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The Solus Project

The Solus Project

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Released Jun 7, 2016 Developer Hourences, Grip Games Publisher Teotl Studios Platforms Windows SurvivalAdventureExplorationSci-fiVR
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

79.7%positive2,631 reviews
Recommended · 307 found this helpful

“I played through this game with the HTC Vive It's difficult to describe, TSP creates a very deep and convincing atmosphere, like you have been cut off from the rest of the human race and are truly very very alone. Pros - General Atmosphere - The various extreme alien weather…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 192 found this helpful

“The Solus Project. Solus 3, I think you're our only hope. *Note: This is a non-VR review. Introduction The Solus Project has a steep learning curve - and when I say learning curve, I mean learning to enjoy playing it. As Solus was an early access title, there's a lingering…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Not recommended · 64 found this helpful

“Bottom line: This is not a bad game, but it's not really a survival/crafting game. Music is great, game is nice and atmospheric, but ultimately just a little too slow. You are a spectator, not a participant. Full review: After playing for about 4 hours, I feel comfortable…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

5peak since Aug 2026
0 1 2 1 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.

43achievements
9.4%median completion
0.5%rarest: Fable Hoarder
90.5% of players 64.5% of players 61.2% of players 34.7% of players 34.1% of players 33.6% of players 31.3% of players 25.6% of players 20.4% of players 17.3% of players 16.6% of players 16.5% of players 14.9% of players 12.2% of players 12.0% of players 11.0% of players 10.3% of players 9.9% of players 9.9% of players 9.7% of players 9.6% of players 9.4% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.3% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.2% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.5% of players 90.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.5%First Entry — Set foot on the planet
64.5%Beginner's Luck — Complete your survival training
61.2%My very first secret — Collect your first secret
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Fable Hoarder — Read all stories
0.9%Hulk, Smash! — Show some love to rocks - smash 20 rocks together
0.9%Geologist — Have 16 rocks in inventory

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$7.99lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US19.99 USD
EU18.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$6.6 China Japan Canada US UK Australia EU≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

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

Jun 12, 2018
The Solus Project patch 1.1 is here! Major VR updates, and it now runs on UE 4.19.

We are today happy to announce the release of the major version 1.1 patch! We crammed more stuff than planned into this patch, but all for good reasons. This is why it took a bit longer than expected.

Dec 26, 2017
New VR patch almost made it. Can be played in beta right now!

Hello everyone! We had a target to get our new patch done before Holiday/Christmas but in the end we did not make it... booho. The biggest reason for this was that we got creative and came up with qui

Dec 26, 2017
New VR patch almost made it. Can be played in beta right now!

Hello everyone! We had a target to get our new patch done before Holiday/Christmas but in the end we did not make it... booho. The biggest reason for this was that we got creative and came up with qui

Feb 06, 2017
Patch 1.031

We are continuing to improve the VR support in TSP. Version 1.031 Now supports Oculus Touch! Functionality wise it should be very similar to Vive, apart from a different button layout. On Vive and tou

Feb 06, 2017
Patch 1.031

We are continuing to improve the VR support in TSP. Version 1.031 Now supports Oculus Touch! Functionality wise it should be very similar to Vive, apart from a different button layout. On Vive and tou

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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.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsSurvival · Adventure · Exploration · Sci-fi · VR · Survival Horror · Singleplayer · First-Person · Atmospheric · Space · Horror · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Tracked Controller Support · VR Supported · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · VR Support
LanguagesEnglish * , Danish, Swedish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Italian, Polish, Czech *
ControllerFull support
Achievements43
Official sitehttp://www.TheSolusProject.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64 bit and newer Processor: Dual Core 2GHZ+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX10 Compatible 3D Card - Minimum GeForce 460 or equivalent - Integrated graphics (Intel) may not work well and have not been tested. For use with Intel integrated graphics please run the game in DirectX10 compatibility mode. DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 11 GB available space Sound Card: Any Windows compatible card VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC Additional Notes: Supports Tobii Eye Tracking. Vive and Oculus VR supported but still partially in development. Playing the game in VR requires a pow