The Surge

by Deck13·published by Focus Entertainment

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment75

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

5,937en

11,765 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

May 15, 2017

Price

$14.99

Velocity

1.8/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈420K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$6.3M

Based on 11,765 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 5,938 post-launch reviews

39%230 rev

<2h

39%257 rev

2-10h

60%1,484 rev

10-50h

83%3,163 rev

50-200h

94%780 rev

200h+

100%24 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+55pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 394 similar games in the Action genre released in 2017.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 40%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 7%

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