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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 2026-08-12)

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.

89.1%positive2,573 reviews
Recommended · 185 found this helpful

“NOTE: To play this game properly, you need the "Old Unreal Patch". This unlocks stuff like Full HD resolution and a few more graphics settings. This game managed what only a few had ever achieved: It got me hooked from the beginning. The story is being cleverly told through log…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 83 found this helpful

“I WOULD recommend it but Epic is a rotting carcass of a company and decided to pull it from Steam, here’s to their downfall.”

— a player, Steam review · 167 hrs played
Recommended · 84 found this helpful

“Truly majestic FPS whose epic single player campaign remain in many ways unique to this day. Unreal is a fantastic, atmospheric journey through beautifully realised alien world, one filled with a sense of mystery and wonder. It is also a genuine visual and aural feast, and a…”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

1,062all-time peak
0 50 100 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 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.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

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
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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