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Snail Simulator
Have you ever wanted to be a snail? Now you can be! Explore the vast Snearth with snail friends! Join monthly Snail Parties! MMOS (Massive Multiplayer Online Snails)! BECOME a snail (in a simulation)!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Bought the game expecting it to mostly be a fun little gag and to treat it like an idle game where you chill out, explore the map and collect hats while doing other stuff. It is that, but it has substantially more care…”
14 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Bought the game expecting it to mostly be a fun little gag and to treat it like an idle game where you chill out, explore the map and collect hats while doing other stuff. It is that, but it has substantially more care…”
“this game is so joyous, silly, and gentle. definitely better with friends but the whole community is so lovely. from the simple hello and good bye to say hi while snailin, to the speed bonuses that work with friends,…”
“By far one of the best games I've ever played. Excellent gameplay & physics, & an even better community. Devs could do something to combat the wall hackers butt it's a small team so I can't complain much.”
8 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“this game is so joyous, silly, and gentle. definitely better with friends but the whole community is so lovely. from the simple hello and good bye to say hi while snailin, to the speed bonuses that work with friends,…”
“it's a fun game you can play both by yourself or with friends, there's plenty of things to do and the game is constantly getting updates. the game dev is super involved with the community and very friendly! it's also…”
“Played with some friends for a few hours, snail/10”
6 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“I like how open world it is and how being a snail forces you to fully soak in what you're exploring. The overall ambiance is quite peaceful and beautiful. This is the perfect game to calm your mind and to slow down in…”
“this is such a charming little game! its super slow but thats like literally a selling point of a SNAIL simulator yknow. i love it so much i can like turn my brain off and just relax while playing i highly reccommend!!”
“it's a lot of fun! there's a surprising amount to discover in the game, and the sky is beautiful at night. the dev and players are very welcoming and kind, i would highly recommend if you're looking for a (mostly) chill…”
5 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“10/10 stnars!!!! downloaded this game as a joke but genuinely might have an addiction now. It’s been two days and I haven’t seen the light of day. Every time I close my eyes I can’t help but imagine I’m back on those…”
6 of the 77 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“This is a game for masochists and sadists that like dragging their friends into what i can only describe as the most prolonged jaunt into hell. But you have hats. So points for that.”
“it took me just under an hour to press my spacebar 2500 times”
“boring BUT I LOVE IT 8/10 recomend to play and try to 100% the game!”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“By far one of the best games I've ever played. Excellent gameplay & physics, & an even better community. Devs could do something to combat the wall hackers butt it's a small team so I can't complain much.”
“This is a game for masochists and sadists that like dragging their friends into what i can only describe as the most prolonged jaunt into hell. But you have hats. So points for that.”
“This game is one of the most effective focus tools I have. Just engaging enough that I feel compelled to check in regularly, but slow paced and forgiving enough that I can draw or clean on the side with zero problems.…”
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 98.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-15
“If you're not prepared to slow down and move at a snails pace this game is not for you, but man is it fun to be a snail. so much to experience and friends to be made (or torture) in this MMO. We are all snails on one server all working together for one common Goal, HATS. Oh so…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,371 hrs played“very fun if you like slow paced games with a cute community :)”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“best game, best community, best vibes :D”
— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
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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.
August Snail Party - Patch 1.11.10
New Hats - Baby bonnet - Snorkel Fixes - Big hill ramp was stopping rolling snails from launching off of it - Drew Goodnames were doing some wonky things with pathing
August Snail Party!
- Get the 100+-snails-online achievement! 🐌 - Bask in the chaos of hundreds of snails saying HULLO and HUP-HUP-HUP! - Travel in a giant herd of snails! - New additions to the game! - Join us for a Sna
Patch 1.11.9
Fixes - Chef's hat sparkle wasn't very sparkly Note: This update will move players to a new server ID. This means that the player count will be smaller until everyone has updated their games.
Bug Fixes - Patch 1.11.8
Most of this was actually released a couple days ago (during the snail party), but I had forgotten to change the version number. Fixes - Fan achievement wasn't popping - Fan hat was obtainable by touc
July Party - Patch 1.11.7
New Hats - Fan - Life preserver buoy ring floaty thingy Fixes - Fixes for FPS limiter in graphics menu. Now it only applies after you hit enter, and leaving it blank won't break stuff lol
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Simulation |
| Player tags | Singleplayer · Exploration · Massively Multiplayer · Collectathon · Cute · Psychological Horror · Walking Simulator · Relaxing · Immersive Sim · Co-op · Online Co-Op · RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · MMO · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 225 |
| Official site | https://discord.gg/EP7pEUar2n |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz, AMD Athlon X4 860K, Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz, AMD A10-8850, or Snapdragon 845 @ 2.8 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Quadro 7000, Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, GeForce GTX 775M, Radeon Ryzen 5 6600U, or Radeon RX 560 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 900 MB available space Sound Card: Any