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Arid

Arid overview

Sad Viscacha Studio | Jun 29, 2021 | game

Released

0players observed · 5 October 2026 - 20:46:44 UTC

ActionAdventureSimulationSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak391
  • Units sold (VGI)58,890
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score87% positive

Arid dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak391
  • Units sold (VGI)58,890
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score87% positive
  • Total reviews1,953
  • Release dateJun 29, 2021
  • DeveloperSad Viscacha Studio
  • PublisherBreda University of Applied Sciences

Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Sad Viscacha StudioPublisher: Breda University of Applied Sciences

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Game overview

Overview

Arid comes from Sad Viscacha Studio and is published by Breda University of Applied Sciences. It arrived on Steam on Jun 29, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Arid's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 20:46:44 UTC, with a tracked peak near 391. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 87% positive across 1,953 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Arid is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10 64-bitIntel Core i5 5th gen or better / AMD Ryzen 5 or better8 GB RAMNvidia GTX1050 Ti / AMD Radeon 570, 4GB VRAM10 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 64-bitIntel Core i5 5th gen or better / AMD Ryzen 5 or better16 GB RAMNvidia GTX1060 / AMD RX 59010 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Arid has sold up to 58,890 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Arid overview details

Arid combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

STUDENT PROJECT Hello! We are a team of students from Breda University of Applied Sciences . This is our first project together and we worked on it over the course of the whole academic year. Not counting the initial phase of experimentations and prototypes, Arid has been developed in 24 weeks. Being a student project released entirely for free , the overall scope is limited, but your passion and feedback truly helped us during the game's development. You can meet us at our , we would love to share this experience with you! About the Game Welcome to Arid, a small and contained open world survival experience set during the 1930s in one of the driest places in the world: the Atacama. Plane Crash It's the 30s. You are the pilot of a cargo flying 8000 meters over the Atacama*, a mysterious failure in the engine and a miraculous landing has left you stranded in one of the largest and most arid desert in the world. Will you survive the harsh temperature and conditions of this unique setting? Is there even a way out? *We took some creative freedoms in order to extremize the harsh climate and location in which the game is set. Survival Open World As a singleplayer survival open world, Arid aims at delivering a semi-hardcore experience that does not handheld the players. After a guided onboarding the player will be left to explore and progress the story how they prefer. Will you find and repair all the refuges on the map? Will you explore for additional resources? How many days can you survive? Harsh Environment Shade in the desert is scarce, as it is water. While exploring the m…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Arid is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 20:46:44 UTC, a tracked peak of 391, and 87% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameArid
Steam App ID1463730
Typegame
Release dateJun 29, 2021
DeveloperSad Viscacha Studio
PublisherBreda University of Applied Sciences
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 5 October 2026 - 20:46:44 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak391
Positive reviews1,694
Negative reviews259
Total reviews1,953
Positive percent87%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime387 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 29, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)17 November 2021 - 12:32:37 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 20:46:44 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 20:46:44 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 20:46:44 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Welcome to the AtacamaNo description
Out in the world!No description
UndergroundNo description
First EncounterNo description
What was that?No description
Echoes of the PastNo description
Opening the wayNo description
Saltpeter PlantNo description
A way out!No description
SurvivorNo description

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1463730
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1463730/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1463730
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Arid

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Arid?

Arid's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 5 October 2026 - 20:46:44 UTC, with a tracked peak of 391 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 6 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Arid growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 3 players; the highest observed daily value is 6 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Arid?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (36.1%), Canada (13.9%), Australia (5.6%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31%), Canada (11.5%), United Kingdom (5.3%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.8%), Canada (12.1%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.4%), Canada (9.4%), China (7.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Arid?

Arid currently sits at 87% positive across 1,953 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,694 positive reviews and 259 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Arid have?

Arid currently has about 14.3K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Arid?

Arid is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

87% positive, 1,694 positive, 259 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

39

Platform releases
  • Steam 26 May 2021

DLC and packages

Arid - Official SoundtrackThe Arid OST was composed by Flavio Cangialosi, and it features 12 tracks with a smooth and ambient mood.music #1688560Free

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 5th gen or better / AMD Ryzen 5 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX1050 Ti / AMD Radeon 570, 4GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 5th gen or better / AMD Ryzen 5 or better Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX1060 / AMD RX 590 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space

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