Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
Eco is a uniquely deep multiplayer economy, politics and ecology sim that shines on a healthy server. Skip it if you want solo play, can't commit daily time, or dislike grind and clunky UI.
Great for
Players who want collaborative economy, politics and role specialization with a dedicated group or community
Main risk
Needs many active players and heavy time; servers die, grind and UI frustrate, and Russia connection issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Underneath the blocky graphics is an extraordinarily complex simulation of economics, government, ecology, logistics, specialization, and human cooperation.”
Steam review · 1990.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I've made friends on Eco over the years that are still friends to this day.”
Steam review · 1675.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“it is impossible to walk away from once you have had a taste”
Steam review · 3118 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“its like minecraft but with consequences. you want iron great now you need to deal with the pollution”
Steam review · 1090.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Credit to the developers who are still working so hard to release regular updates”
Steam review · 1495.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“This game works perfectly fine as a singleplayer game as well, you just need to tweak your settings accordingly.”
Steam review · 614.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Unless you are unemployed in real life, you will be left behind by the rest of the server.”
Steam review · 267.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The biggest issue you will read over and over is how the servers die in less than two weeks.”
Steam review · 637.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“I wanted to have the patience to get past the glacially slow and terrible tutorial.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“30€ is not worth the content.”
Steam review · 81.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“It doesn't work in Russia, even solo play.”
Steam review · translated · 101.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Very poorly optimized. Takes forever to load, and runs hot even on the lowest possible graphics settings.”
Steam review · 11.4 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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analyzed 3 d ago
+ Tribe management and automation
− Clunky, confusing UI and tribe menus
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Addictive farm-cook-serve loop
− Slow, gated early progression
analyzed 4 d ago
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