Steam app 638510 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:02 UTC
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
36 months, October 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 435 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 284 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
dotAGE was released on 4 Oct, 2023.
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157 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Apr 2025 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
A couple of small fixes for some annoying bugs. Enjoy! MicheleV 1.10.5b Bugfixes Fixed Pippins having weird hair when becoming adults until the game was reloaded Fixed Horse Hunters leather collection soft locking the game (also fixed…
Patch notesHello Elders!Just before the summer vacations start, I got in a new small update. This new version brings some balance changes to some of the new buildings (and a few of the older ones). As usual, thank you all for the suggestions!Also, the…
CatmanV 1.10.4b Bugfixes Fixed some SFXs not being muted by the Mute SFX option Fixed bug with VIPs sometimes losing their hat Fixed bug with 'Scale-On-Level' value being recomputed incorrectly with added resources when passing the turn
Patch notesHello Elders!I hope you are successfully fighting all the Heat events that the Domains have decided to throw at us these days!This version brings some small balance changes, but they should especially help players that are struggling to…
CatmanHello Elders, Here are me more small changes and fixes! In particular, resources will now animate when an expedition returns, making the reveal a bit more interesting! Have fun, Michele Balance Dig for treasures: Now requires the Digger to…
Patch notesHello Elders! Here are some more minor changes, and fixes on some edge cases. Have a great weekend! - Michele V 1.10.3a Balance Darwin: removing the temple after the Apocalypse has started now does not grant the achievement Harvesters and…
Patch notesHello Elders! These first weeks have been quite busy with feedback coming from many villages! With this update, Wanna still got some buffs to make her closer to other Elders' difficulty and allow you to not get too much screwed by the…
Patch notesThere was a small issue with the Chinese version and today's latest update. I just uploaded a hotfix, please update the game if you are playing with chinese!
Patch notesHello Elders! I got some more balance changes in before the end of the week and was eager to see what you thought, so here we go! This is focusing again on Wanna, but we also have some Darwin changes. For Wanna, this update should give you…
CatmanHello Elders! Thank you for the great reception of Trade Secrets, I am happy you like the quirky new mechanics! I received a lot of comments in these first days, and I've been reading all of them! I've been especially fond of the stories…
CatmanV 1.10.0e Hello Elders! I hope you are having a good weekend! I'm monitoring feedback on the new elders, and in the meantime we got a few more bugfixes! Have fun, Michele Balance Forced Forest outer edge to appear for Matus, Ronomy, Santa…
Patch notesJust a few small weekend hotfixes before nighttime for a couple of annoying bugs (and one to avoid players being tempted to cheat with Grandma!) Good night! - Michele V 1.10.0d Bugfixes Fixed Seeds and Water eater boons messing up due to a…
Patch notesA new version is up with some small changes to some of the new mechanics, and fixes for bad stuff. Thanks for the feedback, - Michele V 1.10.0c Balance Food that is disabled for consumption is now eligible for Expeditions. However, when a…
Patch notesHello elders! I did some fixes for the reports of yesterday's launch of the DLC, especially to the Bard who was getting a bit too eager to break stuff, now it should be fine! Thank you for the reports! Also, Fast Mode now does not…
Patch notesHello Elders! The time has come for the second DLC of dotAGE! Trade Secrets is here! This DLC introduces mechanics I've been wanting to add since... probably 2016? So it was about time they saw the light!Welcome to Trade Secrets! New…
CatmanHello Elders!I'm very happy to announce that the new DLC is coming in just two weeks! I've been working a lot on this and I can't wait for you to play it! Make sure to Wishlist here so you are notified once it's out, and also share the news…
CatmanHello elders! Work on the new DLC goes smoothly, but in the meantime here are some small fixes for balance and bugs that were reported in the last weeks. Have fun! Michele V 1.9.0e Balance Avalanche is now a Misfortune instead of an Omen…
Patch notesJust a small hotfix for an audio issue when Doom events arrive, with two tracks playing simultaneously. Too ugly to not fix immediately!
Patch notesHello Elders! I hope you are enjoying the new lava update, I just pushed some small changes, thank you for the reports! Have fun, - Michele V 1.9.0d UX Korean localization improvements (Experimental) Balance Increased chance for Lava events…
Patch notesHello Elders!I finished work on the Lava Update! Analyzing all events and all their intricacies took a good chunk of time, but I'm happy with the result. Lava everywhere!This new update brings a new resource (Lava), a new terrain (LAVA), 3…
CatmanHello Elders!This is a small patch with some of the fixes I've been doing for the Lava update and that I could backport. The update is going good, with lots of big and small changes to event balancing, so stay tuned for the experimental…
Patch notesHello Elders! This is just a post to thank you for the great year we spent together, and all the support you've shown for the game! It was a blast to keep adding to dotAGE, and I am excited to work more on it! Don't forget to play a Santa…
CatmanV 1.8.2c UX Improved achievements / highscore enabled / disabled warnings to be clearer Sped-up Pips run animations when they need to butcher a far away creature Sped-up Pips run animations when they need to get close during the first boon…
Patch notesHello Elders! I bring some cool news today if you are looking for a cool new game to get for the season!dotAGE 30% OFFFirst of all, dotAGE is 30% OFF to celebrate the addition of the new Endless game mode! So if you were on the fence about…
CatmanHello Elders! If you own a Steam Deck, I created a startup movie for dotAGE for fans that want to pick it up!You can find it on the Steam Point Shop here: Steam Points ShopHave fun!Michele
CatmanHello Elders!How is it going? I hope everything is great! I am here today with a brand new update for you!Endless Game Mode! This new update brings Endless mode to the game! This is a special mode that will test your skills against…
CatmanHello Elders, I got feedback that some players still had their Soil being able to power up Plants, which should not be since 1.8.0. If you encountered that 'unexpected bonus' (you lucky elder!), this should now be fixed when you start a new…
Patch notesHello Elders, Since the game is made in Unity, and they notified all developers that there is a security issue (you can image how happy we all were in the indie dev discords), I made sure to update the engine to get rid of it. Have fun!…
Patch notesHello Elders! This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release, and I would not have thought that we'd still be here talking about it, yet here we are!Thank you…
CatmanJust a small hotfix for 1.8.0, as playing Easy mode could potentially break the flow due to a wrong fallback event! Fixed bug with some fallback events potentially blocking the flow if called at the wrong time
Patch notesV 1.8.0i Balance Dad: All Alone achievement now does not count non-Pipbots Pips Bugfixes Fixed research UI sometimes getting stuck on top when exiting to main menu Fixed button to return to a choice remaining on screen if you quit during a…
Patch notesAdded a hotfix for 1.8.0h for controller users, as the game could hang after researching pavement when using a controller Fixed a bug with researching Pavements with the controller blocking the interaction in the research tree
Patch notesThanks everybody for the feedback! V 1.8.0h Balance Revising the Past: Increased minimum threat from 4 to 5. Increased rarity from 3 to 4. Bugfixes Fixed too many buildings being visible in the research tree due to the change in 1.8.0g (it…
Patch notesV 1.8.0g UX Research Tree: Buildings that are practically guaranteed due to key constraints are now shown in the tree right away (for example, Water Wells) Moved the preview button a bit below to avoid it covering resources Bugfixes Fixed…
Patch notesHello Elders, This is it, the Recall Update is now out on Steam and GoG! Go play it! Soon also on Switch, as soon as the patch gets accepted!Thanks to everybody who gave feedback on the update during the experimental phase! Hopefully we…
CatmanHello Elders, Welcome back! After some vacation time, I'm excited to bring dotAGE to new heights with the next updates!Let's first take a look again at the current roadmap: We now are coming close to the Research Update, renamed "Recall…
CatmanWe finally found the combination to fail a Vegan run due to a bug, which required getting free raw fish, disabling them, but having the Bivoauc errenously think it was consuming 0 fish instead of nothing, thus triggering the logic when the…
Patch notesHello Elders!I hope you are having a great summer, with as few burning Pips as possible!I just pushed patch 1.7.2 with some UX changes and more fixes, as always, thank you very much for the feedback!This mostly has some minor changes, but…
CatmanStill same version, but I had to hotfix an issue with Enhancing buildings that got bugged out by the fix on output preview with enhancers! I've reverted it at the moment and will send it back to debugging. Thanks Michele
Patch notesHello Elders, here is a new patch to solve a few minor bugs and some confusion for new players! Have fun - Michele V 1.7.1c UX UX: Only the current placed building will be used during building placement to show the change on closeby…
Patch notesV 1.7.1b UX Event Chances UI now also shows the attraction change for Ailments Balance: Events Dead Pips do not have their traits counted for attraction anymore Event Probability does not increase anymore from planned buildings Stonemason's…
Patch notesThank you for the reports, here is a new batch of fixes, with a couple of changes to UI and balance to boot! Have fun - Michele V 1.7.1 Balance Buildings: Birch was giving a too large bonus to Woodcutters. The terrain bonus is now applied…
Patch notesV 1.7.0e Bugfixes Fixed bug with Waste Furnace sometimes appearing without Latrine Fixed bug with Shaman's bonus sometimes triggering for non-growing plants Fixed bug with playing with optimized terrains making ice clearing still remove…
Patch notesQuick small patches in succession with some bugfixes V 1.7.0d Bugfixes Fixed bug with self-curing Pips sometimes not being prioritized correctly Fixed bug with self-curing Pips sometimes being auto-deselected Fixed some warnings not…
Patch notesV 1.7.0c Bugfixes UI: The research tree won't show a requirement for Bourgeoise anymore if you already have knowledge of the relevant building Controller: Fixed the Unlock Menu's scroll bar not working correctly while using a controller
Patch notesJust some minor fixes post update release! V 1.7.0b Bugfixes Fixed pre-1.7 save games having the Wood Pile not counting anymore as an upgrade Fixed "Slide" event tag not appearing in Agepedia Fixed the new warning icons appearing too often…
Patch notesHello Elders, Version 1.7 is now up on the main branch, thank you for your feedback! We did some changes during the experimental period, let's see what new QoL features I added! Hyperlinks As I anticipated with last news, this updates adds…
CatmanHello Elders, First of all, let me thank you for your continued enthusiasm for Folkways! I am happy that many of you are enjoying all the new mechanics, events, and buildings introduced in the DLC. I am here today with some great news! Do…
CatmanHello Elders, This patch addresses some issues with UI scaling, especially for the Deck, so that you can now more easily scale above the value 5 without having weird cuts at the sides. This is because the menu UI is now separated from the…
Patch notesWhile working on the next patch, I've been doing some tests as some players reported getting slowdowns after playing for many hours straight, so this patch should solve these issues! Have a great weekend - Michele System Improved…
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| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| dotAGE: Trade Secrets | WindowsmacOSLinux | 03 Jun 2026 |
| dotAGE: Folkways | WindowsmacOSLinux | 21 Mar 2025 |
| dotAGE OST | WindowsmacOSLinux | 04 Oct 2023 |
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