How many people are playing Niche - a genetics survival game right now?

18 people are playing Niche - a genetics survival game on Steam right now, making it the 5292nd most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 43 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Niche - a genetics survival game's all-time peak player count?

Niche - a genetics survival game's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 1,047, reached in September 2017.

Is Niche - a genetics survival game good? What do Steam reviews say?

88% of 4,361 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Niche - a genetics survival game cost on Steam?

Niche - a genetics survival game costs $17.99 on Steam (US).

Does Niche - a genetics survival game work on Steam Deck?

Niche - a genetics survival game is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Niche - a genetics survival game

by Stray Fawn Studio · published by Stray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames · Released Sep 21, 2017

Steam Deck Playable

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Players now

#5,292

▼ 21.7%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

88% positive

Very Positive4,361 reviews

Owners (est.)200K–500K

24h peak

Highest seen1,047

Sep 20179.2 years ago

Price on Steam

$17.99

Lowest ever $17.99 Nov 2026

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Players -21.7% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 12:45 UTC · tracking since 2016-08-01

Concurrent players

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$17.99

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Editions and bundles on Steam

Niche - a genetics survival gameEdition
$17.99
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Bundles with this game (5), biggest discount first

Stray Fawn Studio Game BundleBundle
−18% $58.06 $47.56
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Niche - a genetics survival game & SoundtrackBundle
$19.78
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Rain World + Niche - a genetics survival gameBundle
$32.23
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The Frenetic Genetics BundleBundle
$34.18
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Stray Fawn Strategy BundleBundle
$57.16
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Reviews

88% positive of 4,361 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Controller glyphs do not match deck device
!Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
!Interface text is not legible
!Native resolution not default
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Default configuration is performant

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Oct 7, 2025, 12:52 PM UTC
Build 20286363the current build when we started tracking2.7 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Oct 7, 2025
PatchHotfix
This is just a small hotfix to fix a security vulnerability of the unity engine.
May 10, 2022
PatchUpdated news section
Updated news section with Niche merch Kickstarter
Dec 21, 2020
PatchSimplified Chinese Update and Winter Sale
Dear pack, Today we released a new update for Niche: a completely new Simplified Chinese localization done by our partner WhisperGames. We also fixed a bug where status effects were no longer visible when the Nicheling is underwater. To celebrate, the game wil…
Oct 15, 2019
PatchAchievement Hotfix
Dear pack, We just uploaded a hotfix to fix the steam achievements. It seems like the last update broke the achievements. They should now work again. Unfortunately you have to redo the required actions for some achievements to trigger. Thanks for reporting the…
Jul 26, 2019
PatchHotfix 1.2.1
Hey folks We just uploaded a hotfix (1.2.1) to fix the Japanese Tutorial texts. Thanks for reporting this bug! Cheers and Thanks, Stray Fawn Studio
Jul 24, 2019
PatchNew free update - Sandbox Settings is out!
Dear pack The sandbox settings update is now available to play for everybody! A huge thanks to all of you who helped us with the testing and reported bugs. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25155836/12e62ce3a95d1f0c52a2398e1ea1…

Other news (14)

Nov 16, 2023
Bearyena Plush
Dear pack It’s been a while and we hope you have been doing well :) We have some exciting news to share with you today 🎉 We teamed up with Makeship to produce more cute new Niche merch. Is it a bear? Is it a hyena? Even worse, it's a Bearyena! Who among us ha…
May 12, 2022
Niche Plush & Merch Kickstarter
Dear pack We wanted to give you a quick heads-up that we launched a Kickstarter campaign for an Adam plush and lots of other Niche merch :D Many of the rewards have been created by Niche community members. We're already close to reaching our funding goal, with…
Jun 24, 2021
Out now: New game 'Niche - Breed and Evolve' on iOS/Android & Niche on Xbox
Dear pack We have two exciting news to share with you :D First: Niche has been released on Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X! You can check it out here. Second: Our first ever mobile game, Niche - Breed and Evolve was just released on iOS and Android! It took us a …
Feb 26, 2021
Niche News & How to recover lost save files on Mac
Hi Pack! First of all, we wanted to give you a quick heads-up about all the things that are currently happening in the Niche universe :) - We are porting Niche to Xbox1 and PS4. - We will soon release 'Niche - Breed and Evolve' (a new Niche game for mobile tha…
Nov 5, 2020
Our friends from Slug Disco just released their game Beetle Uprising
Dear pack As indie developers it's very important to support fellow devs when they finally launch their game after many years of work :) So we want to go ahead and give a shoutout to our friends from Slug Disco who just released their game pet/strategy/genetic…
Oct 13, 2020
Our new game The Wandering Village just launched on Kickstarter!

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 88% on 2026-11-01 → 88% today (4,361 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$17.99

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DLC

1 item on Steam, newest first.

Niche - a genetic survival game Soundtrack
$3.99100% positive

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