Sludgineers

Buy88%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Snickerdoodle Games · Cozy · Aug 25, 2026

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio0 of 14
Subtitles0 of 14

Should I buy Sludgineers?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 196 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
40% of themes are praise40% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
196 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead of presenting environmental restoration as a serious or complicated management exercise, the game transforms it into a relaxing progression loop built around cleaning contaminated areas, gathering materials, refining resources, earning money, and investing those profits into increasingly capable equipment.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are nice, the mechanics are not complicated and overall, it's a very relaxed game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Love the artstyle and music, shout-out to the person who made the SFX, it scratch the brain really good :)
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Too short, low replayability, a bit too expensive for what it was in my opinion, the pixel art was beautiful though and it did run butter smooth on Steam deck.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay196 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Performance
71% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.59.

2 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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