What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~10,209
(P10–P90: 4,084 – 22,460)
Gross revenue: ~$58,516
($23,409 – $128,736)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Difficulty & balance97% positive · 31 mentions
“I will preface this review with the fact that I have been playing CDDA on and off for about 5 years, with about 300 hours total playtime. Since CDDA is opensource, it has changed drastically over those 5 years with thousands of commits and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 0 h played
Gameplay & mechanics93% positive · 30 mentions
“I will preface this review with the fact that I have been playing CDDA on and off for about 5 years, with about 300 hours total playtime. Since CDDA is opensource, it has changed drastically over those 5 years with thousands of commits and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 0 h played
Story & writing92% positive · 24 mentions
“You may have accidentally ended up here while looking for Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, but I'm pretty sure this is actually the place you want to be. I fell in love with C:DDA almost 20 years ago and played the hell out of it. I've been…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 5 h played
Content & longevity86% positive · 22 mentions
“I will preface this review with the fact that I have been playing CDDA on and off for about 5 years, with about 300 hours total playtime. Since CDDA is opensource, it has changed drastically over those 5 years with thousands of commits and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 0 h played
Controls & UI82% positive · 17 mentions
“What are the "Cataclysm" games? I found out about Cataclysm through this specific steam page, so I'm going to make it easier for whoever else finds themselves in my same situation lol. Cataclysm is an open source, top down, turn based…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 252 h played
Price & value79% positive · 14 mentions
“I will preface this review with the fact that I have been playing CDDA on and off for about 5 years, with about 300 hours total playtime. Since CDDA is opensource, it has changed drastically over those 5 years with thousands of commits and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 0 h played
Performance & stability64% positive · 14 mentions
“Truly the most immersive simulator there is. I find meth outside of someone's house hidden in their shed, smoke it, knife fight about 3-4 presumable meth-influenced zombies, and then steal their phones to sell at the local refugee center…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 4 h played
Multiplayer & community85% positive · 13 mentions
“You may have accidentally ended up here while looking for Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, but I'm pretty sure this is actually the place you want to be. I fell in love with C:DDA almost 20 years ago and played the hell out of it. I've been…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 5 h played
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