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The Surge
Deck13 · published by Focus Entertainment · released May 15, 2017 · demo · data updated Oct 23, 2026
by Deck13, published by Focus Entertainment
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.
Released May 15, 2017 · Demo available
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 75% positive of 9,230 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $14.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 7 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 31 | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 54 | 27 |
| Jan 2026 | 59 | 35 |
| Feb 2026 | 42 | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 32 | 25 |
| Apr 2026 | 49 | 27 |
| May 2026 | 71 | 53 |
| Jun 2026 | 68 | 34 |
| Jul 2026 | 93 | 34 |
| Aug 2026 | 57 | 35 |
| Sep 2026 | 55 | 25 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 350k – 940k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $2.2M – $7.4M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 9,230 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 38–101 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Mechs | 1 in 142 games |
| Souls-like | 1 in 59 games |
| Robots | 1 in 44 games |
| Cyberpunk | 1 in 40 games |
| Hack and Slash | 1 in 26 games |
| Difficult | 1 in 19 games |
| Violent | 1 in 19 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Surge 2 | Deck13 | 96% | Mostly Positive · 7,527 |
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| Nioh: Complete Edition | KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 84% | Mostly Positive · 29,714 |
| Salt and Sanctuary | Ska Studios | 85% | Very Positive · 20,161 |
| Back To Ashes | InDID | 91% | Mostly Positive · 130 |
| DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin | FromSoftware, Inc. | 80% | Very Positive · 84,852 |
| Mortal Shell II | Cold Symmetry | 80% | Mostly Positive · 20,370 |
| Lies of P | NEOWIZ | 79% | Very Positive · 59,378 |