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Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura overview

Troika Games | Aug 29, 2016 | game

Released

27players observed · 12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC

RPGSteampunkStory RichIsometricClassicSteam Store

  • Latest observed players27 · 12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak143
  • Units sold (VGI)89,972
  • Revenue (VGI)$366,000
  • Review score89% positive

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players27 · 12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak143
  • Units sold (VGI)89,972
  • Revenue (VGI)$366,000
  • Review score89% positive
  • Total reviews1,932
  • Release dateAug 29, 2016
  • DeveloperTroika Games
  • PublisherActivision

Genres: RPG

Company pages: Developer: Troika GamesPublisher: Activision

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Game overview

Overview

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura comes from Troika Games and is published by Activision. It arrived on Steam on Aug 29, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player 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

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 27 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC, with a tracked peak near 143. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 89% positive across 1,932 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

1 regional rating boards including esrb

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1.0 GHz256 MB RAMDirectX 7 Compatible 3D Card1200 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listed1.4 GHz512 MB RAMDirectX 9 Compatible 3D CardNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura has sold up to 89,972 units and has 1,807 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $366,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura overview details

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

An Industrial Revolution in a World of Magick Imagine a place of wonder, where magick and technology coexist in an uneasy balance, and an adventurer might just as easily wield a flintlock pistol as a flaming sword. A place where great industrial cities house castle keeps and factories, home to Dwarves, Humans, Orcs and Elves alike. A place of Ancient runes and steamworks, of magick and machines, of sorcery and science. Welcome to the land of Arcanum. Character Design allows you to customize your character any way you choose Whether you choose magick or technology, the Arcanum world adapts and responds to your character's development Classless, point-based attribute system allows for limitless creativity in guiding your character's development 8 basic stats, such as Strength and Charisma More than a dozen derived stats, from Poison Resistance to Character Speed 16 Primary skills, including Gambling and Healing 80 Spells with 16 Colleges of Magick 56 technological degrees within 8 disciplines Extraordinary Adventure Features Explore a world as vast as it is mysterious-it would take over 30 real-time hours to traverse the land of Arcanum Meet more than 300 unique characters and monster types across this huge land Many means exist to solve the myriad quests, from dueling to discourse to thievery Take on a band of ogres in real-time, or plan your strategy through turn-based combat - you decide Accurate day and night cycles affect the gameplay, from combat to thieving skills Automatic character management lets action-oriented players delve into the quest at hand Cr…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is listed as a game with $3.89 (35% off from $5.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 27 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC, a tracked peak of 143, and 89% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameArcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Steam App ID500810
Typegame
Release dateAug 29, 2016
DeveloperTroika Games
PublisherActivision
Price$3.89 (35% off from $5.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresRPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players27 · 12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak143
Positive reviews1,727
Negative reviews205
Total reviews1,932
Positive percent89%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations1,807
Average playtime2,037 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 29, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)15 December 2016 - 18:50:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2001 Activision Publishing, Inc. Arcanum and Activision are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/500810
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/500810/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/500810
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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 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura?

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura's latest SteamPulse observation records 27 players at 12 September 2026 - 23:05:21 UTC, with a tracked peak of 143 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 34 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 25 players; the highest observed daily value is 37 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 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.1%), Australia (8.1%), Canada (6.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.2%), Australia (7%), Canada (5.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (42.1%), Australia (6.8%), China (5.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.2%), China (7.9%), Australia (5.8%). 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 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura?

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura currently sits at 89% positive across 1,932 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,727 positive reviews and 205 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura have?

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura currently has about 16.1K tracked Steam followers as of 29 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 Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura?

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura is currently listed at $3.89 on Steam. That is 35% below the usual price of $5.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,807, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

89% positive, 1,727 positive, 205 negative

Price and discount

$3.89 (35% off from $5.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 29 August 2016

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Activision® CollectionBundle #6451 - 10% off$774.38
ArcanumBuy Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura #114925$3.89

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 Processor: 1.0 GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 7 Compatible 3D Card DirectX: Version 7.0 Storage: 1200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Processor: 1.4 GHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 Compatible 3D Card DirectX: Version 9.0 Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

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