SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World overview

EmberSparkz | Nov 6, 2017 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 00:57:18 UTC

IndieEarly Access

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
  • Units sold (VGI)50
  • Revenue (VGI)$576
  • Review score100% positive

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peakNot available
  • Units sold (VGI)50
  • Revenue (VGI)$576
  • Review score100% positive
  • Total reviews1
  • Release dateNov 6, 2017
  • DeveloperEmberSparkz
  • PublisherEmberSparkz

Genres: Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: EmberSparkzPublisher: EmberSparkz

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

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Game overview

Overview

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World comes from EmberSparkz and is published by EmberSparkz. It arrived on Steam on Nov 6, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Partial Controller Support, 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

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:57:18 UTC, with a tracked peak near 0. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 1 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10 64-bitIntel Core i5-7300HQ CPU 2.50GHz8 GB RAMNvidia Geforce GTX 105010 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 10 64-bitIntel Core i5-6600K CPU 3.50GHz16 GB RAMNvidia Geforce GTX 107010 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World has sold up to 50 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $576. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World overview details

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

This game is in heavy development, so make sure you read the Early Access description before purchasing it. Critters is a game about survival, exploration and evolution and it's also a game about parenthood. The focus of the game is, to be enjoyable and peaceful but also challenging. Weather is your biggest enemy, but other than that, it is all about figuring out how things work, how to survive, find food, water and shelter, how to adapt and how to use the Environment to your advantage. Some might also enjoy to figure out how to get certain patterns and colors, while others might want to create the most "dangerous" looking Critters. This kind of open gameplay should allow for everyone to find a way on how to play the game, there is no right way ;) The controls are simple (WASD, Space and mouse OR xbox controller: 2 thumbsticks and A) and UI is kept to the very minimum, to allow for best way of immersing yourself into the world, but also, to make it easy accessible for everyone, no matter what language it is you are speaking. At the same time, the part that is about parenthood, you want to learn the language of your cubs. What do their faces mean? What do they need and want? How to help them to get to the food they need? How to help them, when they are sick? It is for YOU to learn about them and the same way you can learn about the world and other creatures. *other creatures are not yet ingame and most responses from cubs are currently in form of particle effects About THE "Critters" They are inhabitants of this strange world and the fastest adapting and most travelling c…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Partial Controller Support, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:57:18 UTC, a tracked peak of 0, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameCritters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World
Steam App ID717280
Typegame
Release dateNov 6, 2017
DeveloperEmberSparkz
PublisherEmberSparkz
PriceNo longer available on Steam Store
PlatformsWindows
GenresIndie, Early Access
CategoriesSingle-player, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 00:57:18 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak0
Positive reviews1
Negative reviews0
Total reviews1
Positive percent100%
Review type1 user reviews
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime322 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateNov 6, 2017
Official Steam feed update (UTC)23 July 2018 - 19:26:20 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:57:18 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:57:18 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 00:57:18 UTC

References

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

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/717280
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/717280
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World

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 Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World?

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:57:18 UTC, with a tracked peak of 0 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 5 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 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 Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World?

The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (16.9%), China (16%), Russia (7.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (18.6%), China (17.5%), Russia (7.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (16.9%), China (16%), Russia (7.5%). 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 Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World?

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World currently sits at 100% positive across 1 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as 1 user reviews.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World have?

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World currently has about 145 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 Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World?

Critters - Cute Cubs in a Cruel World is currently listed at price not listed on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

1 user reviews

100% positive, 1 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 6 November 2017

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-7300HQ CPU 2.50GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: Nvidia Virtual Audio Device (Wave Exentsible) (WDM)

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K CPU 3.50GHz Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: Nvidia Virtual Audio Device (Wave Exentsible) (WDM)

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