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HOUND

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App ID 562800
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Nick Shesterin
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 31213760
Last Record Update 20 September 2025 – 02:28:02 UTC ()
Release Date 28 March 2017 – 17:04:07 UTC ()
❓ 41.06%
64 reviews
0
In-Game
🗺 Exploration 🏫 Education 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🏠 Building 💼 Management

Create then experiment with your artificial intelligent life form in HOUND, an open-world simulation god game (kind of). Not a game in the traditional sense, HOUND is more like the science experiment that gives Elon Musk nightmares.

This app has been retired and is no longer available on the Steam store.

Additional Information

Developer Nick Shesterin
metacritic_name HOUND
ReleaseState released
Publisher Nick Shesterin
Store Release Date 28 March 2017 – 17:04:07 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Indie (23), Simulation (28), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 28 March 2017 – 17:04:07 UTC ()
app_retired_publisher_request Yes
Store Asset Modification Time 3 December 2016 – 21:01:32 UTC () (1480798892)
review_score 4
review_percentage 37
restricted_countries DE
Germany
First seen on SteamDB 24 November 2016 – 14:40:16 UTC (), in changelist #2481664

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🗺 Exploration 🏫 Education 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🏠 Building 💼 Management 🤖 Robots 🔬 Science 🌌 God Game 🧊 3D 🌍 Open World 🖥️ Simulation 🧩 Logic 🧙‍♂ Philosophical 🚀 Sci-fi 🌫 Atmospheric 🌆 Futuristic 📊 Resource Management 👤 Singleplayer 🐤 Early Access ⚗️ Experimental

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Early Access

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  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 7 all-time peak 28 March 2017
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mostly Negative
  • 41.06% SteamDB Rating
  • 24 37.5% positive reviews
  • 40 62.5% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
28 March 2017 Steam Release -
19 July 2017 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Rage Bundle -

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HOUND had an all-time peak of 7 concurrent players on 28 March 2017.

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