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Lay of the Land

Lay of the Land overview

Southern Cross Interactive | Apr 8, 2026 | game

Released

10players observed · 12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSteam Store

  • Latest observed players10 · 12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,059
  • Units sold (VGI)32,017
  • Revenue (VGI)$464,000
  • Review score80% positive

Lay of the Land dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players10 · 12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1,059
  • Units sold (VGI)32,017
  • Revenue (VGI)$464,000
  • Review score80% positive
  • Total reviews1,193
  • Release dateApr 8, 2026
  • DeveloperSouthern Cross Interactive
  • PublisherSouthern Cross Interactive

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Southern Cross InteractivePublisher: Southern Cross Interactive

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Game overview

Overview

Lay of the Land comes from Southern Cross Interactive and is published by Southern Cross Interactive. It arrived on Steam on Apr 8, 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, and Partial Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Lay of the Land's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 10 players at 12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,059. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 1,193 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Lay of the Land is available in 9 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainPolishPortuguese - BrazilRussianUkrainian

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 10AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5-860016 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT3 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 11AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel Core i5-1260016 GB RAMNvidia RTX 3060 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT3 GB available space
LinuxMinimumUbuntu 22.04AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or Intel Core i5-10600K16 GB RAMNVIDIA RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Lay of the Land has sold up to 32,017 units and has 1,182 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $464,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Lay of the Land overview details

Lay of the Land combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Embark on a journey through a dangerous and mysterious world where fires spread and burn, sand collapses, water flows, and pockets of gas suffocate. Get a Lay of the Land, explore the world and use the environment to your advantage. How will you survive? Will you use powerful melee weapons and armor to charge into combat? Maybe you like to keep your distance and strike from the shadows? Or will you use powerful spells and become a master of the arcane arts. The choice is yours. Discover many distinct biomes filled with unique locations and wildlife. Explore overgrown ruins, or take on a deadly temple to find the treasure hidden within. Descend down winding caverns or ascend up jagged mountains to uncover the secrets just beyond the ridge. Lay of the Land's procedural world generation uses a layered simulations to create interesting and natural landscapes giving each world a hand designed feel. Water will carve channels through valleys while roads wind their way through the terrain, organically connecting locations together. Use the full power of a voxel based building system to build anything your heart desires. From humble cottages to majestic castles, bring your ideas to life using a variety of procedural tools and decorative elements. Lay of the Land’s procedural shape system goes far beyond simple square walls and roofs. Effortlessly create circular structures with the cylinder tool and atop them with sloped roofs using the cone tool. Naturally raise/lower the terrain with terrain sculpting tools or construct paths by simply drawing directly onto the ground. Enha…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Lay of the Land is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, and Partial Controller Support, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 10 players at 12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,059, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameLay of the Land
Steam App ID2776090
Typegame
Release dateApr 8, 2026
DeveloperSouthern Cross Interactive
PublisherSouthern Cross Interactive
Price$19.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Partial Controller Support, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Ukrainian
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players10 · 12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1,059
Positive reviews954
Negative reviews239
Total reviews1,193
Positive percent80%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations1,182
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 8, 2026
Official Steam feed update (UTC)18 August 2026 - 08:40:10 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Bit by BitNo description
Certified OrganicNo description
Extra CreditNo description
You’re a WizardNo description
SpookyNo description
Unlimited PowerNo description
OwNo description
I Don't Like Sand…No description
Truffle TroubleNo description
Diamonds are ForeverNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2776090
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2776090/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2776090
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Lay of the Land

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 Lay of the Land?

Lay of the Land's latest SteamPulse observation records 10 players at 12 September 2026 - 05:58:43 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1,059 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Lay of the Land growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 19 players; the highest observed daily value is 28 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 Lay of the Land?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (67%), Canada (6.4%), United Kingdom (5.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (54.1%), Canada (5.7%), United Kingdom (5.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (67.7%), Canada (4.8%), United Kingdom (4.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.8%), China (6.1%), Canada (5.4%). 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 Lay of the Land?

Lay of the Land currently sits at 80% positive across 1,193 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 954 positive reviews and 239 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Lay of the Land have?

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 Lay of the Land?

Lay of the Land is currently listed at $19.99 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. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,182, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

80% positive, 954 positive, 239 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime

Achievements

25

Platform releases
  • Steam 8 April 2026

DLC and packages

Lay of the LandBuy Lay of the Land #992193$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel Core i5-8600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Graphic Settings: Low, Resolution: 1080p (Native), Target FPS: 30

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 11 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel Core i5-12600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Graphic Settings: High, Hardware Raytracing Enabled, Resolution: 1080p (Native), Target FPS: 60

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