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UnReal World
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “deep, detailed survival systems” (36 of 94 reviews) and “rewarding steep learning curve” (14); the most common complaint is “steep unforgiving learning curve” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
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13 of the 94 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
9 of the 94 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
6 of the 94 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 94 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I feel like this game could be cool, but it just seems like there's only one way to play it and if you don't play it in that way, you're just going to slowly die. Traps, traps, traps, fish fish fish. I don't ever get to…”
5 of the 94 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 94 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“They should have gotten as much love as Dwarf Fortress”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I had played more in free version. This game is the only things that motivated me to go on vacation on finland in the future. The realism, narrative is really complement with depth roguelike survival. 10/10 thank you dev for your dedication”
— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played“UnReal World is a really good game, no doubt, Sami Maaranen absolutely cooked with this one. It’s deep, unforgiving, and doesn’t care if you know what you’re doing or not. You’re thrown into survival and expected to figure it out the hard way, and yeah… it’s brutal. You will…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Version 3.89.1 released - a small hotfix patch
A small hotfix patch has been released to address the following bugs found in version 3.89. Version: 3.89.1 - hotfix release ** Saved characters from version 3.80-> are compatible with this version. *
Version 3.89 released
Version 3.89 is now released -- and it deals mostly with long-awaited clothcrafting additions. First and foremost, it's now possible for player characters to craft all kinds of cloth garments themselv
Autumn Sale - Journey into the Far North at your grasp
Steam Autumn Sale is on and the time has come for all the hunter-gatherers to go find and pick the seasonal goodies. And now that you are here, the journey into the Far North is at your grasp. That's
The Survivor’s New Clothes Coming in October
We'll be having The Survivor's New Clothes version released in October. This upcoming version will deal mostly with fundamental new clothcrafting features, bringing the cloth item and character made c
PvE Survival Crafting Fest
We are ever so proud and pleased to be part of the PvE Survival Crafting Fest ! This is a sale and a fest that really hits the spot for UnReal World . And with our deepest discount ever, we’re making
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From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
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Crashlands 2
93.2% · 660 reviews
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Open World · Survival · Rogue-like · RPG · Sandbox · Traditional Roguelike · Immersive Sim · Open World Survival Craft · Historical · Crafting · Turn-Based · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://www.unrealworld.fi |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: 800x600 minimum resolution DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space