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Unreal Gold

Unreal Gold

Your prison ship has crash-landed on the fastest, sleekest, most dangerous 3D world ever created. Look around, crystal clear water shimmers, shadows dance and shift, alien architecture fades into the horizon.

Released Mar 17, 2008 Developer Epic Games, Inc. Platforms Windows ClassicFPSActionSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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.

89.2%positive2,475 reviews
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“Despite it being removed on Steam store, I can appreciate having this old but (Unreal) 'gold' of a game. The basic geometry graphics, linear movements and shooting, and metroidvania playthrough really does bring me back to the good ol' 90s games and my childhood growing up…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“With Oldunreal support, this and other Unreal classics look and perform great on newer systems.”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“One of the best games of all time. I love it to death, it was my first FPS game, all the way back on Windows 98. I will always remember that Main theme with the floating around the castle - you can't get more iconic than that. And then there is the game, great music, great…”

— a player, Steam review · 51 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:42 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

2playing at last check
624-hour peak
1,062all-time peak
0 50 100 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 87 avg · May 2018

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction
Player tagsClassic · FPS · Action · Sci-fi · Great Soundtrack · Atmospheric · Shooter · First-Person · 1990's · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: A 100% Windows 2000/XP/Vista-compatible computer system.