural GenerationHorror
View on Steam ↗ $1.29 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

72.0%positive2,425 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“If you ever watched John Carpenter’s "The Thing" and thought, "I could definitely survive that," this game is here to prove you wrong. [b]The Vibe:[/b] Distrust nails the claustrophobic, paranoid atmosphere of an Arctic research station. The art style is gritty, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Bought because of the thing, played for survival management, both dissapointed me, but i still liked the game lol”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“My friend picked the cook character and gave me nothing but the leftover scraps for many playthroughs. Mid game. It has its problems, but its not bad. Its worth if you buy it cheap during a sale.”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:29 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
824-hour peak
459all-time peak
0 50 100 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 55 avg · Aug 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

56achievements
9.2%median completion
1.7%rarest: Lucky ticket
52.4% of players 43.8% of players 41.4% of players 38.2% of players 33.8% of players 33.4% of players 31.4% of players 20.4% of players 20.0% of players 19.5% of players 18.9% of players 18.8% of players 18.8% of players 18.7% of players 18.7% of players 18.6% of players 17.8% of players 17.5% of players 15.9% of players 13.2% of players 13.1% of players 11.1% of players 10.6% of players 10.0% of players 9.6% of players 9.3% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 8.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.5% of players 5.7% of players 5.2% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 52.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
52.4%Backhanded — Break any tool
43.8%Collector — Find every tool in the game
41.4%First step — Exit the first zone in Challenge Mode
Rarest badges of honor
1.7%Lucky ticket — Find all five pieces of the lottery ticket
1.9%All present — Unlock every character
1.9%Coffeeman — Eat 50 coffee beans in Challenge Mode

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.29−90% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$12.99base price
$1.29lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US1.29 USD−90%
EU1.27 EUR−90%
UK1.09 GBP−90%
Australia1.89 AUD−90%
Canada1.69 CAD−90%
Japan150 JPY−90%
Brazil4.19 BRL−90%
China5.20 CNY−90%

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

China≈$0.8 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$1.5

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsSurvival · Isometric · Adventure · Procedural Generation · Horror · Psychedelic · Survival Horror · Singleplayer · Top-Down · Atmospheric · Tactical · Sci-fi (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * , Simplified Chinese * , Russian * , Polish * , Korean, Italian, Turkish, Hungarian *
Achievements56
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Intel Core i3 560 3.33GHz or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 9600 GT/Radeon HD 3870 (512 MB DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space