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Scorchlands
Build, optimize, and explore at your own pace in Scorchlands, a cozy yet strategic colony builder. Manage resources, shape the environment, and expand your network across a volcanic moon. No rush, no pressure, just satisfying logistics and endless possibilities.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“This is a puzzle game. I bounced off of it because I don't really like pure puzzle games. That doesn't mean it's not a good game, it just wasn't a game for me. I'm recommending it not because I liked it, but because I think that it is a decent game (once again, just not for me).…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Ye Nah. Terrible UI. Unintuitive gameplay. Restrictive gaemplay.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Scorchlands Bird's-eye Update v1.0.6
Hi All! Scorchlands recently hit 100 reviews and I thought that to celebrate this, I'll release a small update for you! It focuses on the feedback from the reviews, adds some neat visuals, and address
Update 1.0.5 – From Developers, With Love ❤️
Happy Valentine's Day, colonists! 💌 While we can’t send you chocolates or flowers, we can send you a fresh batch of fixes and improvements, straight from our hearts. 💖 Nothing says true love like a bu
Weirdly Satisfying Colony Management💎⚡
Hey, fellow gamers! Have you ever stumbled upon a game that seems like it was made just for you, but somehow nobody's talking about it? Yeah, that’s Scorchlands – a cozy, strategic, resource-optimizin
Scorchlands - Update [Patch 1.0.4]
Hello Everyone! 🐦 How are you? Here is a full list of fixed bugs for today: -- 2024-08-20 Bugfixes: Fixed a rare crash occurring while swapping positions of pipelines. Fixed players being able to plac
Scorchlands - Update [Patch 1.0.3]
Hi Everyone! 🐦 We’re back with a new update! We hope that you’re having a great time playing Scorchlands and that with these fixes and changes it will be even better. -- 2024-08-06 Bugfixes: Fixed a b
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Hex Grid · Resource Management · Stylized · Singleplayer · City Builder · Colony Sim · Sandbox · Management · Base Building · Strategy · 3D · Top-Down (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Po… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | https://stardrifters.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 x64 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @ 2.70GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: System requirements may change during the development of the game.