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Half-Earth Socialism

Half-Earth Socialism overview

Francis Tseng, Son La Pham, Drew Pendergrass, Troy Vettese | Jul 19, 2022 | game

Released

1players observed · 10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC

IndieSimulationStrategyFree To PlaySteam Store

  • Latest observed players1 · 10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak153
  • Units sold (VGI)30,450
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score83% positive

Half-Earth Socialism dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players1 · 10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak153
  • Units sold (VGI)30,450
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score83% positive
  • Total reviews973
  • Release dateJul 19, 2022
  • DeveloperFrancis Tseng, Son La Pham, Drew Pendergrass, Troy Vettese
  • PublisherTrust

Genres: Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play

Company pages: Developer: Francis Tseng, Son La Pham, Drew Pendergrass, Troy VettesePublisher: Trust

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Game overview

Overview

Half-Earth Socialism comes from Francis Tseng, Son La Pham, Drew Pendergrass, Troy Vettese and is published by Trust. It arrived on Steam on Jul 19, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Half-Earth Socialism's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC, with a tracked peak near 153. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 83% positive across 973 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Half-Earth Socialism is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainJapanesePortuguese - BrazilPortuguese - PortugalThai

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedAn Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE3 capable512 MB RAMNot listed300 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
macOSMinimumOS X El Capitan 10.11 or later64bit Intel processor512 MB RAMNot listed300 MB available space
LinuxMinimum64-bit Ubuntu 14.04+, Debian 8+, openSUSE 13.3+, or Fedora Linux 24+An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE3 capable512 MB RAMNot listed300 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Half-Earth Socialism has sold up to 30,450 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

Half-Earth Socialism overview details

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

Steam Store description

If you've enjoyed the book or the game Half-Earth Socialism, then join the HES discord server where you can chat with gamers, readers, and the authors. There you can chat about strategies for the game, organize with fellow ecosocialists, and learn more about history, theory, and utopia! To get an invitation to the channel email: [email protected] SET THE PLANETARY PLAN : Half-Earth Socialism allows anyone to try their hand as a global planner of a future society. Starting in the year 2023, you must make decisions about what projects the world will pursue--new research like alternative energy sources, or massive infrastructure projects like mass electrification or space travel, or one of over one hundred other possibilities. Decide how energy and food is produced across the world. Should we immediately halt all fossil fuel usage, or should we swap to a "transition" fuel source first? WORK WITH PARLIAMENT : At the same time you must juggle relationships with competing political factions in global parliament and improve the quality of life for everyone on the planet. Will you be able to guide the world into a better future amidst differing interests and visions? IMPACT THE WORLD : Half-Earth Socialism features a simple model of the world: the impact of your decisions are simulated using the HECTOR climate model and a model of planetary production and demand. See how the world changes according to your actions--perhaps new culinary trends around eating invasive species, or the emergence of eco-terrorists if your plans fail to improve planetary health and human…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Half-Earth Socialism is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, Strategy, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC, a tracked peak of 153, and 83% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameHalf-Earth Socialism
Steam App ID2071530
Typegame
Release dateJul 19, 2022
DeveloperFrancis Tseng, Son La Pham, Drew Pendergrass, Troy Vettese
PublisherTrust
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Thai
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players1 · 10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak153
Positive reviews803
Negative reviews170
Total reviews973
Positive percent83%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 19, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)18 March 2024 - 19:31:06 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeNot available

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2071530
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2071530/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2071530
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Half-Earth Socialism

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 Half-Earth Socialism?

Half-Earth Socialism's latest SteamPulse observation records 1 players at 10 September 2026 - 23:38:16 UTC, with a tracked peak of 153 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Half-Earth Socialism growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 2 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 August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Half-Earth Socialism?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (32.1%), United Kingdom (11.5%), Germany (6.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.8%), United Kingdom (10%), Germany (6.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (37.2%), United Kingdom (10.6%), Germany (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.4%), United Kingdom (8.5%), China (7.9%). 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 Half-Earth Socialism?

Half-Earth Socialism currently sits at 83% positive across 973 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 803 positive reviews and 170 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Half-Earth Socialism have?

Half-Earth Socialism currently has about 897 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 Half-Earth Socialism?

Half-Earth Socialism 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

83% positive, 803 positive, 170 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 19 July 2022

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later Processor: An Intel Pentium 4 processor or later that's SSE3 capable Memory: 512 MB RAM Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

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