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Subterrain

Subterrain

Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?

Released Jan 21, 2016 Developer Pixellore Inc Platforms Windows SurvivalTop-DownCraftingIndieSci-fi
View on Steam ↗ $16.99 (US · as of 2026-10-20)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

76.0%positive1,399 reviews
Recommended · 168 found this helpful

“I'm enjoying this game for what it is: an infection/infestation combat simulator. Did you ever want to fight back against a slowly but constantly advancing infection and actually be able to turn the tide with just your science and a shotgun? This is the game for you. It is, as…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
Recommended · 137 found this helpful

“Subterrain is good but I have had a weird internal voice for this review. I picked it up a while ago & I was really unsure what to make of it but as a big fan of Dark Wood, I thought "I should give this top-down horror game a chance". So I did. Subterrain is the closest thing…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
Not recommended · 157 found this helpful

“I really didn't want to give this game a thumbs down - and in all honesty, I did get a lot of game time for my ~$8 investment. Looking back, I just didn't get much enjoyment from it. I *loved* the first act. There's so much that it just nails. The combat is slick, the…”

— a player, Steam review · 115 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

558all-time peak
0 100 200 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 109 avg · Apr 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.

48achievements
10.2%median completion
1.0%rarest: Is This a Roguelike?
59.6% of players 36.9% of players 33.6% of players 33.2% of players 30.7% of players 25.8% of players 24.6% of players 24.0% of players 23.9% of players 22.9% of players 21.9% of players 21.6% of players 20.5% of players 20.2% of players 20.0% of players 18.5% of players 17.9% of players 17.7% of players 17.5% of players 16.4% of players 15.6% of players 12.2% of players 11.7% of players 11.1% of players 10.2% of players 10.0% of players 9.7% of players 9.6% of players 9.2% of players 8.6% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 4.9% of players 4.5% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 59.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.6%The Prison Break — Complete the tutorial section of the game at MPO Prison.
36.9%The First Day — Survive for 24 hours in a single game.
33.6%Production Halted — Discover the 3D printing facilities of Nilson Engineering.
Rarest badges of honor
1.0%Is This a Roguelike? — Beat the game with the "Permanent Death" option enabled.
1.1%Ultra-Violence — Beat the game using the "Nightmare Mode" difficulty setting.
1.3%My Doctorate is in Death — Beat the game using the "Hardcore Mode" or higher difficulty setting.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$16.99current · sampled 2026-10-20 11:41 UTC
$5.09lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US16.99 USD
UK12.99 GBP
Australia23.95 AUD
Canada18.99 CAD
Japan1,680 JPY
Brazil31.99 BRL
China55.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$6.4 China Japan Canada Australia US UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-25 08-10 08-28 09-14 10-01 10-20

Latest official news

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

Feb 23, 2026
From Pixellore – A Small Update

Hi everyone, First, I just want to say thank you again for all the support you’ve given us over the years with Subterrain and Subterrain: Mines of Titan. This community has meant a lot to us, and we g

Mar 12, 2024
Get ready to descend into the abyss...

Subterrain: Mines of Titan is available NOW! We do realize here, that many of you expressing that this isn't Subterrain 2 and are not interested with the game. We get that. For those, we still want to

Feb 26, 2024
Subterrain: Mines of Titan Release Date Announcement

Hi Everyone! For those of you who cares and been waiting for the Subterrain: Mines of Titan news, today we have a great announcement to make! It's has been really tough 3 years of making this game and

Jun 13, 2022
Subterrain Mines of Titan Developer Live Stream 1

Hi Everyone! For those who are interested following Subterrain MT. Developer Live Stream is scheduled on 9PM PST time. Please check your local time line if you would like to participate. We will be pl

Jun 02, 2022
Public Demo for Subterrain Mines of Titan has been released!

Public Demo for Subterrain Mines of Titan has been released! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1573100/Subterrain_Mines_of_Titan/

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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.

GenresIndie
Player tagsSurvival · Top-Down · Crafting · Indie · Sci-fi · Zombies · Open World · Open World Survival Craft · Exploration · Singleplayer · Survival Horror · 2D (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Greek, Simplified Chinese, German, Japanese, Hungarian, Turkish
ControllerFull support
Achievements48
Official sitehttp://www.pixellore.com/games/subterrain/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz or equivalent processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD graphics 4400 or better - Min resolution 1280x720 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1200 MB available space