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Earth Must Die came out on January 27, 2026 for PC, then for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 on September 9, 2026. On Steam, 84% of 249 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 1 person is playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 6 in the last 30 days. It is Verified on Steam Deck.

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from my dear, sweet, extremely dead father? This is complete bullsh*t, and I'm going to make them dead.

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Earth Must Die is an animated point-and-click adventure that launched on PC and PlayStation 5 in January 2026. The game follows VValak Lizardtongue, Grand Shepherd of the Tyrythian Empire, alongside his childhood nursing bot through a puzzle-driven narrative experience. The title is now expanding to Nintendo Switch, arriving on the platform in September 2026 through publishers No More Robots and developer Size Five Games.

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Releases

Platform
Date
January 27, 2026
September 9, 2026
September 9, 2026

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified works great out of the box

Minimum
OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel i5
Memory
1 GB RAM
Graphics
NVidia 1050

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.

Earth Must Die player count

concurrent players on Steam
1playing now4h ago
1peak today
630-day peak
6highest we have seenNov 1, 2026
Oct 23: 1 Oct 24: 1 Oct 25: 1 Oct 26: 1 Oct 27: 3 Oct 28: 2 Oct 29: 2 Oct 30: 5 Oct 31: 4 Nov 1: 6 Nov 2: 2 Nov 3: 1
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Earth Must Die achievements

15 achievements on Steam

Rarest

No Fury Irritate Betsy so much she tries to kill you
2.1%
That’s the Brooch! Call Zarlaph through first time
4.4%
Rude Ignore Krall
7.5%
Stupid Terranoid Doors Try to open a Terranoid door
9.1%
Over-Keen Try to go to Earth too soon
10.5%
I have invented a manoeuvre Trial the use of a bold gantech-enhanced formation
10.7%
All 15 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Buzzcut Kill an audience member during Skwid’s keynote speech
11.9%
Bum Note Ruin Skwid’s keynote speech
16.6%
Fabricated Finish the game
20.9%
Brace yourself, Rodney Drop the chandelier
24.6%
Up Close and Personal Inspect an orgy
24.7%
Bookworm Read some historical lore before you need to
26.4%
Gagster Listen to Skwid’s atrocious pun
28.5%
Dedicated Leave no stone unturned in the Sex Shop
33%
Wistful Thinking Examine Tyryth
75.9%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

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