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The Surge

The Surge

Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

Released May 15, 2017 Developer Deck13 Publisher Focus Entertainment Platforms Windows Souls-likeActionRPGSci-fiThird Person
View on Steam ↗ $1.94 (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.

75.2%positive10,951 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 104 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 75.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“First playthrough review time. This game has good gameplay, tough combat, and a world that looks interesting. The game might be challenging, and may be suited for players who prefer difficult experiences. You might like this game if you want a tough, single-player game where you…”

— a player, Steam review · 79 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“Looking for a Souls-like ? You'll feel right at home with The Surge, and it's more than just "Dark Souls with robots" ! No more undead knights and scary spiders, say hello to... Zombie workers and mechanical arachnids ? ... Okay, maybe enemies are not the most innovative aspect…”

— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“This game had a real chance. The PC version is rife with problems for newer PC builds. If you have CPU or GPU 2018 or newer, the game will work great from I gather on the forums. If you have PC like mine: 12-700k RTX 3080 12gb 32gb DR4 3600mhz RAM Don't touch this game or its…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

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

194playing at last check
22424-hour peak
5,967all-time peak
0 500 1k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 944 avg · May 2017

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.

67achievements
9.9%median completion
2.1%rarest: Tools of War
92.3% of players 85.4% of players 81.3% of players 80.0% of players 63.7% of players 51.2% of players 50.4% of players 44.9% of players 38.5% of players 37.2% of players 33.2% of players 31.6% of players 30.4% of players 26.6% of players 26.1% of players 23.5% of players 22.7% of players 22.6% of players 18.9% of players 18.9% of players 18.8% of players 18.0% of players 17.8% of players 17.7% of players 15.1% of players 15.0% of players 14.4% of players 14.2% of players 14.2% of players 13.3% of players 12.5% of players 11.9% of players 11.4% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 9.8% of players 9.4% of players 9.4% of players 9.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.4% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 92.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.3%On My Own Two Feet — Hidden achievement
85.4%I'll Be Back — Died for the first time
81.3%First Day on the Job — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
2.1%Tools of War — Collected all Frontier Weapons
2.2%Suited and Booted — Crafted all Frontier Gear sets
2.2%Modus Operandi — 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.

$1.94−87% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99base price
$1.94lowest since tracking began2026-07-16
US1.94 USD−87%
EU1.94 EUR−87%
UK1.68 GBP−87%
Australia2.98 AUD−87%
Canada2.59 CAD−87%
Japan322 JPY−87%
Brazil7.13 BRL−87%
China8.32 CNY−87%

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

China≈$1.2 Brazil Canada US Japan Australia EU UK≈$2.2

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

$0 $10 $20 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.

Sep 20, 2019
The Surge 2 - Watch our Launch Trailer!

https://i.imgur.com/c7WMRpL.gif Hi everyone, The Surge 2’s blend of limb-chopping combat and post-apocalyptic exploration releases September 24 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. We are delighted to

Aug 27, 2019
The Surge is free right now!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/28007718/b83489db8df85349dbfc901b30fd3aa95540ca9d.png Hello everyone, The Surge is free to play right now on Steam until August 29. T

Jun 05, 2019
The Surge 2 - Release Date & Pre-Orders

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35094678/9201c22690e1f309be9a6117d4d514074142723d.jpg Hello everyone! We’re thrilled to announce that The Surge 2 will release worldw

Nov 27, 2018
The Surge Patch 15: Various DLC Tweaks and Fixes

https://i.imgur.com/UwffbBI.jpg Hello everyone! We’re very happy today to announce that Patch 15 is out for The Surge: The Good, The Bad and The Augmented. This update will apply for all players, but

Oct 02, 2018
The Good, the Bad, and the Augmented available today!

https://i.imgur.com/0YdgU9D.gif The Good, the Bad, and the Augmented brings the old west to The Surge today! The Surge gets brand new content today with the new expansion The Good, the Bad, and the Au

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, RPG
Player tagsSouls-like · Action · RPG · Sci-fi · Third Person · Difficult · Singleplayer · Mechs · Hack and Slash · Violent · Robots · Open World (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Japanese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements67
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.focus-home.com/games/the-surge
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) Processor: AMD FX-8320 (3,5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3,5 GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB, AMD Radeon R7 360 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION