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Sunkenland

80% positive · 24,009 Steam reviews · released Aug 25, 2023 · by Vector3 Studio

Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalCo-opUnderwaterMultiplayerBase-BuildingCrafting

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~792k (P10–P90: 317k – 1.7M)

Gross revenue: ~$13M (P10–P90: $5.2M – $28.6M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 72% positive across 220 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3300 games).

Performance & stability54% positive · 74 mentions
“Plenty of people have complained about this game, and at the time? They were right. but the thing that they complain about, and forget about, is this is still in Early Access. There are going to be bugs. Leaving a negative review because…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 332 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics65% positive · 62 mentions
“Yes I recommend this game. I love games where you build and advance and build better. I usualy keep the attack settings low as I don't mind some combat but the building a base is my focus.”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 455 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity57% positive · 58 mentions
“Plenty of people have complained about this game, and at the time? They were right. but the thing that they complain about, and forget about, is this is still in Early Access. There are going to be bugs. Leaving a negative review because…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 332 h played · Report / request removal
Multiplayer & community67% positive · 33 mentions
“MAKE SURE YOU SWITCH TO PUBLIC TEST 0.7. It fixes some of the bugs, and gives way more POI's than the base game version 0.6. It still is unfinished but its a pretty solid experience, I cant speak for multiplayer but it's a fun world to…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 10 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value52% positive · 31 mentions
“Plenty of people have complained about this game, and at the time? They were right. but the thing that they complain about, and forget about, is this is still in Early Access. There are going to be bugs. Leaving a negative review because…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 332 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio70% positive · 27 mentions
“For 20 bucks this game is actually worth it now. (was kinda before, but now for sure) Since the graphics update, naval battle update, base building update, and general polish between when I got it a couple years ago to now its a great…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 53 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing44% positive · 27 mentions
“This game is excellent. There's a lot of hate from people that aren't in the know about this game's development. Yes, it is taking the devs a while to update the game and Yes they are mostly radio silent at this point, BUT at the same…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 892 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI43% positive · 21 mentions
“Sunkenlanders, After my Wife and I finishing the current playthrough collecting all islands and defeating the final boss is what we like/dislike we found. 1. Base building: there are plenty of options and ways to build a base. Having to…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 339 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance60% positive · 15 mentions
“I just wanna leave a positive review to balance out the negative review bombing people who thought the game was dead. The new update shows the devs want to finish the game and its going in a very fun direction. I just recently started…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 68 h played · Report / request removal

451 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

First-person

Technology

3D

Art style

Realistic

Setting

Post-apocalyptic

Structure

Open worldSandbox

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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