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Volcanoids

By Volcanoid

CraftingSteampunkBase Building Exploration Sandbox Co-op Survival Building ShooterFirst-PersonFPSOpen World

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Reviews 7,691 Very Positive

Players yesterday 65 at the busiest moment

Owners 200K–500K estimated

Volcanoids is a game tagged Crafting, Steampunk and Base Building by Volcanoid, released Jan 29, 2019. It has 7,691 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Away From Life, ENDGAME: Survival and Start Over.

A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

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Away From Life 79% match · Crafting, Base Building, Exploration
ENDGAME: Survival 75% match · Crafting, Base Building, Exploration
Start Over 72% match · Crafting, Base Building, Exploration
Rooted 72% match · Crafting, Base Building, Exploration
Broken World 71% match · Crafting, Base Building, Exploration
Unended 71% match · Crafting, Base Building, Exploration
Pirate Island 70% match · Crafting, Base Building, Exploration
Deadly Flare 69% match · Crafting, Exploration, Sandbox
Outbreak Island 68% match · Crafting, Base Building, Exploration
残存之物 Remnants 68% match · Crafting, Base Building, Sandbox

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Volcanoids · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID951440

Release dateJan 29, 2019

Last change number40218828

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Volcanoid
Publisher: Volcanoid
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Technologies: Unity detected
Website: linktr.ee/volcanoids
Links: X YouTube Discord

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
German	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Czech	Yes		Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes

All 15 languages

Language	Interface	Subtitles
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes	Yes
Dutch	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes
Hungarian	Yes	Yes
Ukrainian	Yes	Yes

Windows Linux 64-bit

Steam Deck: Playable
Controller: Full support

Single-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline co-opSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily SharingFull controller support

Prices

Price · US$19.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$19.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked1 day agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
24671809	preview	Aug 12, 2026
23320293	v1.33	May 28, 2026
23320293	public	May 28, 2026
15001443	v1.32	Dec 13, 2024
13847203	v1.31	Jun 27, 2024
11674975	v1.30	Mar 12, 2024
10928723	v1.29	Jun 24, 2023
9771181	v1.28	Mar 13, 2023
4639209	v1.07	Feb 4, 2020
3687643	v1.17	Oct 10, 2019

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
309788	Volcanoids	1	$19.99
41771 Bundle	Volcanoids x Forever Skies	1	$10.79

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
951441	—	Windows	6.45 GB	3.18 GB	236966133109311746
951442	—	Linux	7.01 GB	3.45 GB	7282578701061390985
951443	—	macOS	—	—	—

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	23320293	May 28, 2026	Open
preview Preview (public)	24671809	Aug 12, 2026	Open
v1.33 Snapshot 1.33	23320293	May 28, 2026	Open
v1.32 Snapshot 1.32	15001443	Dec 13, 2024	Open
v1.31 Snapshot 1.31	13847203	Jun 27, 2024	Open
v1.30 Snapshot 1.30	11674975	Mar 12, 2024	Open
v1.29 Snapshot 1.29	10928723	Jun 24, 2023	Open
v1.28 Snapshot 1.28	9771181	Mar 13, 2023	Open
v1.07 Snapshot 1.07 (very first Steam build)	4639209	Feb 4, 2020	Open
v1.17 Snapshot 1.17	3687643	Oct 10, 2019	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Volcanoids

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Volcanoids.exe		Windows · 64-bit
Volcanoids.x86_64	-force-vulkan	Linux · 64-bit	Volcanoids (Vulkan)
Volcanoids.x86_64	-force-opengl	Linux · 64-bit	Volcanoids (OpenGL)
Volcanoids.app/Contents/MacOS/Volcanoids		macOS

Space per player4.66 GB

Filesup to 5,000

Save locations6

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocalLow	Volcanoid/Volcanoids/Saves	*.sav	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Volcanoid/Volcanoids/Saves	*.png	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Volcanoid/Volcanoids	*.png	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Volcanoid/Volcanoids	options.json	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Volcanoid/Volcanoids/Saves2	*.sav	All
WinAppDataLocalLow	Volcanoid/Volcanoids/Saves2	*.png	All

Achievements

Achievements402 hidden

Most unlocked80%The Underminer!

Rarest0.3%Volcanic Virtuoso

The Underminer! Claim your own drillship 80%
Technologist Collect technology component 78.7%
Robot destroyer Kill 10 Cogs 77.7%
Extender Install drillship segment upgrade 51.8%
Mining apprentice Mine 50 coal with pickaxe 50.5%
Robot killer Kill 100 Cogs 39.8%
Silencer I Silence one lava source 39.3%
Extra protection Hidden achievement 38.4%
Silencer II Silence two lava sources 25.1%
Full extender Make drillship as long as possible 18%
Don't disturb Hidden achievement 15.6%
Silencer III Silence three lava sources 15.3%
Winner Finish the story 13.9%
Multitasking Have 5 Hub stations running at the same time 13%
Miner Mine 200 coal with pickaxe 12.2%
You horned your last honk Destroy a tank by hitting its weak spot 10.4%
Funko COG Pick up a collectible hidden somewhere on the island 6.6%
Close Call Dive 20 seconds or less before the eruption hits your drillship 6.4%

All 40 achievements

Death from below Kill an enemy with helper drone in an unconventional way 5.8%
"Aaah" Take your first sip of coffee 5.2%
Hot Tub Kill a large drone by making it fall into a lava pool 4.5%
System shutdown Destroy 3 COG structures 3.4%
Kill It With Fire Kill your first spider enemy 3.3%
No time to waste Win the game in 7 hours or less 1.9%
Captain who? Win the game without taking any quest 1.8%
UNLIMITED POWER! Hit 6 enemies with the Tesla Cannon at the same time 1.6%
Plot armor Survive eruption in a cool improvised shelter 1.5%
Grounded Destroy a large drone with your pickaxe 1.5%
Environmentalist Win the game without having more than one power plant at any time 1.1%
Micromanager Win the game without having more than one storage module at any time 1.1%
Run Cowards! Scare off 10 COGs using a COG limb as a weapon 0.9%
Master Architect Use your first drillship blueprint 0.9%
Paintjob Pro Use your first paintjob which you got from the workshop 0.9%
Serial Sipper Get a series of speed boosts by taking another sip right after your current speed boost ends. 0.7%
Drill Fortress Have 3 support drones deployed at the same time 0.7%
Whac A Mole! Destroy an enemy mining drone 0.6%
Designated Medic Revive a teammate 5 times 0.6%
Make them dance! Help the cogs throw the best party ever 0.5%
Poke The Bear Shoot the spider’s periscope before it spotted you 0.5%
Volcanic Virtuoso Collect all the phonograph tracks scattered around various points of interests on the island 0.3%