Surge overview

House of Secrets | May 24, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 02:24:58 UTC

Indie VR Free to Play Music Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Units sold (VGI)15,201
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score95% positive

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

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak3
Units sold (VGI)15,201
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score95% positive
Total reviews270
Release dateMay 24, 2016
DeveloperHouse of Secrets
PublisherHouse of Secrets

Genres: Indie

Company pages: Developer: House of Secrets Publisher: House of Secrets

Top Steam charts Top 100 games Game directory Steam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Surge comes from House of Secrets and is published by House of Secrets. It arrived on Steam on May 24, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, VR Only, 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

Surge's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:24:58 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 95% positive across 270 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Surge is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	intel i3	4000 MB RAM	geoforce 560GTX	700 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard and mouse required
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	intel i7	4000 MB RAM	geforce 970 GTX	700 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Surge has sold up to 15,201 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

Surge overview details

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

Steam Store description

Surge is one of the first real-time VR music videos created for the new generation of VR headsets and gives an amazing insight in the possibilities of VR as a medium for music videos. The seamless fusion between music and visual effects come to life in an overwhelming experience which transports the viewer into a world caught in a permanent sunset, inhabited by mysterious abstract creatures. You have to see it to believe it. Both the visual experience and the music of Surge are created by Arjan van Meerten. Available for Arcades on SpringboardVR

SteamPulse editorial summary

Surge is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, VR Only, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:24:58 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 95% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Surge
Steam App ID	477130
Type	game
Release date	May 24, 2016
Developer	House of Secrets
Publisher	House of Secrets
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Indie
Categories	Single-player, VR Only, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 22 September 2026 - 02:24:58 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	3
Positive reviews	256
Negative reviews	14
Total reviews	270
Positive percent	95%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	748 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	May 24, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	16 November 2017 - 21:47:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 02:24:58 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 02:24:58 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 02:24:58 UTC

Overview tags

Indie VR Free to Play Music

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
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/477130
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/477130/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/477130
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Surge

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 Surge?

Surge's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:24:58 UTC, with a tracked peak of 3 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 12 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Surge growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 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 Surge?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.8%), United Kingdom (13.3%), Canada (8.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.2%), United Kingdom (10.9%), Canada (7.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (40.3%), United Kingdom (11.2%), Canada (7.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.5%), United Kingdom (9.5%), China (7%). 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 Surge?

Surge currently sits at 95% positive across 270 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 256 positive reviews and 14 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Surge have?

Surge currently has about 751 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 Surge?

Surge 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

95% positive, 256 positive, 14 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, VR Only, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 24 May 2016

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: windows 7 Processor: intel i3 Memory: 4000 MB RAM Graphics: geoforce 560GTX DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 700 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC. Keyboard and mouse required

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: windows 7 Processor: intel i7 Memory: 4000 MB RAM Graphics: geforce 970 GTX DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 700 MB available space

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