SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Ariel

Ariel overview

Nuclear Fiction | Jul 27, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 8 October 2026 - 21:50:17 UTC

ActionAdventureIndieSimulationFPSSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)191
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,464
  • Review score67% positive

Ariel dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)191
  • Revenue (VGI)$1,464
  • Review score67% positive
  • Total reviews12
  • Release dateJul 27, 2024
  • DeveloperNuclear Fiction
  • PublisherNuclear Fiction

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Nuclear FictionPublisher: Nuclear Fiction

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Game overview

Overview

Ariel comes from Nuclear Fiction and is published by Nuclear Fiction. It arrived on Steam on Jul 27, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, 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

Ariel's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 21:50:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 67% positive across 12 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Ariel is available in 1 languages including:

English languages with full audio support

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

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core i5 3.00 GHz or AMD equivalent8 GB RAMNVIDIA GTX 650Ti or higher4 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel® Core i5-9600k or AMD Ryzen 5 260016 GB RAMNvidia GTX 9704 GB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.8+2015 or newer Intel Core i56 GB RAMNvidia or ATi GPU4 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Ariel has sold up to 191 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,464. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Ariel overview details

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

Steam Store description

Ariel is a First/Third person survival experience, story based, Sci-Fi adventure. Be ready to experience a unique survival adventure as Ferdinand Ludec, a mathematician who is suddenly kidnapped and forced into a drama. Professor Ludec arrives in Ariel, one of Uranus' moons, only to find an entire crew of scientists dead. He is an expert in Electro Mono-Pole theory, and somehow, this knowledge puts him in an extreme situation which will test his inner endurance. Ariel is the name of a black budget project funded by a mysterious group of men. The space station is desolated; all the crew members from the first and second expeditions are dead; you find yourself alone. With a partially procedural generated world, along with different endings to the story, Ariel takes into account the re-playability as one of its assets. Hunger, getting tired and avoiding insanity will only be some of the threats to face. Ariel - There is no way out - FEATURES Survival Mechanics Dozens of items, enemies to hunt down and survival skills will be needed to succeed and escape the isolated moon. Different types of weapons and upgrades. Internal Stats are displayed in the player's interface, so you can always be aware of your hunger, dehydration, mood etc. Pressurized station systems, Food and liquid Processors; Manage your resources. Open World A full open world with mysteries to explore, get lost in Ariel. Weathers Events; Ariel's climate is always changing. Environment that reacts according to your decisions. Space Terror Different levels of difficulty are considered for the experienced play…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Ariel is listed as a game with $5.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 21:50:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 67% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameAriel
Steam App ID449700
Typegame
Release dateJul 27, 2024
DeveloperNuclear Fiction
PublisherNuclear Fiction
Price$5.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Simulation
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 8 October 2026 - 21:50:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews8
Negative reviews4
Total reviews12
Positive percent67%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime696 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJul 27, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)28 July 2024 - 00:05:30 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)8 October 2026 - 21:50:17 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 21:50:17 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)8 October 2026 - 21:50:17 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Boy ScoutNo description
ExplorerNo description
SurvivorNo description
Weather ChangerNo description
Weather MasterNo description
Just Curious...No description
One time doesn't count...No description
Toxic JunkieNo description
Little ChefNo description
Pro ChefNo description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/449700
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/449700/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/449700
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Ariel

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 Ariel?

Ariel's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 8 October 2026 - 21:50:17 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 12 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Ariel growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Ariel?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Mexico (33.3%), Italy (33.3%), Canada (33.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Mexico (18.9%), Italy (18.4%), Canada (18.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Mexico (21.9%), Canada (21.8%), Italy (21%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to Canada (15.7%), Mexico (15.5%), Italy (14.2%). 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 Ariel?

Ariel currently sits at 67% positive across 12 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 8 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Ariel have?

Ariel currently has about 583 tracked Steam followers as of 19 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. 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 Ariel?

Ariel is currently listed at $5.99 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.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

67% positive, 8 positive, 4 negative

Price and discount

$5.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

44

Platform releases
  • Steam 11 July 2017

DLC and packages

Ariel OSTAriel Original Soundtrack Composer: Elias Kuri Pinzón Total Time: 1:22:50 Tracks: 20dlc #653790$4.99
ArielBuy Ariel #96474$5.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5 3.00 GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 650Ti or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 8 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel® Core i5-9600k or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space

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