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Soulmask
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Deep automation and varied playstyles” (74 of 104 reviews) and “Steep but rewarding learning curve” (11); the most common complaint is “Frequent crashes and glitches” (19). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
74 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“After spending a lot of time in Soulmask with my partner, I can honestly say this game has amazing potential—but it also has some of the most frustrating design choices I’ve ever experienced in a survival game. Let me…”
“This is...Rough. I've played a good chunk of both vanilla and the DLC Shifting Sands solo because I'm not a huge fan of the server system. It's nice that private hosting and local only games are an option, and I like…”
“Hadn't heard of/played this game until days before the 1.0 launch. It looked like a serious contender to the big names of the pvpve survival genre with an impressive amount of new content (brand new map, new masks,…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Game Felt Slow.. And Overly Complicated... Then i learned how things work and game feels pretty amazing with the amount of depth the systems have. Could use a better tutorial on some things, but once you figure it out..…”
“The beginning of the game is a bit slow, due to the sheer magnitude of stuff to learn, but after you get the idea it's awesome”
“It took me a while to get a hang of how everything works, but now, honestly, this is one of my favorite games. Great base building, tribe management, and combat”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This review is for Soulmark 1.0 base game only, not the dlc This survival game is unique. deep and involving. I have now spent about 100 hours, exploring and figuring out the mechanics of managing my tribe. I have built…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoy the game, and it is with great regret that I leave this negative review. The developers of Soulmask are fantastic and clearly very competent; I have no intention of being rude or disrespectful. However, I…”
“So overall I am loving it. The DLC is so much fun. I love the companionship system/ tribe system. Im not much of a survival type person so the amount of settings is very appreciated. I altered the game to my liking. I…”
“I get Stargate vibes from playing this.. especially with Shifting sands now in 1.0 ! ancient pyramids and a sci-fi mask with airships ??!!!?! One of the few games on Steam to really come thru out of early access and is…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I’ve spent way too much time in the Exiled Lands, but Soulmask just retired my pickaxe. The animation quality and world-building are elite, but the Tribe Automation is the real winner. In other games, NPCs just stand…”
19 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“Found out I wouldn't get enough tech points for unlocks in survival mode. Restarted game in tribal mode, but the game thinks I have completed the other tutorial so it wont trigger tribal mode. Spent an hour and end up…”
“This is...Rough. I've played a good chunk of both vanilla and the DLC Shifting Sands solo because I'm not a huge fan of the server system. It's nice that private hosting and local only games are an option, and I like…”
“the game is flooded with russians and chineese that abuse and exploit en mass without any reprocussions becouse the devs couldnt care less since they alredy have been paid. like in the new map, shields are being used to…”
16 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“After spending a lot of time in Soulmask with my partner, I can honestly say this game has amazing potential—but it also has some of the most frustrating design choices I’ve ever experienced in a survival game. Let me…”
“Hadn't heard of/played this game until days before the 1.0 launch. It looked like a serious contender to the big names of the pvpve survival genre with an impressive amount of new content (brand new map, new masks,…”
“Soulmask, A Game That Fights Its Own Potential I went into Soulmask genuinely excited. On paper, this game has some of the most interesting ideas in the survival genre. Identity swapping, tribe management, and systems…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Hadn't heard of/played this game until days before the 1.0 launch. It looked like a serious contender to the big names of the pvpve survival genre with an impressive amount of new content (brand new map, new masks,…”
“Robo insinuated this was the best way to get the Devs to fix the problems they have introduced chasing the PVP crowd. So here we are. Combat is janky due to built in delays for performing actions, something that was not…”
“Very Strange Game, I dont understand how so many people are happy with it. It has nowhere near the same level of polish of Valheim or any other builder/Survival out there. It feels like a late alpha Unreal Engine Game…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Robo insinuated this was the best way to get the Devs to fix the problems they have introduced chasing the PVP crowd. So here we are. Combat is janky due to built in delays for performing actions, something that was not…”
“Buggy as hell, like it was all coded using AI. It can randomly turn off parts of your HUD (like your toolbar), disable the ability to pick up things, or make NPCs spaz out like they're stuck in a paint shaker. All of…”
“I am not saying that they have generated fake reviews for this game.... Oh wait, yes I AM!! This does not feel like a V1. this feels like v0.5. A fair bit janky and the tutorials and general onboarding is kind of sh%£.…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“This is...Rough. I've played a good chunk of both vanilla and the DLC Shifting Sands solo because I'm not a huge fan of the server system. It's nice that private hosting and local only games are an option, and I like…”
“the game is flooded with russians and chineese that abuse and exploit en mass without any reprocussions becouse the devs couldnt care less since they alredy have been paid. like in the new map, shields are being used to…”
“Game is fine and all, get it if you want, but I want to address the DLC-at-launch situation. People bought this game in EA, expecting the developers would work on it in return. That is the most fundamental expectation…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“(single-player review) It's funny, really. I've bought a number of popular "Overwhelmingly Positive" games on Steam that were real dogs. I normally stay away from "Mixed" games, and avoid Chinese games like the plague, but made an exception here. It was the right choice -- I…”
— a player, Steam review · 166 hrs played“I launched Soulmask thinking I’d punch a tree, craft a spear, maybe survive a little. Instead, I accidentally became: a tribal leader a mask collector a workforce manager and somehow… HR for NPCs that are better at survival than me This game doesn’t just let you survive. It…”
— a player, Steam review · 330 hrs played“This game has a lot of potential, it does a lot of things well, but it is absolutely not worth it at the moment. Only buy this if it goes below 15$, anything above that is a scam. let's start with the good: The aesthetic and theme are truly new and refreshing. The maps look…”
— a player, Steam review · 96 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 2026-10-22.
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.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Early Access · Survival · Open World Survival Craft · Multiplayer · Hunting · PvP · Sandbox · Action-Adventure · Building · Base-Building · Open World · RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · LAN Co-op |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Achievements | 120 |
| Official site | https://mask.qoolandgames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 64bit -win10 Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 970 4GB / AMD RX 580 4GB DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 25 GB available space Sound Card: on board Additional Notes: SSD(preferred)