The Departure overview

Overview

The Departure comes from FailoutGames, DanLamb47 and is published by FailoutGames. It arrived on Steam on Jan 29, 2018, 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

The Departure's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:33:46 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 33% positive across 6 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Departure is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Departure has sold up to 300 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.

The Departure overview details

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

Steam Store description

Welcome to The Departure! The Departure is a two-dimensional colonist simulator in which the player is tasked with the survival of their colony. In order for the player to sustain their colony, they must gather resources such as food, ore, and lumber. With these resources, players are capable of constructing homes, mines, and campfires - which increase population and gold income, ore income, and food income, respectively. Complete with a unique, authentic soundtrack and original artwork, The Departure provides both a challenging and adventurous experience as players must fight to keep their colonists alive, and thrive whilst doing it. In The Departure , the story follows the adventure of the player in the Colonial Age, whom joins a pirate crew in order to live a life of pleasure and plunder. While the player embarks on a voyage to a neighboring continent, they are suddenly attacked by a rival crew. Their battle was long and brutal, and led the crew to their demise. Spare the player, who awakens in a mysterious environment, eager to begin again. Originally a text-based game, The Departure has been remade using GameMaker: Studio, bringing many of it's core features to life. Features 150+ Original Sprites 92 Randomly Chosen Colonial-Themed Names 51 Randomly Chosen Colonial-Themed Phrases 20+ Randomly-Chosen 16-bit SFX (Gathering, Building, Death, Success, etc). 14 Fully-Animated Colonists Unique, Ambient Soundtrack Alright, enough with the numbers. Let's get into the details, eh? Build: The player is given the ability to build houses, mines, and campfires through an attra…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Departure is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 00:33:46 UTC, a tracked peak of 0, and 33% positive reviews.

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Support and legal notes

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