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The Genesis Project
The Genesis Project is an attempt to replicate Sburb from the popular webcomic Homestuck, made by Andrew Hussie.
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
31 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“great game, although there are some bugs that can ruin entire sessions. other than that, really fun. especially if youre a homestuck fan.”
“its a peak game to play with friends needs a learning curve to understand the mechanics”
“There are a lot of bugs and definitely a lot of things that require further development (how gates work, crafting, , loot pools, enemy ai, etc) but otherwise I had a good chunk of fun running solo. I'll try multiplayer…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“its a peak game to play with friends needs a learning curve to understand the mechanics”
“Great game! I had fun playing this with a friend who I was getting into Homestuck or genuinely by myself, I was so locked into this game. Recommend if you love Homestuck:)”
“kinda really funny with friends”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“У игры есть огромный потенциал, который можно реализовать. Да, сейчас игра находится не в самом лучшем положении. Да, она багнутая, но я вижу, что разработчики, стоящие за ней, не топчутся на месте. И да, обновления…”
“its very very buggy and sometimes you have to restart a billion times but other than that its pretty fun. if you can stomach resetting a session a bunch because for some reason you dont have your sburb disk then i…”
“This game kinda sucks. Lots of bugs and jank that you'd think the resolution of would be prioritized over more cosmetic features. Despite all that, though, I think it's a neat game. The parts of it that suck are just…”
32 of the 101 reviews raise this · 22 of them still recommend the game.
“great game, although there are some bugs that can ruin entire sessions. other than that, really fun. especially if youre a homestuck fan.”
“There are a lot of bugs and definitely a lot of things that require further development (how gates work, crafting, , loot pools, enemy ai, etc) but otherwise I had a good chunk of fun running solo. I'll try multiplayer…”
“The Genesis Project started off as a neat project but turned out to be a deeply disappointing mess. The developers are far too focused on adding "New Content" (Resprites and garbage) instead of patching any of the…”
14 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“The Genesis Project started off as a neat project but turned out to be a deeply disappointing mess. The developers are far too focused on adding "New Content" (Resprites and garbage) instead of patching any of the…”
“ts game pmo ts game so buggy they keep adding crypts and other junk that i dont care about instead of fixing bugs and adding cool content that i care about. 0/10 would buy again”
“horrible bugs, game breaks every session no matter what you do. complete waste of time”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“dude i frickin love this game even if it needs some minor updates and stuff,, everyone who likes homestuck needs to play this asap”
“The Genesis Project started off as a neat project but turned out to be a deeply disappointing mess. The developers are far too focused on adding "New Content" (Resprites and garbage) instead of patching any of the…”
“ts game pmo ts game so buggy they keep adding crypts and other junk that i dont care about instead of fixing bugs and adding cool content that i care about. 0/10 would buy again”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“its a peak game to play with friends needs a learning curve to understand the mechanics”
“Confusing, frustrating, barely able to be comprehended for someone who just started it. In other words, exactly how Sburb is meant to be. Definitely makes me want to spend more time learning it though, I just need to…”
“Worst game I've ever played. Stole 2 1/2 hours of my life. Incredibly janky, restricting in character creation options, inaccurate to the original comic, needlessly annoying in mechanics, thousands of softlocks possible…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Pretty fun, though it is short in terms of progression. Alchemy is fun, despite the low number of actually unique items to make. I really hope this grows to be a full recreation of Sburb, it would be awesome to do a…”
“More content that expected less than i want”
“This game kinda sucks. Lots of bugs and jank that you'd think the resolution of would be prioritized over more cosmetic features. Despite all that, though, I think it's a neat game. The parts of it that suck are just…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Was it buggy? Yes. Was it a pain in the butt to figure out? Yes. Was I confused as to what to do the entire time? Yes. Was it extremely fun? Also yes.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Masterpiece doesn't even begin to describe it... I met the love of my life playing a server many moons ago, now look at us; 2 kids, a car, a 7 story house inspired by our sburb house, 3 kids, a dog and the most beautiful foid I've ever met... this game has changed me in ways I…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I don't care how buggy it is, it's fun as ♥♥♥♥, made with extreme amounts of love and feels EXACTLY how trying to set up Sburb sessions irl would probably go.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch 0.6.0-2
Hey, TGP fans and players! Another patch for everyone to enjoy, squashing a handful of bugs. Sounds of traps and machines are no longer global Non-global sound effects are now easier to hear Fixed spe
Patch 0.6.0-1
Happy 413, TGP fans and players! We've released a minor patch to celebrate this fateful occasion. Brushed the Lich's teeth Fixed Slimer-prototyped imp tails clipping through the sprite boundaries Fixe
The Genesis Project: Of Crypts and Creatures
Hello, TGP fans and players! The day has finally come, and with it, THE UPDATE! Please enjoy version 0.6.0, of Crypts and Creatures, live now on Steam! You can also come chat with other players or fin
Major Patch 0.5.2
Hello, TGP fans and players! This patch focuses on fixing many bugs, especially ones related to multiplayer and saving+loading. It also adds a fair few items and touches up the default houses. This ha
Patch 0.5.1-1
Added Added 5 items Added 5 items to the character creator Added 4 recipes for items that were removed from the character creator in this patch Added 1 new icon Changed Tweaked some item descriptions
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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.
| Genres | Adventure, RPG, Simulation, Free To Play, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Adventure · RPG · Simulation · Action-Adventure · Platformer · Action RPG · Party-Based RPG · Dungeon Crawler · Exploration · 3D · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Includes level editor |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://sburb.me |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8 or 10 Processor: 2GHz+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1GB Storage: 500 MB available space