# We Are The Caretakers Summer DB entity ID: d8f9c4c9\-7b6b\-4761\-be47\-f2ea7ef012fa Steam App ID: 1042960 We Are The Caretakers is a sci\-fi strategy RPG with an epic 23\-mission narrative campaign\. Assemble a secret faction of protectors in squad\-building systems inspired by Ogre Battle, Darkest Dungeon, Black Panther, and XCOM\. Defend the endangered animals your world relies on in strategic turn\-based combat\. Define your approach to a global resistance by balancing your reputation, funds, research, animals and alliances\. We Are The Caretakers is an exciting new type of strategy game, blending squad building, RTS\-with\-pause, narrative, and turn\-based JRPG combat into one thrilling campaign\. The game introduces players to an original sci\-fi universe with nuanced characters, grim dark narrative, deep mysteries, layered unit management challenges, and escalating conflicts that have no easy or absolute solutions\. It is developed by a critically\-acclaimed and diverse team including IGF nominees, ex\-Microsoft, and ex\-Blizzard developers\. REPUTATION SYSTEM : Every action committed in the world affects how others see the Caretakers\. Do they fear you? Or will they support your quest to protect the endangered Raun, and decide the fate of the world? TURN\-BASED ENCOUNTERS : Balance force with diplomacy in an innovative turn\-based combat system\. Live with the consequences as you deal with the messy reality of animal conservation\. SQUAD BUILDING : Assemble up to 9 exploring parties from 100s of characters with diverse traits, weaknesses, abilities, and personalities\. Train and upgrade your Caretakers across 30\+ unique job classes\. ORIGINAL SCI\-FI WORLD : Former Blizzard artist Anthony Jones' breathtaking afrofuturist style and signature character designs bring a new sci\-fi world to life\. GROW YOUR HEADQUARTERS : Meet leaders, research technologies, and recruit allies in your sci\-fi HQ\. Balance their conflicting demands to save our world\. DARK NARRATIVE : The individuals outside your squad matter as much as the rangers you deploy on each map\. Follow a grim narrative from devastating losses through a hope of a better future\. TECHNOLOGY TREE : From field\-level technology upgrades, to large\-scale speculative research and development, your technology decisions have a global impact\. YOU GET A BABY RAUN : It will nuzzle against your bed long after it grows too large to reasonably do so\. It is adorable\. ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Heart Shaped Games LLC - Publisher: Heart Shaped Games LLC - Release date: Jan 6, 2023 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy - Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_6a47c23ebc111affb7833b78d676c931538e1bc7\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_ba01f77de6b66f15cf5eb3d7dee317249157b38a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_f982ee02b5baeb33dda22fcf805ec1d3d1a28281\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_0c00a60c62dde6d068a48568c6396d1f57ddad00\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_8967bc18953905f2b5e421f38ea06913b9dde99d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_57520c304cdc46912a58df93829020dd5193e349\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_6d1180bbb22721d1deae5a65cd674e5d67cd197a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_2bc2674b858b9b480b4eb78e35f44db11b151e5e\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_478cd866afd37683f61dc0fc3c7978f2e34301d8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_f808c1b6c09ed845c1c68381763016a0f4c31aac\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_5d4973ebfc2420742fbcb8e2487b9bc4f0a277aa\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_474e848c08812c54c18faf5a39b8f17f24e7af6a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_4cb9a9da9e1b19bafefa121da7c59fc89bf6e216\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1042960/ss\_28e9ef7b4b17b5920181514a26ed141a08a5d87c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1728781937 - Price: 1999 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: 0 - Steam review count: 36 - Steam positive reviews: 26 - Steam negative reviews: 10 - Steam positive percentage: 72.22222222222223% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/d8f9c4c9-7b6b-4761-be47-f2ea7ef012fa/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/d8f9c4c9-7b6b-4761-be47-f2ea7ef012fa/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-24T03:37:32\.60867\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T03:37:33\.818515\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T03:37:33\.54752\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1042960/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1042960/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=1042960","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/1042960"\},"price":"2026\-09\-24T03:37:32\.60867\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-24T03:37:32\.60867\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-24T03:37:33\.818515\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-24T03:37:33\.54752\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"d7d99259\-24fd\-40cc\-8cb2\-52e0ffd96c4b","catalog":"a5a1cfb0\-3f98\-4e47\-95f1\-333eec35e5ec","details":"0678b96f\-5257\-45ff\-b975\-50ae48fb25cd","players":"443889ed\-ac6f\-4b8b\-afd0\-26a4d75a9d27","reviews":"b8665c82\-8063\-40f1\-b742\-934bd0a4c0d7"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"d8f9c4c9\-7b6b\-4761\-be47\-f2ea7ef012fa","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1042960/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/d8f9c4c9-7b6b-4761-be47-f2ea7ef012fa)