Trappist — sales estimate, player sentiment & game DNA

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

Lifetime units: ~2.4k (P10–P90: 964 – 5.3k)

Gross revenue: ~$29.6k (P10–P90: $11.8k – $65.1k)

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 4, 2026.

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

Story & writing94% positive · 16 mentions

“Trappist is a story-driven colony management experience, like a vastly simpler and more forgiving IXION or Frostpunk with an Anno-esque tiered resource system. You will need to set up colonies on every planet in the system, building…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 10 h played · Report / request removal

Controls & UI88% positive · 16 mentions

“Trappist is a story-driven colony management experience, like a vastly simpler and more forgiving IXION or Frostpunk with an Anno-esque tiered resource system. You will need to set up colonies on every planet in the system, building…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 10 h played · Report / request removal

Difficulty & balance85% positive · 13 mentions

“Definitely worth a look if you enjoy colony building and resource management games! Amazingly addictive and satisfying for such a simple game. There are areas where more tutorials or in-game tips would be helpful. For example, I was at…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 8 h played · Report / request removal

Price & value100% positive · 12 mentions

“A calm and meditative game that strongly reminded me of Alien Legacy, a DOS game which I spent a lot of time in. I loved the concept of having a mothership (even if, like in Alien Legacy, it was somewhat underutilized in my playthrough)…”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 17 h played · Report / request removal

Gameplay & mechanics92% positive · 12 mentions

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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

Top-down

Setting

SpaceSci-fi

Mood & themes

Wholesome

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

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

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