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Released Sep 29, 2016 $14.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Particle Fleet: Emergence

By Knuckle Cracker

StrategyIndieSimulationSpaceRTSReal-Time with PauseSci-fi2DPixel GraphicsTower DefenseSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack
Followers 8,116
Reviews 1,200 Very Positive
Players yesterday 31 at the busiest moment
Owners 50K–100K estimated

About Particle Fleet: Emergence

Particle Fleet: Emergence is a game tagged Strategy, Indie and Simulation by Knuckle Cracker, released Sep 29, 2016. It has 1,200 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 50K–100K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Light of Altair, Gratuitous Space Battles 2 and Star Fleet Armada Rogue Adventures.

Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Particle Fleet: Emergence · record updated 1 day ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID422900
Release dateSep 29, 2016
Last change number37434570
Last record update1 day ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Knuckle Cracker
Publisher
Knuckle Cracker
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Franchise
Creeper World

Platforms

Windows macOS Linux
Steam Deck
Playable

Features

7
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudStatsIncludes level editorRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Related apps

Patches

Builds

8
BuildBranchUpdated
22656721publicApr 5, 2026
22656721httptestApr 5, 2026
4260602pre-http-patchOct 6, 2019
1599829prenotarizedOct 6, 2019
2031271betaAug 11, 2017
1416394ver1.0.2Jan 31, 2017
1378775ver1.0.1Oct 26, 2016
1363447ver1.0Oct 6, 2016

Packages & DLC

DLCs

1
IDNamePrice (US)
547070 Not on the store yet —

Depots

Depots

4
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
422901 — Windows 1.17 GB 368.4 MB 7202478944263539268
422902 — macOS 1.21 GB 381.2 MB 6709841325143600230
422903 — Linux 1.21 GB 379.4 MB 2592174389507493796
547070 — DLC 547070 All 166.5 MB 166.5 MB 35381676776147256

Branches

8
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 22656721 Apr 5, 2026 Open
httptest testing http 22656721 Apr 5, 2026 Open
pre-http-patch Before http patch 4260602 Oct 6, 2019 Open
prenotarized 1599829 Oct 6, 2019 Open
beta 2031271 Aug 11, 2017 Open
ver1.0.2 1416394 Jan 31, 2017 Open
ver1.0.1 1378775 Oct 26, 2016 Open
ver1.0 1363447 Oct 6, 2016 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Particle Fleet Emergence

Launch options

3
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
ParticleFleet.exe Windows
ParticleFleet.app macOS
PFLaunch Linux

Cloud saves

Space per player95.4 MB
Filesup to 10,000
Save locations1
RootPathPatternSystems
WinMyDocumentsMy Games/particlefleet*.datAll

Data from public Steam pages, updated daily; 2 days of history. Owner counts are estimates. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.