Caves of Qud Price History and Player Count

Caves of Qud

Steam app 333640

Caves of Qud

Freehold GamesJul 1, 2015Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy

$29.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • Procedural Generation
  • Turn-Based Combat
  • Open World
  • Turn-Based
  • Transhumanism
  • Sci-fi
  • Traditional Roguelike
  • Roguelike
  • Replay Value
  • RPG
Playing now
229
Updated 24 minutes ago
24-hour peak
431
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
2,853
Dec 1, 2024
Avg this month
359
-3.75% vs last month
Steam reviews
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Caves of Qud player count chart

Caves of Qud has a small but active player base. 229 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 33% on the month before).

History from Jul 1, 2015

Caves of Qud monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026359-14-3.75%638
October 2026373+89+31.34%662
September 2026284-100-16.72%498
August 2026n/a+35+6.22%598
July 2026n/a+50+9.75%563
June 2026n/a-37-6.73%513
May 2026n/a+6+1.1%550
April 2026n/a+25+4.82%544
March 2026n/a-165-24.12%519
February 2026n/a-36-5%684
January 2026n/a+51+7.62%720
December 2025n/a+89+15.34%669
November 2025n/a+87+17.65%580
October 2025n/a-97-16.44%493
September 2025n/a-79-11.81%590
August 2025n/a+93+16.15%669
July 2025n/a-44-7.1%576
June 2025n/a+80+14.81%620
May 2025n/a-115-17.56%540
April 2025n/a-190-22.49%655
March 2025n/a-717-45.9%845
February 2025n/a-1,154-42.49%1,562
January 2025n/a-137-4.8%2,716
December 2024n/a+2,285+402.29%2,853
November 2024n/a-68-10.69%568
October 2024n/a+147+30.06%636
September 2024n/a-119-19.57%489
August 2024n/a-83-12.01%608
July 2024n/a-8-1.14%691
June 2024n/a+218+45.32%699
May 2024n/a+144+42.73%481
April 2024n/a-17-4.8%337
March 2024n/a-26-6.84%354
February 2024n/a-78-17.03%380
January 2024n/a-226-33.04%458
December 2023n/a-45-6.17%684
November 2023n/a+292+66.82%729
October 2023n/a+136+45.18%437
September 2023n/a-265-46.82%301
August 2023n/a+22+4.04%566
July 2023n/a+322+145.05%544
June 2023n/a-49-18.08%222
May 2023n/a+25+10.16%271
April 2023n/a-18-6.82%246
March 2023n/a-106-28.65%264
February 2023n/a-77-17.23%370
January 2023n/a+9+2.05%447
December 2022n/a+122+38.61%438
November 2022n/a+95+42.99%316
October 2022n/a-36-14.01%221
September 2022n/a-64-19.94%257
August 2022n/a-1-0.31%321
July 2022n/a+70+27.78%322
June 2022n/a-23-8.36%252
May 2022n/a+13+4.96%275
April 2022n/a+1+0.38%262
March 2022n/a-94-26.48%261
February 2022n/a+6+1.72%355
January 2022n/a-42-10.74%349
December 2021n/a-20-4.87%391
November 2021n/a-44-9.67%411
October 2021n/a+114+33.43%455
September 2021n/a+6+1.79%341
August 2021n/a+15+4.69%335
July 2021n/a+87+37.34%320
June 2021n/a-23-8.98%233
May 2021n/a+27+11.79%256
April 2021n/a-18-7.29%229
March 2021n/a+8+3.35%247
February 2021n/a-132-35.58%239
January 2021n/a+56+17.78%371
December 2020n/a-568-64.33%315
November 2020n/a-317-26.42%883
October 2020n/a+995+485.37%1,200
September 2020n/a-58-22.05%205
August 2020n/a-56-17.55%263
July 2020n/a+205+179.82%319
June 2020n/a-24-17.39%114
May 2020n/a+0+0%138
April 2020n/a+26+23.21%138
March 2020n/a+1+0.9%112
February 2020n/a-16-12.6%111
January 2020n/a-6-4.51%127
December 2019n/a+28+26.67%133
November 2019n/a+4+3.96%105
October 2019n/a+4+4.12%101
September 2019n/a-8-7.62%97
August 2019n/a-4-3.67%105
July 2019n/a-14-11.38%109
June 2019n/a-46-27.22%123
May 2019n/a+7+4.32%169
April 2019n/a+11+7.28%162
March 2019n/a+22+17.05%151
February 2019n/a-41-24.12%129
January 2019n/a+62+57.41%170
December 2018n/a+6+5.88%108
November 2018n/a-14-12.07%102
October 2018n/a-9-7.2%116
September 2018n/a-13-9.42%125
August 2018n/a-32-18.82%138
July 2018n/a+50+41.67%170
June 2018n/a-16-11.76%120
May 2018n/a+1+0.74%136
April 2018n/a+11+8.87%135
March 2018n/a+1+0.81%124
February 2018n/a-37-23.12%123
January 2018n/a-7-4.19%160
December 2017n/a+46+38.02%167
November 2017n/a-11-8.33%121
October 2017n/a-7-5.04%132
September 2017n/a+41+41.84%139
August 2017n/a-23-19.01%98
July 2017n/a+5+4.31%121
June 2017n/a-13-10.08%116
May 2017n/a+31+31.63%129
April 2017n/a-5-4.85%98
March 2017n/a-22-17.6%103
February 2017n/a-101-44.69%125
January 2017n/a+146+182.5%226
December 2016n/a+34+73.91%80
November 2016n/a-9-16.36%46
October 2016n/a+13+30.95%55
September 2016n/a-4-8.7%42
August 2016n/a+2+4.55%46
July 2016n/a+6+15.79%44
June 2016n/a-3-7.32%38
May 2016n/a+9+28.12%41
April 2016n/a-9-21.95%32
March 2016n/a+0+0%41
February 2016n/a-25-37.88%41
January 2016n/a+31+88.57%66
December 2015n/a+0+0%35
November 2015n/a-4-10.26%35
October 2015n/a-10-20.41%39
September 2015n/a-24-32.88%49
August 2015n/a-72-49.66%73
July 2015n/an/an/a145

How many people are playing Caves of Qud?

229 people are playing Caves of Qud on Steam right now. That makes it the #1,818 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 431 players. Today's peak is 16% below its 30-day average daily peak of 512.

Caves of Qud player count trend

Over the last 30 days Caves of Qud averaged a daily peak of 512 players, up 33% compared with the 30 days before (385). Its highest point this month (662) is 14% above the same period last year (580). In its first month after release (Jul 1, 2015) it peaked at 145 players. Today's player count is 8% of its all-time peak of 2,853, set on Dec 1, 2024.

Best time to play Caves of Qud

Based on the last 14 days, Caves of Qud is busiest around 21:00 UTC (4 PM in New York) and quietest around 09:00 UTC (4 AM in New York), when about 53% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Caves of Qud players by hour and weekday

When Caves of Qud has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 20:00 UTCabout 592 players on average
QuietestTuesday at 09:00 UTCabout 216 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.7xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

Compare Caves of Qud with similar games

Player counts, peaks, reviews and prices side by side. Compare any Steam games

About Caves of Qud

Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.

Developer
Freehold Games
Publisher
Kitfox Games
Released
Jul 1, 2015
Genre
Adventure, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
1 language

Screenshots

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Caves of Qud price history

$29.99
price now (US)
$23.99
lowest recorded (-20%) · Oct 13, 2026
-20%
typical sale discount · 11 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Caves of Qud is at its full price of $29.99. It usually goes on sale for about 20% off (around $23.99), and the lowest we have recorded is $23.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Caves of Qud price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$29.99$29.9926.86 EURbase
Euro area30,49€$34.0430.49 EUR+14%
United Kingdom£26.75$35.8032.07 EUR+19%
CanadaC$ 35.99$25.5922.92 EUR-15%
AustraliaA$ 41.95$28.8225.82 EUR-4%
New ZealandNZ$ 46.49$25.7723.08 EUR-14%
BrazilR$99,99$18.1716.27 EUR-39%
MexicoMex$ 379.99$20.3218.20 EUR-32%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$14.49$14.4912.98 EUR-52%
Poland129,99 zł$33.0429.59 EUR+10%
SwitzerlandCHF 26.75$32.6729.26 EUR+9%
Norway360,00 kr$38.1934.20 EUR+27%
Turkey (MENA USD)$14.49$14.4912.98 EUR-52%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$14.49$14.4912.98 EUR-52%
South AfricaR 279.99$16.9315.16 EUR-44%
India₹1,349.00$14.3612.86 EUR-52%
Indonesia cheapestRp 254 999$14.0912.62 EUR-53%
China¥109.00$16.3414.63 EUR-46%
Japan¥3,850$24.3221.78 EUR-19%
South Korea₩ 31,000$22.8220.43 EUR-24%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Caves of Qud reviews over time

95% Overwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,762 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Caves of Qud on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
30
24-hour peak viewers
8
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Caves of Qud", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Caves of Qud Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 24 Oct 2026, with a peak of 128 viewers and 12 on average.

Caves of Qud streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Caves of Qud streamers this week

  1. ShakeTheBox43
  2. Rogue_Rat_33
  3. ilyon_21
  4. Lexiconmancer18
  5. unchowder12

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Caves of Qud achievements

Caves of Qud has 150 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 5.4% of them; the rarest, Klanq Puff at Sun, is held by 0.1% of players.

  • Welcome to QudHidden achievement69.2%
  • JawsnapperKill 100 snapjaws.38.6%
  • What's Eating the Watervine?Complete the quest What's Eating the Watervine?35.2%
  • LitteratusHidden achievement29.4%
  • Waterpipe and RestSmoke from a hookah.25.0%
  • May the Ground Shake But the Six Day Stilt Never TumbleTravel to the Six Day Stilt.24.9%
  • Weirdwire Conduit.. Eureka!Help Argyve build the contraption.22.4%
  • Raisins in the Layer CakeRecover a relic from a historic site.18.1%
  • A Bond Knit with TrustBecome loved by a faction.17.0%
  • What With the Disembowelment and AllFind one of Argyve's old apprentices.17.0%
  • That Was NiceHidden achievement15.1%
  • Sight Older Than SightHidden achievement13.3%
  • ProteusHave 10 mutations.13.1%
  • More than a Willing SpiritReturn from Golgotha with a repaired waydroid and gain admittance to Grit Gate.12.6%
  • SynolymbHidden achievement12.2%
  • You Are BecomingHidden achievement11.5%
  • Six Arms None the RicherHave six arms.11.5%
  • Dark TidingsForesee your own death.10.6%
  • So Powerful is the Charm of WordsHidden achievement10.1%
  • Say No MoreHidden achievement9.7%
  • Free FallingHidden achievement9.7%
  • Live and InkTattoo yourself.9.5%
  • Open Your MindHave your head explode.9.4%
  • Quiet This MetalSpeak to the alchemist.9.0%
  • Shoot.Hidden achievement8.7%
  • Red Rock Hazing RitualHidden achievement8.4%
  • MumblecoreLearn a secret from the microbiome.8.1%
  • The ComedyHidden achievement8.1%
  • What Are Directions on a Space That Cannot Be Ordered?Hidden achievement8.0%
  • Decoding the SignalHidden achievement8.0%
  • Your Thirst Is Mine, My Water Is YoursPerform the introductory water ritual 100 times.7.9%
  • Your Better HalfHidden achievement7.8%
  • OathbreakerHidden achievement7.4%
  • Three-Sludge MonteKill a trisludge.7.4%
  • Metal PedalHidden achievement7.1%
  • Mutagenic MasteryAdvance a mutation to level 15.7.0%
  • Starry DemiseBe crushed under the weight of a thousand suns.6.9%
  • There Can Be Only OneEncode the psionic bits of someone's psyche onto the holographic boundary of your own psyche.6.6%
  • The Laws of Physics Are Mere Suggestions, Vol. 1Violate the Pauli exclusion principle.6.5%
  • OopsHidden achievement6.5%
  • The SonnetHidden achievement6.5%
  • The Earl of OmonporchHidden achievement6.3%
  • Knight ConicalRecover Stopsvalinn.6.1%
  • A Call to ArmsHidden achievement6.1%
  • Tongue in CheekHidden achievement5.5%
  • Eat an Entire BearKill a bear and eat it. Just eat an entire bear.5.3%
  • Psst.Hidden achievement5.3%
  • The HistoryHidden achievement5.3%
  • Pax Klanq, I Presume?Hidden achievement4.8%
  • DawngliderBecome auroral.4.7%
  • Absolute UnitSuccessfully cook a meal with neutron flux as an ingredient.4.6%
  • *gulp*Hidden achievement4.6%
  • Love ThyselfFall in love with yourself.4.5%
  • You RecameHidden achievement4.5%
  • 0 for 2Hidden achievement4.4%
  • Star-Eye EsperHidden achievement4.0%
  • The Spirit of VengeanceRecover the Ruin of House Isner.3.9%
  • To Thine Own Self Be TrueWear your own severed face on your face.3.8%
  • Hole Like a HeadHidden achievement3.8%
  • Rocket BearEquip the Flume-Flier of the Sky-Bear.3.8%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 150 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Caves of Qud DLC

Caves of Qud has 3 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Caves of Qud: Diaspora ↗Dec 9, 2026n/a
Caves of Qud, Pets of Harvest Dawn ↗Dec 5, 2024$4.99
Caves of Qud Soundtrack ↗Feb 14, 2020$9.99

Latest Caves of Qud news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Caves of Qud FAQ

Is Caves of Qud dead?

Caves of Qud has a small but active player base. 229 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 33% on the month before).

How many people play Caves of Qud?

229 people are playing Caves of Qud on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 431 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Caves of Qud?

Caves of Qud reached its all-time Steam peak of 2,853 concurrent players on Dec 1, 2024.

Is Caves of Qud growing or declining?

Caves of Qud is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 512, up 33% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Caves of Qud most active?

Caves of Qud usually has the most players around 21:00 UTC (4 PM in New York) and the fewest around 09:00 UTC (4 AM in New York).

How much does Caves of Qud cost?

Caves of Qud costs $29.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Caves of Qud has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Caves of Qud on Steam is $23.99 (20% off), on Oct 13, 2026. It costs $29.99 right now.

Is Caves of Qud on sale right now?

No, Caves of Qud is at its full price of $29.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 20%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 20%.

Where is Caves of Qud cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Caves of Qud is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 254 999, about $14.09 or 53% below the US price of $29.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Caves of Qud good?

Steam players rate Caves of Qud Overwhelmingly Positive: 95% of 12,762 reviews are positive.

When did Caves of Qud come out?

Caves of Qud was released on Steam on Jul 1, 2015.

Who made Caves of Qud?

Caves of Qud was developed by Freehold Games and published by Kitfox Games.

Is Caves of Qud still worth playing?

Caves of Qud has a smaller but active community on Steam today (229 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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