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Eco

Open-world society simulator balancing industry against a simulated ecosystem

Strange Loop Games · Released Feb 6, 2018 · Early Access

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Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 12K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
72% of 25 in 30 days
Players
248
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 months ago
Sep 6, 2026
Minimum PC
R9 290
8 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Eco?

An open-world crafting and society simulation, playable alone or cooperatively, where players gather resources, construct towns and infrastructure, specialize in professions, trade, and govern through laws and elections. The ecosystem reacts to pollution, hunting, and resource use as players develop technology to stop an approaching meteor.

For you if...

  • +you want cooperative building, specialization, trade, and politics
  • +you enjoy long-term crafting and infrastructure projects
  • +you like resource management with ecological consequences

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer fast progress with little grinding or upkeep
  • −you want progression designed mainly around solo play
  • −you dislike relying on an active player community

What players say

80% of 12,006 reviews are positive · 72% of 25 in the last 30 days

Players praise the player-driven economy, specialized professions, collaborative town building, and political systems. Common complaints focus on the time commitment, dependence on a healthy server population, and a price players consider high for that population. Experienced players also say recent balance changes have increased the grind, while bugs and poor performance persist in developed areas.

Players over time

▼ -34% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 911 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Eco screenshot 1

Eco system requirements

Minimum: R9 290, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 11 64-Bit
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz Quad-Core or Intel i5-6500 3.2 GHz Quad-Core or similar
Graphics
AMD Radeon R9 290 or NVIDIA GTX 970 or similar (Minimum: 4 GB VRAM)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 11 64-Bit
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz Eight-Core or Intel Core i7 9700K 3.6 GHz Eight-Core or similar
Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 5700 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 or similar (Recommended: 8 GB VRAM)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Eco have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Eco run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
87
Steam features
In-app purchases
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Korean, Russian, German, Japanese.

Does Eco use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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