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Primordia

Primordia

Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.

Released Dec 5, 2012 Developer Wormwood Studios Publisher Wadjet Eye Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Point & ClickAdventurePost-apocalypticSci-fiRobots
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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.

96.7%positive3,302 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Incredibly compelling story, told through some amazing robot characters. Been a while since I've been so hooked on an adventure game.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“This is a masterclass in adventure game design. If you enjoy point & click adventure games, you will very likely enjoy this.”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Primordia impressed me most with its world-building: a future where humanity is extinct, yet remembered and revered almost as a religion by the robots it once created. The allegory of Man as the original creator—elevated to a god-like figure by machines struggling to understand…”

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

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 10:13 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
224-hour peak
178all-time peak
0 25 50 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 45 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 2026-07-25.

29achievements
26.2%median completion
4.4%rarest: Know it all
62.5% of players 62.3% of players 50.0% of players 42.8% of players 39.0% of players 37.7% of players 35.4% of players 35.3% of players 35.2% of players 35.0% of players 34.7% of players 34.1% of players 28.6% of players 27.6% of players 26.2% of players 24.8% of players 23.6% of players 23.0% of players 19.7% of players 19.2% of players 18.2% of players 17.9% of players 17.5% of players 16.4% of players 11.5% of players 9.1% of players 6.1% of players 5.6% of players 4.4% of players 62.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.5%Knotcutter — An easy solution to an impossible problem
62.3%Charged up — That hit the spot. But for how much longer?
50.0%Needle in a haystack — Use technology to do the impossible
Rarest badges of honor
4.4%Know it all — Find every entry in the information kiosk
5.6%We're all in this together — Finish the game with all possible robots.
6.1%Three musketeers — Reunite Surly Company

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.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK6.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$3.3 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$11

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

Latest official news

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

Jun 09, 2026
Primordia Hotfix Patch

-Achievements now sync better locally and with the storefront. -Achievement WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER fixed from being a bit too lenient BIG SPOILERS: Clarity's head wasn't necessary, now it is as it

May 25, 2026
Five Years in a Strangeland

Five years have past; five summers, with the length Of five long winters! - William Wordsworth Sometimes it feels like just yesterday that we were making Strangeland (maybe because James and I were ac

Dec 31, 2025
Looking forward to 2026!

As the Earth completes another orbit (15 of them since Primordia got underway), we look back happily at all the love our games have gotten from fans and, somewhat more ruefully, at the sweat and effor

Jul 09, 2025
Primordia "One, more setting..." Patch - Config Tool

-Added config tool for all OSes.

Jan 29, 2025
National Puzzle Day Patch

-Fixed an issue with lamplight bot being clickable. -Fixed an issue with 3 translations and dialog options not being respected.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsPoint & Click · Adventure · Post-apocalyptic · Sci-fi · Robots · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Cyberpunk · Multiple Endings · Noir (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Commentary available · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Hungarian, Turkish *
Achievements29
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.primordia-game.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows XP SP2 or above Processor: Pentium or higher processor Memory: 2 GB Storage: 1.5 GB Graphics: DirectX 5 or above compatibility