Foundation
Game
Game details
- First release year
- 2019
Platforms
Genres
Play modes
- single-player video game
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- Indie*
- Simulation*
- Strategy*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Polish*
- Swedish*
- Turkish*
- Vietnamese*
- Czech*
- Thai*
- Ukrainian*
Community tags · historical
- City Builder*
- Votes · historical
- 717*
- Simulation*
- Votes · historical
- 472*
- Medieval*
- Votes · historical
- 464*
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 457*
- Sandbox*
- Votes · historical
- 327*
- Resource Management*
- Votes · historical
- 315*
- Management*
- Votes · historical
- 313*
- Relaxing*
- Votes · historical
- 312*
- Atmospheric*
- Votes · historical
- 304*
- Economy*
- Votes · historical
- 293*
- Building*
- Votes · historical
- 292*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 243*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 204*
- Base-Building*
- Votes · historical
- 201*
- Colony Sim*
- Votes · historical
- 198*
- Open World*
- Votes · historical
- 193*
- Survival*
- Votes · historical
- 189*
- RTS*
- Votes · historical
- 181*
- Choices Matter*
- Votes · historical
- 175*
- Early Access*
- Votes · historical
- 138*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 10*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5-4460*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- GTX 960 / R9 290 - 3 GB Video Memory*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · OpenGL 4.3*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Memory
- 16 GB*
- Graphics alternatives
- RTX 2060*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i7-6700K*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 16 GB*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 140*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Polymorph Games*
Publishers
- Polymorph Games*
Release history
- 2019-02
- Date precision
- Month
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Jan 31, 2025*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 14 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Intel Core i5-4460*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- GTX 960 / R9 290 - 3 GB Video Memory*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 8* GB
- Name
- Foundation*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Intel Core i7-6700K*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- RTX 2060*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- 16* GB
- Release year
- 2,025*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5-4460*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- GTX 960 / R9 290 - 3 GB Video Memory*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Windows recommended processor requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i7-6700K*
- Windows recommended graphics requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Graphics alternatives
- RTX 2060*
- Windows recommended memory requirement
- Windows · Recommended
- Memory
- 16 GB*
Specifications 2 · 33 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 45*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 337* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 2,079* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Polymorph Games*
- DLC count · historical
- 2*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500000 - 1000000*
- Store genres
- Indie*
- Simulation*
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 578* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 1,049* min
- Metacritic score
- 84*
- Name
- Foundation*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 2,937*
- Peak ccu
- 844*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 17,195*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 23.44*
- Publishers
- Polymorph Games*
- Recommendations
- 21,578*
- Store release date · historical
- Jan 31, 2025*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Polish*
- Swedish*
- Turkish*
- Vietnamese*
- Czech*
- Thai*
- Ukrainian*
- Game website · historical
- https://www.polymorph.games*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Polymorph Games
- Polymorph Games*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- Simulation
- Simulation*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Polymorph Games
- Polymorph Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jan 31, 2025*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Polish*
- Swedish*
- Turkish*
- Vietnamese*
- Czech*
- Thai*
- Ukrainian*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 203* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 1,632* min
- Ccu
- 844*
- Developer
- Polymorph Games*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Indie*
- Simulation*
- Strategy*
- Historical US original list price
- 3,499* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Polish*
- Swedish*
- Turkish*
- Vietnamese*
- Czech*
- Thai*
- Ukrainian*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 286* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 850* min
- Name
- Foundation*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 2,937*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500,000 .. 1,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 17,195*
- Historical US price
- 3,499* US cents
- Publisher
- Polymorph Games*
- Community tags · historical
- City Builder*
- Simulation*
- Medieval*
- Strategy*
- Sandbox*
- Resource Management*
- Management*
- Relaxing*
- Atmospheric*
- Economy*
- Building*
- Indie*
- Singleplayer*
- Base-Building*
- Colony Sim*
- Open World*
- Survival*
- RTS*
- Choices Matter*
- Early Access*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- Simulation
- Simulation*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Polish*
- Swedish*
- Turkish*
- Vietnamese*
- Czech*
- Thai*
- Ukrainian*
- Community tags · historical
- City Builder
- City Builder*
- Simulation
- Simulation*
- Medieval
- Medieval*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Sandbox
- Sandbox*
- Resource Management
- Resource Management*
- Management
- Management*
- Relaxing
- Relaxing*
- Atmospheric
- Atmospheric*
- Economy
- Economy*
- Building
- Building*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Base-Building
- Base-Building*
- Colony Sim
- Colony Sim*
- Open World
- Open World*
- Survival
- Survival*
- RTS
- RTS*
- Choices Matter
- Choices Matter*
- Early Access
- Early Access*
- Tags votes
- City Builder
- Votes · historical
- 717*
- Simulation
- Votes · historical
- 472*
- Medieval
- Votes · historical
- 464*
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 457*
- Sandbox
- Votes · historical
- 327*
- Resource Management
- Votes · historical
- 315*
- Management
- Votes · historical
- 313*
- Relaxing
- Votes · historical
- 312*
- Atmospheric
- Votes · historical
- 304*
- Economy
- Votes · historical
- 293*
- Building
- Votes · historical
- 292*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 243*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 204*
- Base-Building
- Votes · historical
- 201*
- Colony Sim
- Votes · historical
- 198*
- Open World
- Votes · historical
- 193*
- Survival
- Votes · historical
- 189*
- RTS
- Votes · historical
- 181*
- Choices Matter
- Votes · historical
- 175*
- Early Access
- Votes · historical
- 138*
Specifications 4 · 27 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Polymorph Games*
- Store genres
- Indie*
- Simulation*
- Strategy*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- Minimum: *
- macOS requirements
- Minimum: *
- Metacritic score
- 84*
- Name
- Foundation*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 960 / R9 290 - 3 GB Video Memory Additional Notes: OpenGL 4.3 *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $34.99*
- Publishers
- Polymorph Games*
- Recommendations total
- 20,351*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Jan 31, 2025*
- Interface languages
- English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Czech, Thai, Ukrainian*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Polymorph Games
- Polymorph Games*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- Simulation
- Simulation*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 10*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel Core i5-4460*
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- GTX 960 / R9 290 - 3 GB Video Memory*
- Conditions
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · OpenGL 4.3*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Polymorph Games
- Polymorph Games*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Jan 31, 2025*
- Interface languages
- English*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Russian*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Polish*
- Swedish*
- Turkish*
- Vietnamese*
- Czech*
- Thai*
- Ukrainian*
Specifications 5 · 17 fields
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- playable*
- Store genres
- Indie|Simulation|Strategy*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 1,589*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 140*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- 16* GB
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,025*
- Title
- Foundation*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Playable*
- Store genres
- Indie
- Indie*
- Simulation
- Simulation*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 140*
- Community confidence
- strong*
- Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
- Memory
- 16 GB*
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