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How Many Dudes?

How Many Dudes?

How many dudes does it take to beat up a gorilla? A thousand toddlers? A horse-sized duck? A GOD? Enter the Dude Ranch and find out in this roguelike dudebuilder where you recruit an army of dudes to fight ridiculous battles.

Released Jul 30, 2026 Developer Butterscotch Shenanigans Platforms Windows StrategyRoguelikeSimulationIndieSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

89.5%positive3,124 reviews
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“The game is nice but I honestly don't think I can defend a $15 price tag for it. It just doesn't have enough content right now. Maybe in the near future? Probably, but I just don't see myself playing it enough to have spent $15 on it, just wait for a sale. Other than that, it's…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“It's taken me 110 hours to 100% this game.... if you're into auto-battlers then this is a must-play .... and if you don't know about auto-battlers, this would be a great one to start with”

— a player, Steam review · 110 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Honestly, I didn’t expect to enjoy this game this much. I booted it up thinking I’d play for a bit, and somehow ended up playing 8 hours straight in one sitting. The game is simple, fun, and ridiculously addicting. There’s always that “just one more” feeling, and before you know…”

— a player, Steam review · 8 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.

9,763all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 3.9k avg · Aug 2026

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.

69achievements
22.3%median completion
1.1%rarest: Big Pumpers
96.2% of players 93.9% of players 90.8% of players 88.9% of players 87.8% of players 78.6% of players 75.7% of players 70.6% of players 63.5% of players 61.6% of players 60.5% of players 49.7% of players 49.6% of players 47.9% of players 47.1% of players 45.9% of players 41.8% of players 41.5% of players 39.3% of players 39.1% of players 36.0% of players 35.7% of players 32.5% of players 30.1% of players 29.3% of players 29.1% of players 27.1% of players 25.8% of players 25.6% of players 25.3% of players 24.3% of players 23.8% of players 23.3% of players 22.4% of players 22.3% of players 21.9% of players 21.6% of players 19.9% of players 18.3% of players 15.3% of players 14.4% of players 14.2% of players 13.8% of players 12.5% of players 11.3% of players 11.1% of players 10.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.4% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.4% of players 5.0% of players 4.6% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 96.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.2%Boss Blaster — Win a boss battle.
93.9%I've Seen Things — Discover 20 Collectibles.
90.8%Fair Trade — Loan a Relic to the Scavenger Dude.
Rarest badges of honor
1.1%Big Pumpers — Win a run with this team: Ninja, Wizard, Ranger, Electrician, and Trooper.
1.2%Way of the Fist — Have a Dude reach 15 Attack Speed during a battle.
1.2%Support Squad — Win a run with this team: Alien, General, Lich, Time, and Manager.

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US14.99 USD
EU15.49 EUR
UK13.75 GBP
Australia20.95 AUD
Canada17.99 CAD
Japan1,900 JPY
Brazil53.49 BRL
China54.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.0 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US EU UK≈$18

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.

Sep 09, 2026
v1.0.12-rc.6 Save Backup Hotfix

This small hotfix contains an update to the save backup system to further mitigate the risk of data loss after an unexpected power outage.

Aug 14, 2026
v1.0.12-rc.5 Hotfixes

Fixed a crash that would occur if the Explorer Dude attempted to heal a Zombie Dude who just exploded. The Killipede now has a per-Dude cooldown on how frequently it can throw Dudes with its lightning

Aug 14, 2026
v1.0.12-rc.4 Bug Fixes

The Spray n' Pray relic for Trooper Dudes now properly respects its internal cooldown. Warlock Dudes will now properly transfer damage via Unholy Grail. The Family Dude achievement will now count for

Aug 05, 2026
v1.0.5-rc.12 - Save Backup Hotfix

Updated the game's save backup system to more purposefully compensate for a Windows OS issue that can result in corrupted save data in the event of a power outage or Blue Screen of Death. This change

Aug 05, 2026
What's Next for How Many Dudes?

It's been almost 1 week since the launch of How Many Dudes, and what a launch it's been! We're still triaging bugs, fixing up crashes, and otherwise hotfixing these Dudes into a more stable shape. But

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Roguelike · Simulation · Indie · Singleplayer · 2D · Roguelite · Colorful · Comedy · Casual · Survival · War (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Touch Only Option · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America *
Achievements69
Official sitehttps://howmanydudes.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10, 11 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB Video Memory DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space