Released Aug 11, 2026 $9.99 Mostly Negative Not counted on Steam profiles yet

The Carcass

By PiqFocus Interactive

Colony Sim Text-Based Strategy RPG Roguelike Procedural Generation Horror Lovecraftian Resource ManagementChoices MatterTurn-Based StrategyMultiple Endings

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The Carcass is a game tagged Colony Sim, Text-Based and Strategy by PiqFocus Interactive, released Aug 11, 2026. It has 75 Steam reviews (Mostly Negative). The Steam games most like it include Under the Rust, CultGame and Forsaken: Year One.

A typing-driven Lovecraftian colony sim. You wake inside the corpse of a dead god, adrift in space. Carve a roguelike colony from procedurally generated anatomy. Negotiate with rival alien factions, evolve occult mutations, find your ending. The carcass remembers.

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Under the Rust 62% match · Colony Sim, Text-Based, Strategy
CultGame 60% match · Text-Based, Strategy, RPG
Forsaken: Year One 58% match · Colony Sim, Strategy, RPG
Ad Iterum 58% match · Strategy, RPG, Roguelike
Echo Harvest 57% match · Colony Sim, Strategy, Procedural Generation
Caravanserai 57% match · RPG, Roguelike, Procedural Generation
The Matter of Being 55% match · Text-Based, Strategy, RPG
FleshForge 54% match · Strategy, RPG, Roguelike
Infinite Arcana 54% match · Strategy, RPG, Procedural Generation
Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville 53% match · Colony Sim, Strategy, RPG

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Carcass · record updated 13 minutes ago

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Overview

App ID4315550

Release dateAug 11, 2026

Last change number39524651

Last record update13 minutes ago

App type: Game
Developer: PiqFocus Interactive
Publisher: PiqFocus Interactive
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Franchise: PiqFocus Interactive

Windows

Steam Deck: Playable

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$9.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$9.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked5 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
25152306	public	Sep 6, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4315551	—	All	1.41 GB	1.09 GB	5903632636251118714

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25152306	Sep 6, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/The Carcass

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
The Carcass - Echoes of Rot.exe		All

Space per player97.7 KB

Filesup to 100

Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements10016 hidden

Most unlocked60.3%Foundation Layer

Rarest0%The Exterminator

Foundation Layer Construct your first building. 60.3%
Beloved of All Reach +50 relations with 10 different species. 43.2%
First Discovery Complete your first research. 24.4%
Growing Family Reach 100 population. 15.1%
First Steps Complete the tutorial. 13.1%
Trusted Ally Reach +100 relations with any species. 10.4%
First Contact Meet your first other species. 9.1%
Alliance Builder Form your first formal alliance. 8.6%
Synaptic Bond Form an alliance with the Synaptic Collective. 6.8%
Diplomat Establish trade with 5 different species. 2.5%
Historian Unlock 25 lore entries. 1.4%
Friend of the Marrow Reach maximum relations with the Marrow Dwellers. 1.3%
Survivor Survive 50 Pulses. 1.2%
Universal Friend Reach +75 relations with 20 species simultaneously. 0.8%
Speedrunner Win within 100 cycles. 0.8%
Lightning Victory Win within 50 cycles. 0.8%
Merchant Prince Establish trade with 15 different species. 0.7%
First Blood Win your first battle. 0.7%

All 100 achievements

Loremaster Unlock all lore entries. 0.7%
Neural Architect Complete the Neural Sciences tech tree. 0.7%
First Steps Win on Novice difficulty. 0.7%
Pacifist Win without declaring war. 0.7%
Legendary Warrior Have a unit reach Legendary veterancy. 0.6%
Fortress Builder Build all defensive structures. 0.6%
Thriving Colony Reach 500 population. 0.5%
Transcendence Achieve the Transcendence victory. 0.4%
Symbiosis Achieve the Symbiosis victory. 0.4%
Bone Collector Accumulate 5,000 Ossite. 0.4%
Polymath Complete 50 researches in a single game. 0.4%
Keratin Crusader Help the Keratin Knights reclaim their homeland. 0.4%
The Merchant's Bargain Hidden achievement 0.4%
Enduring Survive 100 Pulses. 0.3%
City of Flesh Reach 2,000 population. 0.3%
Coalition Leader Lead an alliance of 5+ species in war. 0.3%
Fortune's Fool Win 10 gambling games. 0.3%
Bio-Engineer Complete the Bio-Engineering tech tree. 0.3%
Iron Will Win without loading a save. 0.3%
Legendary General Win 100 battles. 0.2%
Dominion Achieve the Dominion victory. 0.2%
High Roller Win a gamble of 1000+ resources. 0.2%
Standard Bearer Win on Standard difficulty. 0.2%
Survivor Win on Challenging difficulty. 0.2%
Monument Builder Construct a Monument to the Flesh. 0.2%
Curious Explore 10 territories. 0.1%
War Winner Win your first war. 0.1%
Empire Builder Conquer 5 enemy colonies. 0.1%
The Carcass Stirs Hidden achievement 0.1%
Total Party Wipe Hidden achievement 0.1%
Flesh Baron Accumulate 10,000 Biomass. 0.1%
Neural Harvester Accumulate 5,000 Neural Matter. 0.1%
Blood Banker Accumulate 50,000 total resources. 0.1%
Ossuary Brother Follow the Ossuary Monks for 100 cycles. 0.1%
Feeder Cultist Hidden achievement 0.1%
Warmonger Be at war for 100 consecutive cycles. 0.1%
Acid Survivor Survive an attack by the Acid Crawlers and befriend them. 0.1%
The Cycle Continues Hidden achievement 0.1%
The Singularity Prison Hidden achievement 0.1%
The Sleeping Giant Hidden achievement 0.1%
Keeper of Secrets Hidden achievement 0.1%
Eternal Survive 500 Pulses. 0%
Nation in the Corpse Reach 10,000 population. 0%
Against the Odds Recover from having less than 10 population. 0%
Famine Survivor Survive a famine lasting 10+ cycles. 0%
Cartographer Explore 50 territories. 0%
World Mapper Explore 200 territories. 0%
Legendary Pilgrim Visit all 7 Legendary Locations. 0%
Regional Master Explore every region of the Carcass. 0%
Ruin Delver Discover 10 Ancient Ruins. 0%
Prometheus Archaeologist Find 5 Prometheus Artifacts. 0%
Void Gazer Reach the Last Window and look into the void. 0%
Species Scholar Learn the lore of 15 different species. 0%
Know Them All Encounter all 30 species (including extinct). 0%
Hunter Killer Kill 100 Haemo-Hunters. 0%
Apex Predator Defeat the Haemo-Hunter Alpha. 0%
Total Dominion Control 50 territories through conquest. 0%
Flawless Victory Win a battle without losing any units. 0%
Exodus Achieve the Exodus victory. 0%
Completionist Achieve all four victory types. 0%
The Feeders Hidden achievement 0%
Ghost Species Hidden achievement 0%
Words of Stone Hidden achievement 0%
First Response Hidden achievement 0%
Trade Mogul Complete 100 trades. 0%
Bank Master Earn 1,000 interest from the bank. 0%
Prometheus Legacy Unlock all Prometheus-era technologies. 0%
Pulsist Devotee Follow the Pulsist Church for 100 cycles. 0%
Blood Sworn Follow the Blood Pact for 100 cycles. 0%
The Silent One Hidden achievement 0%
Reader of Liber Carnis Read the forbidden text 'Liber Carnis'. 0%
Heretic Switch religions 5 times. 0%
Against All Odds Win on Brutal difficulty. 0%
Nightmare Slayer Win on Nightmare difficulty. 0%
The Impossible Win on Impossible difficulty. 0%
Ironman Victory Win on Ironman mode - no second chances. 0%
Nightmare Ironman Win on Nightmare difficulty with Ironman mode enabled. 0%
True Survivor Survive 200 Pulses on Ironman mode. 0%
Bile Trader Complete 50 trades with the Bile Merchants. 0%
Cartilage Memory Hidden achievement 0%
Witness to Extinction Hidden achievement 0%
The Exterminator Hidden achievement 0%