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Approaching Infinity

IBOL · 2025-04-29

Steam

AdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 05, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Approaching Infinity is a turn-based space RPG in the spirit of the sci-fi classics, with endless progression and exploration. Fight tactical battles or use diplomacy. Seek powerful artifacts. Quest, mine, trade, and craft. Level up forever or attempt 10 victories in hardcore or adventure mode.

95%
positive of 740 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Cooling
  • · 81 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 70% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 34% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–33k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 740 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.34 at Steam (2021-08-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
919120202026Week of 2020-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 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.

Price history

$17.99$9.342020-08-052026-07-092020-08-05 — best price $9.892020-12-01 — best price $10.992021-02-11 — best price $9.892021-05-31 — best price $10.992021-08-05 — best price $9.342021-10-06 — best price $10.992021-12-01 — best price $12.992022-01-27 — best price $11.692022-05-09 — best price $12.992022-08-05 — best price $11.692022-10-27 — best price $12.992022-12-22 — best price $11.992023-01-21 — best price $14.992023-03-16 — best price $11.242023-05-12 — best price $14.992023-06-30 — best price $11.242023-09-04 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $11.242024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-05-31 — best price $11.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-10-17 — best price $11.992024-11-27 — best price $14.392025-01-02 — best price $17.992025-03-13 — best price $14.392025-05-02 — best price $17.992025-06-27 — best price $13.492025-08-18 — best price $17.992025-10-21 — best price $14.392026-01-05 — best price $17.992026-03-19 — best price $13.492026-05-13 — best price $17.992026-07-09 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
73.5%
earned "Prosperity Tax"
13.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime4 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6040%82

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

Player tags

RPGSpaceSci-fiCraftingAdventureOld SchoolOpen WorldRogue-likeExplorationPerma Death

Census log

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

Recent updates

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