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50 years

Aleksandr Golovkin · 2017-05-26

SteamMicrosoft Store

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 26, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 11, 2020 (Xbox One)

50 Years is a fast-paced alternative to the bigger, longer turn-based strategy games. You can win or lose a game in a single evening. Either way you'll want to play it again.

50 years is an Indie, Strategy game released in 2017, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 693 reviews).

0
playing now
89%
positive of 693 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–42k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 693 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2019-10-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 2 of 11 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620172026Week of 2017-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
401Aug 2016Feb 2024Aug 2016 — avg 1 · peak 7Oct 2016 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2016 — avg 3 · peak 13Feb 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2017 — avg 4 · peak 17Aug 2017 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2017 — avg 3 · peak 18Dec 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Jun 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Aug 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2019 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2019 — avg 1 · peak 8Aug 2019 — avg 2 · peak 11Oct 2019 — avg 2 · peak 12Dec 2019 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 5Apr 2020 — avg 6 · peak 29Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2020 — avg 5 · peak 34Oct 2020 — avg 5 · peak 31Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Feb 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 21Aug 2021 — avg 40 · peak 385Oct 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2021 — avg 11 · peak 192Feb 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 4

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Feb 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$8.99$0.492016-08-242026-10-102016-08-24 — best price $8.992016-11-29 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $3.992017-06-02 — best price $4.992017-10-03 — best price $2.002017-11-22 — best price $3.492018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-06-21 — best price $2.992018-11-01 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $2.492019-02-24 — best price $4.992019-05-26 — best price $4.992019-08-23 — best price $1.242019-11-01 — best price $4.992019-12-19 — best price $0.492020-04-15 — best price $4.992020-06-25 — best price $1.242020-08-22 — best price $4.992020-10-29 — best price $0.492020-12-01 — best price $4.992021-01-18 — best price $0.492021-07-08 — best price $4.992021-11-24 — best price $0.492022-01-05 — best price $4.992022-06-28 — best price $1.242022-11-29 — best price $4.992023-02-03 — best price $1.242023-03-23 — best price $4.992023-08-28 — best price $1.242023-10-23 — best price $4.992023-12-11 — best price $1.242024-01-04 — best price $4.992024-12-19 — best price $1.242025-03-10 — best price $4.992025-06-26 — best price $1.242025-10-06 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $1.242026-09-05 — best price $4.992026-09-26 — best price $4.992026-10-10 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
36.1%
earned "What's in a dungeon?"
8.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)4,69277%30
Windows (Xbox)1,86285%25
Steam (Steam)1,1568%55
Steam (Steam)0—55

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieCasualFantasyStrategyTurn-BasedSingleplayerTurn-Based Strategy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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