Foundation

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App ID	690830
App Type	Game
Developer	Polymorph Games
Publisher	Polymorph Games
Supported Systems	Windows
Last Changenumber	39389766
Last Record Update	1 October 2026 – 15:47:22 UTC ()
Release Date	31 January 2025 – 15:02:49 UTC ()

😎 84.91%

24k reviews

504

In-Game

Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.

Additional Information

Developer

Polymorph Games

metacritic_name

Foundation

metacritic_score

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/foundation?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Polymorph Games

Store Release Date

31 January 2025 – 15:02:56 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://bsky.app/profile/foundationgame.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/foundation
https://www.facebook.com/foundationgame/
https://www.instagram.com/polymorphgamesofficial/
https://www.reddit.com/r/foundationgame/
https://space.bilibili.com/3707053166037148
https://x.com/foundationgame
https://www.youtube.com/polymorphgames/

Primary Genre

Simulation (28)

Store Genres

Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

31 January 2025 – 15:02:49 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

14 September 2026 – 20:09:17 UTC () (1789416557)

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name_localized

schinese

基石 Foundation

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies

Wwise SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
steam_machine_compatibility: 2
test_timestamp: 24 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 7876943

steam_machine_tests:

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3 ↴
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configuration:

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requires_proton_soundfonts	0

Early Access Release Date

1 February 2019 – 00:00:00 UTC ()

First seen on SteamDB

1 August 2017 – 16:12:03 UTC (), in changelist #3248022

Supported Languages

27 Languages	Interface	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Swedish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Turkish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vietnamese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Czech	Yes	Yes	Yes
Thai	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ukrainian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese			Yes
Portuguese - Portugal			Yes
Danish			Yes
Dutch			Yes
Finnish			Yes
Norwegian			Yes
Hungarian			Yes
Romanian			Yes
Arabic			Yes
Greek			Yes

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last_modified	14 September 2026 – 20:10:30 UTC
timestamp	14 September 2026 – 20:10:30 UTC

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Trailer 820861 ↴

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504 players right now
842 24-hour peak
18,448 all-time peak 2 February 2025

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1 24-hour peak
29,124 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~402.2 k by VG Insights
~1.04 M by PlayTracker
~1.22 M by Gamalytic

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User reviews history

😎 Very Positive
84.91% SteamDB Rating
21,075 86.7% positive reviews
3,243 13.3% negative reviews

How many players are playing Foundation right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 504 players live playing Foundation on Steam.

Foundation had an all-time peak of 18448 concurrent players on 2 February 2025.

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Foundation

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