Microbial Sector overview

MadBug Studio | Oct 9, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 10:54:54 UTC

Adventure Casual Indie Simulation Strategy Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak13
Units sold (VGI)10,547
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score97% positive

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

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak13
Units sold (VGI)10,547
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score97% positive
Total reviews279
Release dateOct 9, 2024
DeveloperMadBug Studio
PublisherMadBug Studio

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: MadBug Studio Publisher: MadBug Studio

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Game overview

Overview

Microbial Sector comes from MadBug Studio and is published by MadBug Studio. It arrived on Steam on Oct 9, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, 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

Microbial Sector's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:54:54 UTC, with a tracked peak near 13. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 97% positive across 279 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Microbial Sector is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	x86 32 bit	2 GB RAM	GeForce GTX 750 or AMD Radeon 6870	200 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	OS X Yosemite	2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5	2 GB RAM	Intel Iris Plus Graphics	250 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Microbial Sector has sold up to 10,547 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

Microbial Sector overview details

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

Steam Store description

Microbial Sector is a short, experimental first-person horror game It's your first day as a lifeform researcher, and while you don’t know much about the job, you're desperate for the paycheck. What could possibly go wrong? Includes: - 6 Endings - Retro inspired graphics - Gameplay 10 - 20 min - Operate researching machines

SteamPulse editorial summary

Microbial Sector is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:54:54 UTC, a tracked peak of 13, and 97% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Microbial Sector
Steam App ID	3141170
Type	game
Release date	Oct 9, 2024
Developer	MadBug Studio
Publisher	MadBug Studio
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English * * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 10:54:54 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	13
Positive reviews	272
Negative reviews	7
Total reviews	279
Positive percent	97%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Oct 9, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	24 May 2026 - 17:42:04 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:54:54 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:54:54 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 10:54:54 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Head back home	No description
Death	No description
Mutate	No description
Fired	No description
You knew too much	No description
Escape	No description
Lifeform Expert	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/3141170
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/3141170/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/3141170
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Microbial Sector

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 Microbial Sector?

Microbial Sector's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 10:54:54 UTC, with a tracked peak of 13 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 Microbial Sector growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 2 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 Microbial Sector?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (47.8%), United Kingdom (7.2%), Portugal (4.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (39.9%), United Kingdom (6.8%), Canada (4.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (51.1%), United Kingdom (6.3%), China (4.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33.9%), China (7.2%), United Kingdom (6.2%). 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 Microbial Sector?

Microbial Sector currently sits at 97% positive across 279 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 272 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Microbial Sector have?

Microbial Sector currently has about 249 tracked Steam followers as of 25 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 Microbial Sector?

Microbial Sector 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

97% positive, 272 positive, 7 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 9 October 2024

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: x86 32 bit Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 750 or AMD Radeon 6870 Storage: 200 MB available space

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