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Species: Unknown

Buy95%

Very Positive · 11k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

WanadevStudio · Horror · Oct 23, 2025

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$7.49−25%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio0 of 11
Subtitles0 of 11

Should I buy Species: Unknown?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are decent, movement is decent, gameplay all works smoothly and I haven't run into any bugs or issues of any kind.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some of the most fun I've ever had in a co-op game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Atmosphere, graphics are stunning and the sound design is very good.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Against the monsters themselves, assault weapons (rifle, shotgun) are effective, while their specific weaknesses require specialized arms (flamethrower, freeze ray, laser, or electric gun).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Worth the price, extremly pretty for 5 GB of space and the sound design is insane.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Scary as hell atmosphere, cool contracts and difficulty modifiers, and fun as hell with friends!

+4 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay115 reviews
Co-op107 reviews
Graphics81 reviews
Combat43 reviews
Audio34 reviews
Difficulty27 reviews
Multiplayer25 reviews
Optimization22 reviews
Bugs12 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
86% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.49$9.99−25%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

6 points recordedtoday · $7.49

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