A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.
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35
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35
All-time peak
35
SteamScope Score
54.0
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Total reviews
5.9K
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4.9K
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972
Score
83%Very Positive
SteamScope Score
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Steady engagement
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Popularity
Live concurrent player volume
26
Growth
Recent player trend momentum
50
Retention
Peak-to-current player ratio
100
Longevity
Catalogue age and sustained interest
65
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Volcanoids is tracked on SteamScope with live Steam concurrent player data, historical charts, and a SteamScope activity score of 54/100. Search for "Volcanoids player count" or "Volcanoids steam charts" to monitor how many people are playing right now and how activity compares with past peaks.
Volcanoids is developed by Volcanoid, released 29 Jan 2019, a Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access title. Available on Windows, Linux.
Volcanoids currently reports 35 concurrent Steam players with a 24-hour peak of 35 and an all-time peak of 35.
Among tracked Steam titles, Volcanoids ranks #4529 of 8,880 by momentum score.
Volcanoids has lost momentum recently. Retention sits at 100/100, suggesting fewer players relative to its all-time peak of 35.
Volcanoids has 40 Steam achievements tracked on SteamScope.
The average global unlock rate across all achievements is 16%, giving a baseline for overall completion difficulty.
The most common achievement is "The Underminer!" with a 80.0% unlock rate.
The rarest achievement is "Volcanic Virtuoso" — only 0.3% of players have unlocked it (Very Hard).
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SteamOS status: Playable
Last checked Aug 2, 2026
Store Details
Controller support: Full controller support
Steam achievements: 40
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2018 Volcanoid s.r.o.
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Volcanoids - 16,79€
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Volcanoids is currently €16.79 on Steam. The lowest tracked store price is €16.79 (recorded Aug 2, 2026).
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Volcanoids has 83% Steam reviews across 5.9K user reviews. Steam labels this as "Very Positive".
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Achievements
This game
16% avg unlock
40 peer games
16.6% median
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Achievements
38 standard · 2 hidden · Updated 4h ago
16%
average global unlock
Most Common
The Underminer!
80.0% unlock rate
Rarest Achievement
Volcanic Virtuoso
0.3% unlock rate
CLAIM_DRILLSHIP
80.0%
global unlock
Claim your own drillship
MINE_TECH
78.7%
global unlock
Collect technology component
KILL_COGS_10
77.7%
global unlock
Kill 10 Cogs
SEGMENTS_2
51.8%
global unlock
Install drillship segment upgrade
MINE_COAL_100
50.4%
global unlock
Mine 50 coal with pickaxe
KILL_COGS_100
39.7%
global unlock
Kill 100 Cogs
SILENCE_1
39.2%
global unlock
Silence one lava source
EXTRA_PROTECTION
38.3%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
SILENCE_2
25.1%
global unlock
Silence two lava sources
SEGMENTS_4
17.9%
global unlock
Make drillship as long as possible
DONT_DISTURB
15.6%
global unlock
No description provided by Steam.
SILENCE_3
15.3%
global unlock
Silence three lava sources
VICTORY
13.9%
global unlock
Finish the story
CONTROL_STATIONS_RUNNING_5
12.9%
global unlock
Have 5 Hub stations running at the same time
MINE_COAL_1000
12.0%
global unlock
Mine 200 coal with pickaxe
CRITICAL_TANK_KILL
10.1%
global unlock
Destroy a tank by hitting its weak spot
SMALL_COG_COLLECTIBLE
6.4%
global unlock
Pick up a collectible hidden somewhere on the island
CLOSE_CALL
6.2%
global unlock
Dive 20 seconds or less before the eruption hits your drillship
HELPER_DRONE_KILL
5.7%
global unlock
Kill an enemy with helper drone in an unconventional way
FIRST_COFFEE
5.1%
global unlock
Take your first sip of coffee
LARGE_DRONE_LAVA_KILL
4.5%
global unlock
Kill a large drone by making it fall into a lava pool
DESTROY_STRUCTURES
3.2%
global unlock
Destroy 3 COG structures
SPIDER_KILL
3.1%
global unlock
Kill your first spider enemy
WIN_FAST
1.9%
global unlock
Win the game in 7 hours or less
WIN_NO_TUTORIAL
1.8%
global unlock
Win the game without taking any quest
ALL_TESLA_TARGETS_HIT
1.6%
global unlock
Hit 6 enemies with the Tesla Cannon at the same time
LARGE_DRONE_MELEE_KILL
1.5%
global unlock
Destroy a large drone with your pickaxe
FRIDGE_SURVIVOR
1.4%
global unlock
Survive eruption in a cool improvised shelter
SINGLE_POWER_PLANT
1.1%
global unlock
Win the game without having more than one power plant at any time
SINGLE_CARGO_MODULE
1.1%
global unlock
Win the game without having more than one storage module at any time
DRILLSHIP_DOWNLOAD
0.9%
global unlock
Use your first drillship blueprint
PAINTJOB_APPLIED
0.9%
global unlock
Use your first paintjob which you got from the workshop
SCARE_COGS
0.9%
global unlock
Scare off 10 COGs using a COG limb as a weapon
SUPPORT_DRONES_DEPLOYED
0.7%
global unlock
Have 3 support drones deployed at the same time
COFFEE_TIME
0.7%
global unlock
Get a series of speed boosts by taking another sip right after your current speed boost ends.
RESURRECT_PLAYERS
0.6%
global unlock
Revive a teammate 5 times
ENEMY_MINING_DRONE_KILL
0.6%
global unlock
Destroy an enemy mining drone
SPIDER_RAVE
0.5%
global unlock
Help the cogs throw the best party ever
SPIDER_PERISCOP_SHOT
0.5%
global unlock
Shoot the spider’s periscope before it spotted you
COLLECT_RECORDS
0.3%
global unlock
Collect all the phonograph tracks scattered around various points of interests on the island
