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Muck

Game · 2021 · Notable

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Dani's free survival game Muck reached a Steam peak of 16,715 concurrent players.

Clip · Retromation on YouTube
Clip · Dani on YouTube
Official Muck gameplay screenshot from its Steam listing.
Dani
Muck on Steam
Dani
FREE BIZARRE SURVIVAL ROGUELIKE GAME!! | Let's Try: Muck | PC Gameplay
Retromation on YouTube
SEVERE BUG: Suddenly unable to deal damage, take damage, or interact with anything. :: Muck General Discussions
Steam Community / players
He said I Couldn't Make a Multiplayer Survival Game... So I Made One!
Dani on YouTube
Steam Community :: Video :: VERSUS MODE IS INSANE!!! | Let's Play Muck | Part 4
Steam Community / TimeToGrind
Bored With All The Other Open-World Survival Games? Muck Seems Pretty Popular
MMOBomb
A Crab Game character swings a bat at the screen
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Muck! Image Credit: Dani
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Numbers

August 2021 Steam concurrent-player peak
16.7K
As of Oct 13, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Peak date
Aug 2021
Jun 5 ’21 to Aug 2021
Platforms
5
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Maker originPrimary
  • Underdog
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Variable reward

How it spread

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Dani released Muck free on Steam after a viewer challenged him to make a survival game. Gaming press covered its launch, and creators played it on Twitch and YouTube. Fans made memes; updates added an ending and achievements. Steam concurrency peaked in August.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

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Timeline (16)

  1. June 2021

    Dani seed · Jun 5 ’21

    Dani released Muck for free on Steam, with cooperative and competitive multiplayer.[1][2]

    Muck on Steam
    Open the first post ↗

  2. PC Gamer press · Jun 6 ’21

    PC Gamer covered Muck after its writer noticed nearly 15,000 people playing it.[3]

  3. Dani owner response · Jun 8 ’21

    Dani reported 500,000 downloads and rebalanced enemies after complaints about difficulty.[4]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 36
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Gaming
Region
Global
August 2021 Steam concurrent-player peak
16.7K
As of Oct 13, 2026 · Open web · Steam Charts
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. June 2021

    Dani seed · Jun 5 ’21

    Dani released Muck for free on Steam, with cooperative and competitive multiplayer.[1][2]

    Muck on Steam
    Open the first post ↗

  2. PC Gamer press · Jun 6 ’21

    PC Gamer covered Muck after its writer noticed nearly 15,000 people playing it.[3]

  3. Dani owner response · Jun 8 ’21

    Dani reported 500,000 downloads and rebalanced enemies after complaints about difficulty.[4]

  1. platform jump · Jun 9 ’21

  2. platform jump · Jun 9 ’21

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