GemCraft - Chasing Shadows Price History and Player Count

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

Game in a BottleApr 30, 2015Action, Indie, Strategy

$9.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Tower Defense
  • Strategy
  • Indie
  • Singleplayer
  • Action
  • Top-Down
  • Fantasy
  • Tactical
  • 2D
  • Difficult
Playing now
137
Updated 8 minutes ago
24-hour peak
138
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
1,601
Jan 1, 2016
Avg this month
106
-4.5% vs last month
Steam reviews
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive

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

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows player count chart

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has a small but active player base. 137 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 7% on the month before).

History from Apr 1, 2015

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026106-5-4.5%181
October 2026111+5+4.72%208
September 2026106+8+4.79%175
August 2026n/a+9+5.7%167
July 2026n/a-11-6.51%158
June 2026n/a+6+3.68%169
May 2026n/a+14+9.4%163
April 2026n/a-46-23.59%149
March 2026n/a-1-0.51%195
February 2026n/a+39+24.84%196
January 2026n/a+11+7.53%157
December 2025n/a-16-9.88%146
November 2025n/a+16+10.96%162
October 2025n/a-2-1.35%146
September 2025n/a-8-5.13%148
August 2025n/a+10+6.85%156
July 2025n/a-5-3.31%146
June 2025n/a-15-9.04%151
May 2025n/a-10-5.68%166
April 2025n/a+1+0.57%176
March 2025n/a-57-24.57%175
February 2025n/a+43+22.75%232
January 2025n/a-8-4.06%189
December 2024n/a+2+1.03%197
November 2024n/a+4+2.09%195
October 2024n/a-336-63.76%191
September 2024n/a+289+121.43%527
August 2024n/a+30+14.42%238
July 2024n/a+25+13.66%208
June 2024n/a+25+15.82%183
May 2024n/a-3-1.86%158
April 2024n/a-10-5.85%161
March 2024n/a-6-3.39%171
February 2024n/a-22-11.06%177
January 2024n/a+6+3.11%199
December 2023n/a-37-16.09%193
November 2023n/a+69+42.86%230
October 2023n/a-26-13.9%161
September 2023n/a+30+19.11%187
August 2023n/a-9-5.42%157
July 2023n/a+6+3.75%166
June 2023n/a-3-1.84%160
May 2023n/a-24-12.83%163
April 2023n/a-9-4.59%187
March 2023n/a+14+7.69%196
February 2023n/a-24-11.65%182
January 2023n/a+25+13.81%206
December 2022n/a+10+5.85%181
November 2022n/a-3-1.72%171
October 2022n/a-2-1.14%174
September 2022n/a+11+6.67%176
August 2022n/a-26-13.61%165
July 2022n/a+0+0%191
June 2022n/a-7-3.54%191
May 2022n/a+6+3.12%198
April 2022n/a+8+4.35%192
March 2022n/a-68-26.98%184
February 2022n/a+50+24.75%252
January 2022n/a+42+26.25%202
December 2021n/a-11-6.43%160
November 2021n/a+6+3.64%171
October 2021n/a-2-1.2%165
September 2021n/a-5-2.91%167
August 2021n/a-9-4.97%172
July 2021n/a-13-6.7%181
June 2021n/a+20+11.49%194
May 2021n/a+1+0.58%174
April 2021n/a-12-6.49%173
March 2021n/a-32-14.75%185
February 2021n/a-5-2.25%217
January 2021n/a+17+8.29%222
December 2020n/a+34+19.88%205
November 2020n/a-5-2.84%171
October 2020n/a-16-8.33%176
September 2020n/a+13+7.26%192
August 2020n/a+1+0.56%179
July 2020n/a-13-6.81%178
June 2020n/a-118-38.19%191
May 2020n/a+62+25.1%309
April 2020n/a+26+11.76%247
March 2020n/a-34-13.33%221
February 2020n/a-72-22.02%255
January 2020n/a+54+19.78%327
December 2019n/a+19+7.48%273
November 2019n/a+24+10.43%254
October 2019n/a-21-8.37%230
September 2019n/a-40-13.75%251
August 2019n/a+37+14.57%291
July 2019n/a-4-1.55%254
June 2019n/a-83-24.34%258
May 2019n/a+98+40.33%341
April 2019n/a+4+1.67%243
March 2019n/a-20-7.72%239
February 2019n/a-2-0.77%259
January 2019n/a+24+10.13%261
December 2018n/a-6-2.47%237
November 2018n/a-8-3.19%243
October 2018n/a-27-9.71%251
September 2018n/a+24+9.45%278
August 2018n/a-59-18.85%254
July 2018n/a+9+2.96%313
June 2018n/a+48+18.75%304
May 2018n/a+6+2.4%256
April 2018n/a-5-1.96%250
March 2018n/a+1+0.39%255
February 2018n/a-29-10.25%254
January 2018n/a+10+3.66%283
December 2017n/a+5+1.87%273
November 2017n/a-42-13.55%268
October 2017n/a+17+5.8%310
September 2017n/a+55+23.11%293
August 2017n/a-65-21.45%238
July 2017n/a-1-0.33%303
June 2017n/a+39+14.72%304
May 2017n/a-31-10.47%265
April 2017n/a+8+2.78%296
March 2017n/a-5-1.71%288
February 2017n/a-67-18.61%293
January 2017n/a+40+12.5%360
December 2016n/a+44+15.94%320
November 2016n/a+9+3.37%276
October 2016n/a-3-1.11%267
September 2016n/a-13-4.59%270
August 2016n/a-288-50.44%283
July 2016n/a+201+54.32%571
June 2016n/a+59+18.97%370
May 2016n/a-42-11.9%311
April 2016n/a-73-17.14%353
March 2016n/a-219-33.95%426
February 2016n/a-956-59.71%645
January 2016n/a+1,137+245.04%1,601
December 2015n/a+55+13.45%464
November 2015n/a+84+25.85%409
October 2015n/a-81-19.95%325
September 2015n/a+18+4.64%406
August 2015n/a-246-38.8%388
July 2015n/a-529-45.49%634
June 2015n/a+137+13.35%1,163
May 2015n/a+799+351.98%1,026
April 2015n/an/an/a227

How many people play GemCraft - Chasing Shadows right now?

Right now, 137 players are in GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on Steam. That makes it the #2,440 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 138 players. Today's peak is 5% below its 30-day average daily peak of 146.

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows player count history

Over the last 30 days GemCraft - Chasing Shadows averaged a daily peak of 146 players, up 7% compared with the 30 days before (136). Its highest point this month (208) is 28% above the same period last year (162). In its first month after release (Apr 30, 2015) it peaked at 1,026 players. Today's player count is 9% of its all-time peak of 1,601, set on Jan 1, 2016.

Best time to play GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

Based on the last 14 days, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York), when about 42% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows players by hour and weekday

When GemCraft - Chasing Shadows 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 17:00 UTCabout 156 players on average
QuietestMonday at 08:00 UTCabout 79 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.0xmore 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.

About GemCraft - Chasing Shadows

An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.

Developer
Game in a Bottle
Publisher
Armor Games Studios
Released
Apr 30, 2015
Genre
Action, Indie, Strategy
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
1 language

Screenshots

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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows price history

$9.99
price now (US)
$1.99
lowest recorded (-80%) · Oct 22, 2026
-80%
typical sale discount · 1 sale seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $2.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $1.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Checked daily.

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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows reviews over time

95% Overwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,136 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on Twitch

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

Twitch category "GemCraft - Chasing Shadows", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows achievements

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has 300 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 30.9% of them; the rarest, Still Alive H4, is held by 10.4% of players.

  • First Blood SpilledKill a monster.89.0%
  • LuckyFind a talisman fragment.84.8%
  • Novice GradeCreate a grade 3 gem.83.1%
  • Puncturing ShotsDeliver 75 one hit kills.83.0%
  • BichromaticCombine two gems of different colors.74.6%
  • SupportedAmplify a gem.71.2%
  • EnsnaredKill 12 monsters with gems in traps.70.9%
  • Old MemoriesUnlock a wizard tower.70.0%
  • Fifth GraderCreate a grade 5 gem.69.1%
  • Special PurposeChange the target priority of a gem.68.9%
  • ImpatientCall a wave early.68.7%
  • OutpostBuild 5 towers.68.7%
  • Wash AwayKill 100 monsters while it's raining.68.5%
  • Well DefendedGain 250 xp keeping your orb intact.68.4%
  • White WandReach wizard level 10.67.0%
  • Don't Let It Through!Select a monster.66.3%
  • Knowledge SeekerOpen a tome chamber.66.3%
  • BoomThrow a gem bomb.64.7%
  • In for a TraitActivate a battle trait.64.7%
  • ResourcefulReach mana pool level 5.63.8%
  • Acid RainKill 85 poisoned monsters while it's raining.61.1%
  • Impaling ChargesDeliver 250 one hit kills.60.5%
  • Yellow WandReach wizard level 20.60.1%
  • Warming UpHave a grade 1 gem with 100 hits.59.9%
  • Well LaidHave 11 gems on the battlefield.59.8%
  • Gearing UpHave 5 fragments socketed in your talisman.59.0%
  • GuardedDon't let any monster touch your orb for 20 beaten waves.58.7%
  • Pull DownDestroy a monster nest.58.1%
  • TricolorCreate a gem of 3 components.58.1%
  • Minor DetourBuild 15 walls.56.9%
  • Pull It!Select a building.56.9%
  • Dry PuddleHarvest all mana from a mana shard.55.9%
  • Ouch!Spend 870 mana on banishment.55.6%
  • Path of BloodKill 1.000 monsters.55.6%
  • Knee DeepBeat 30 waves.55.5%
  • Rough PathKill 60 monsters with gems in traps.55.3%
  • Enemy of the SwarmKill 333 swarmlings.55.2%
  • Short TemperedCall 5 waves early.54.1%
  • High StakesSet a battle trait to level 7 or higher.53.7%
  • It was Abandoned AnywayDestroy a dwelling.53.6%
  • Mana MogulReach 10.000 mana in your mana pool.52.3%
  • I Saw SomethingKill an apparition.51.5%
  • BlackoutDestroy a beacon.51.2%
  • Core PackFind 13 shadow cores.51.1%
  • PreparedHave 1.000 initial mana.51.0%
  • Orange WandReach wizard level 40.50.9%
  • AwakeningActivate a shrine.50.4%
  • Fire AwayCast a gem enhancement spell.49.9%
  • Stones to AshesDemolish one of your structures.49.6%
  • Regaining KnowledgeAcquire 5 skills.48.4%
  • Sparse SnaresBuild 5 traps.48.3%
  • Battle HeatGain 200 xp with kill chains.48.2%
  • Adept GradeCreate a grade 8 gem.47.9%
  • FindersGain 200 mana from drops.47.8%
  • Fire in the HoleDestroy 3 monster nests.47.6%
  • KeepersGain 800 mana from drops.46.6%
  • FortunateFind 2 talisman fragments.46.3%
  • Let's Have a LookOpen a drop holder.46.2%
  • Let it GoLeave an apparition alive.46.0%
  • Frozen GraveKill 110 monsters while it's snowing.45.2%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 300 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest GemCraft - Chasing Shadows news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows FAQ

Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows dead?

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has a small but active player base. 137 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 7% on the month before).

How many people play GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?

137 people are playing GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 138 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,601 concurrent players on Jan 1, 2016.

Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows growing or declining?

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 146, up 7% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows most active?

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York).

How much does GemCraft - Chasing Shadows cost?

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on Steam is $1.99 (80% off), on Oct 22, 2026. It costs $9.99 right now.

Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on sale right now?

No, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 80%.

Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows good?

Steam players rate GemCraft - Chasing Shadows Overwhelmingly Positive: 95% of 4,136 reviews are positive.

When did GemCraft - Chasing Shadows come out?

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows was released on Steam on Apr 30, 2015.

Who made GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows was developed by Game in a Bottle and published by Armor Games Studios.

Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows still worth playing?

GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has a smaller but active community on Steam today (137 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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