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Miasmata

Miasmata

Miasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure. Your adventure begins on the shores of a remote and mysterious island.

Released Nov 28, 2012 Developer IonFx Publisher IonFX Studios Platforms Windows SurvivalExplorationIndieAdventureFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

77.0%positive1,239 reviews
Recommended · 154 found this helpful

“Seriously one of the most profoundly underrated games I have ever played. Things Miasmata did that were totally amazing and have not been properly replicated before or since: *A completely original exploration based gameplay concept from the triangulation mapping *A sense of…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 161 found this helpful

“Miasmata is an exclusive first-person survival adventure game, starts on the island of Eden. You play a plague infected scientist, who finds himself on an uninhabited island. Looking for a cure, hidden in the plants on the island which you’ll have to collect, study them and…”

— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played
Not recommended · 315 found this helpful

“This game was rather attractive when I first spotted it some years ago. Everything felt good at first but after a while I left it. Why? This game, in my opinion, is quite limited. For you are not truly free in your actions. Yes, you got an illness and that's a valid handicap to…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2023-04 via SteamCharts.

335all-time peak
0 25 50 2013 2015 2017 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 No data collected for this period 43 avg · Dec 2012

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.

27achievements
7.1%median completion
1.2%rarest: Just doing some light reading?
47.5% of players 47.4% of players 41.0% of players 29.8% of players 26.9% of players 17.8% of players 16.6% of players 14.6% of players 11.3% of players 10.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.2% of players 7.6% of players 7.1% of players 5.2% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 47.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
47.5%You are here — Triangulate your location
47.4%It may be time for an intervention — Use every medicine
41.0%Tylenol Tommy — Synthesize Basic Medicine
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Just doing some light reading? — Collect every note
1.2%Pyro — Light every urn on the island
1.3%In 3 days? Yeah right! — Beat the game in 3 days or less

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK11.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil24.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.0 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 08-01 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-24

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsSurvival · Exploration · Indie · Adventure · First-Person · Open World · Open World Survival Craft · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Action · Horror · Walking Simulator (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements27
Official sitehttp://ionfx.com/product_pc_Miasmata.php
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo, AMD Athlon64 x2, or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia Geforce 8600GT, ATI Radeon 3670HD or equivalent DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 3 GB HD space Sound: DirectX compatible sound card