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TUG
While we get closer to the release of TUG ver 2.0, we will be taking the project down from steam. Thank you to everyone that has helped us in play and testing for ver 1.0.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“I'm Blown Away. First I want to say THANKYOU to Nerd Kingdom FOR MAKING THIS GAME, and for releasing this part of it though it isn't yet finished. I like minecraft alot, my son LOVES minecraft a whole lot. The graphics in MC just aren't my thing. I Love the TUG graphics. With…”
— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs played“As others have stated, this game is dead. What most annoys me though is that they play like they care, but they don't. I know it, and I will tell you how I know. When they started off, they had big ambitions, their intentions were great, but not over the top. The biggest thing…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“I bought into TUG during its Kickstarter campaign back in May 2013. It honestly sounded awesome at the time. The campaign pitched a "multiplayer open-world sandbox-RPG using new technology and social sciences to directly involve players in the game’s design." I thought wow that…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPrice 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.
Progress Update - 3/3/2017
Hey everybody! Cambo here and Happy Friday! I’ll go ahead and update everyone since Ino is lost in the world of Zelda today. The team has been very busy the past month working on our engine tools and
Progress Update - 3/3/2017
Hey everybody! Cambo here and Happy Friday! I’ll go ahead and update everyone since Ino is lost in the world of Zelda today. The team has been very busy the past month working on our engine tools and
Progress Update - 2/10/2017
Ahoy! Our adventure into gameplay prototyping has begun, with big steps towards making our development environment much more seamless and flexible. The benefits to having a small team of brilliant min
Progress Update - 2/10/2017
Ahoy! Our adventure into gameplay prototyping has begun, with big steps towards making our development environment much more seamless and flexible. The benefits to having a small team of brilliant min
Progress Update - 1/13/2017
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5831053/644869caaf0b5ee4fb6c480701f892b5988cd97a.jpg Ahoy! Just wanted to give you guys a quick update on what has been going on th
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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.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access |
| Player tags | Open World Survival Craft · Survival · Sandbox · Adventure · Crafting · Open World · Multiplayer · RPG · Indie · Early Access · Building · Voxel (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Includes level editor · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.nerdkingdom.com/game/index.shtml |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 Processor: Quad-core Intel® or AMD® processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX® 11 compatible card with 1 GB of memory, nVidia® 4XX+/AMD® 5XXX+ DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space