Project Syria

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App ID	491790
App Type	Game
Developer	Emblematic Group
Publisher	Emblematic Group
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	29788674
Last Record Update	27 June 2025 – 14:15:01 UTC ()
Release Date	1 November 2016 – 19:00:00 UTC ()

❓ 43.37%

71 reviews

In-Game

Nearly one half of Syria’s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. Children make up more than half of the three million refugees living in camps some news reports indicate that children are actually being specifically targeted in the violence.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer

Emblematic Group

metacritic_name

Project Syria

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Emblematic Group

IsFreeApp

Yes

Exclude from family sharing (exfgls)

3 (Free Game)

Store Release Date

8 January 2013 – 08:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

OpenVrSupport

Yes

ControllerVr

kbm

PlayAreaVr

standing	1
roomscale ↴
width	2
depth	1.5

onlyvrsupport

Yes

Primary Genre

Simulation (28)

Store Genres

Free to Play (37), Indie (23), Simulation (28)

Steam Release Date

1 November 2016 – 19:00:00 UTC ()

Original Release Date

8 January 2013 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1357632000)

Store Asset Modification Time

4 November 2016 – 01:00:23 UTC () (1478221223)

Is free on the store?

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, OpenVR SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Steam Deck does not support VR games
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Unknown
test_timestamp: 15 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: No build

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

Germany

Content Descriptors

General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

13 June 2016 – 21:32:10 UTC (), in changelist #2030014

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

VR Only

Assets

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logo

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logo_small

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

store_screenshot

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Assets

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header	header.jpg
library_capsule	portrait.png
community_icon	4308c9df163a061b422cc0a20d65bbcb76632461.jpg
page_background_path	app/491790
timestamp	10 January 2019 – 01:22:44 UTC

Trailers

256671635 ↴
trailer_name	Project Syria VR
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256671635/movie480.mp4
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microtrailer/video/mp4	491790/74593/95e5a25b7e95c9f2a5a3a179f6e1dc627273a2b3/1751292275/microtrailer.mp4
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trailer_base_id	74593
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
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2 players right now
3 24-hour peak
9 all-time peak 28 February 2024

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0 viewers right now
0 24-hour peak
6 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~4.2 k by VG Insights
~8.2 k by Gamalytic
~286.2 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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User reviews history

❓ Mixed
43.37% SteamDB Rating
29 40.8% positive reviews
42 59.2% negative reviews

How many players are playing Project Syria right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 2 players live playing Project Syria on Steam.

Project Syria had an all-time peak of 9 concurrent players on 28 February 2024.

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Project Syria

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