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Surviving the Aftermath

Surviving the Aftermath

Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

Released Nov 16, 2021 Developer Iceflake Studios Publisher Paradox Interactive Platforms Windows StrategySimulationCity BuilderPost-apocalypticSurvival
View on Steam ↗ $29.99 (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.

70.7%positive4,363 reviews
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“TLDR: Rating: 65 / 100 It's decent colony game. It resembles a game like "Banished" - where you have to protect your citizens from natural dissasters and establish a steady production of goods (good, medicine, clothes) for your colony and for trading purposes. Positives: - The…”

— a player, Steam review · 87 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“It is what it says it is. Decent game. Late game is just weird and drawn out.”

— a player, Steam review · 151 hrs played
Not recommended · 9 found this helpful

“I bought this game and its not very enjoyable. The tutorials were rough and I would have to figure a lot on my own. Just meh, not sure why it has so much DLC, I hope it made it better. If you like a slow burn management kind of game then go ahead and enjoy this.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

77playing at last check
10724-hour peak
4,628all-time peak
0 500 1k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 853 avg · Oct 2020

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.

74achievements
16.8%median completion
0.3%rarest: Binary world view
91.6% of players 71.4% of players 66.3% of players 64.6% of players 58.2% of players 53.4% of players 53.2% of players 52.9% of players 49.7% of players 47.2% of players 45.7% of players 44.1% of players 43.5% of players 40.3% of players 38.8% of players 38.7% of players 37.8% of players 37.6% of players 33.7% of players 32.2% of players 31.6% of players 28.2% of players 27.7% of players 26.9% of players 26.7% of players 25.5% of players 25.2% of players 24.6% of players 23.9% of players 22.1% of players 22.1% of players 21.3% of players 20.8% of players 20.2% of players 18.7% of players 18.6% of players 17.2% of players 16.8% of players 16.8% of players 13.3% of players 12.9% of players 11.3% of players 10.1% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 8.9% of players 8.3% of players 7.3% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 91.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
91.6%First Step — Get your first Colonists
71.4%Leader — Reach a population of 20
66.3%Explorer — Reveal 1 sector
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Binary world view — Hidden achievement
0.3%Dynamic Duo — Hidden achievement
0.5%Customized calamities — Hidden achievement

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.

$29.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US29.99 USD
EU29.99 EUR
UK24.99 GBP
Australia42.95 AUD
Canada39.99 CAD
Japan3,990 JPY
Brazil107.99 BRL
China138.00 CNY

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

China≈$20 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$34

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 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.

Oct 13, 2025
Unity engine update!

Hello everyone, Due to a Unity engine security issue, we’re releasing a Hotfix update for the game. You can read more about the security issue here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01

Sep 26, 2024
Play a futuristic Mech Wargame "MECHABELLUM" now!

Hello Survivors! We have something new to share with fans of sci-fi! Paradox Interactive just released a new, futuristic mech wargame! Check out this trailer! Mechabellum is a tactical wargame where y

Mar 16, 2023
Surviving the Aftermath - Dev Diary #25 - Rebirth DLC

Greetings survivors! Our third DLC is now available! “Rebirth” offers a new way to literally transform your colony into a post-apocalyptic paradise! Clear the waters and purify the soil with new terra

Mar 07, 2023
Surviving the Aftermath - Announcing Rebirth DLC

For the longest time, you strove to survive the aftermath on planet Earth. Now, thanks to your knowledge, skills, and leadership, you can finally look forward to a new chapter for humankind. “Rebirth”

Nov 22, 2022
Surviving the Aftermath - Shattered Hope DLC - Patch Notes

Greeting survivors! We have just released our patch for the “Shattered Hope” DLC—including some bigger changes as well. Here we will go through them with some brief explanations as to why they have be

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Simulation · City Builder · Post-apocalyptic · Survival · Colony Sim · Base-Building · Building · Singleplayer · Management · Open World · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America
Achievements74
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit Processor: Intel® iCore™ i5-2500K or AMD® AMD® FX 6350 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 580 or AMD® Radeon™ HD 7870 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space