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The Surge

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App ID 378540
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Focus Entertainment
Franchise Focus Entertainment
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28972643
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 03:27:38 UTC ()
Release Date 15 May 2017 – 22:00:00 UTC ()
😏 73.68%
11k reviews
64
In-Game

Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

Additional Information

Developer Deck13
metacritic_name The Surge
controller_support full
metacritic_score 72
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-surge?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Focus Entertainment
eulas
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nameThe Surge EULA
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/378540_eula_0
Store Release Date 15 May 2017 – 22:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/focusentmt
https://www.facebook.com/FocusEntertainmentOfficial
https://www.twitch.tv/focusentmt
https://x.com/Focus_Entmt
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLdl0827np4QVPESo794og
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Action (1), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 15 May 2017 – 22:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 29 September 2021 – 21:22:23 UTC () (1632950543)
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library_heroen
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pinned_positionBottomLeft
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height_pct53.28554401198992
review_score 6
review_percentage 75
Detected Technologies (?) FMOD SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Ansel SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, PathEngine SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3300002
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 8 June 2015 – 12:08:17 UTC (), in changelist #1099664
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Souls-like 💥 Action 🎲 RPG 🚀 Sci-fi 👤 Third Person 😓 Difficult 👤 Singleplayer 🤖 Mechs 🛡️ Hack and Slash 👊 Violent 🤖 Robots 🌍 Open World 🗺 Exploration 🔋 Cyberpunk 💥 Action RPG 😖 Gore 🗺️ Adventure 😱 Horror 🌆 Futuristic 🤝 Co-op

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

Assets

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timestamp2 October 2024 – 10:28:31 UTC
Trailers
256685235 ↴
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256684897 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 64 players right now
  • 96 24-hour peak
  • 5,978 all-time peak 16 May 2017
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Store data

  • 64,182 followers
  • 8,302 positive reviews
  • 2,736 negative reviews
  • 75.21% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 13 24-hour peak
  • 48,444 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 73.68% SteamDB Rating
  • 8,302 75.2% positive reviews
  • 2,736 24.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
15 May 2017 – 22:00 Steam Release -
3 August 2018 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: August 2018 Humble Monthly #34 -
27 August 2019 – 17:00 Free Weekend -
17 February 2020 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 12 -
26 February 2020 – 16:23 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 12 Redux -
7 May 2020 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (May 2020) -
5 July 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (Jul 2021) -
10 December 2021 – 17:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Focus Home Interactive Build Your Own Bundle -
13 July 2022 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Focus Entertainment: Legends and Visions Bundle -
2 February 2023 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (February 2023) -

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How many players are playing The Surge right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 64 players live playing The Surge on Steam.

The Surge had an all-time peak of 5978 concurrent players on 16 May 2017.

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