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The Genesis Project

The Genesis Project

The Genesis Project is an attempt to replicate Sburb from the popular webcomic Homestuck, made by Andrew Hussie.

Released Apr 13, 2022 Developer Perfectly Generic Team Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Early AccessAdventureRPGSimulationAction-Adventure
View on Steam ↗ Free (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.

85.5%positive1,758 reviews
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:12 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

26playing at last check
2924-hour peak
592all-time peak
0 100 200 2023 2024 2025 2026 122 avg · Apr 2022

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-25

Latest official news

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Apr 26, 2026
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

Apr 13, 2026
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

Dec 31, 2025
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

May 04, 2024
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

Mar 16, 2023
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

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, RPG, Simulation, Free To Play, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Adventure · RPG · Simulation · Action-Adventure · Platformer · Action RPG · Party-Based RPG · Dungeon Crawler · Exploration · 3D · Building (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Includes level editor
LanguagesEnglish
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://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