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Astronarch

Dale Turner · 2021-01-22

Steam

CasualIndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jan 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A fusion of roguelikes and auto-battlers like never before seen. Recruit a party of mysterious heroes, navigate deadly lands, collect an arsenal of magical items, and vanquish a new evil threatening the realm!

Astronarch is a 2021 Casual, Indie, RPG, and Strategy game priced at $7.49, with a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 1145 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 100,000 .. 200,000.

4
playing now
89%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 4 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (210 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 29,079 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 23k–52k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,145 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2020-03-31) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 17 of 26 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
20420420202026Week of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-09-15 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1300May 2020Aug 2026May 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2020 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2021 — avg 6 · peak 15Mar 2021 — avg 62 · peak 145May 2021 — avg 18 · peak 41Jul 2021 — avg 20 · peak 52Sep 2021 — avg 12 · peak 34Nov 2021 — avg 12 · peak 31Jan 2022 — avg 20 · peak 41Mar 2022 — avg 8 · peak 23May 2022 — avg 18 · peak 49Jul 2022 — avg 25 · peak 49Sep 2022 — avg 14 · peak 30Nov 2022 — avg 11 · peak 28Jan 2023 — avg 13 · peak 30Mar 2023 — avg 11 · peak 22May 2023 — avg 9 · peak 20Jul 2023 — avg 13 · peak 51Sep 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Nov 2023 — avg 9 · peak 25Jan 2024 — avg 10 · peak 25Mar 2024 — avg 7 · peak 20May 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Jul 2024 — avg 10 · peak 19Sep 2024 — avg 91 · peak 884Nov 2024 — avg 14 · peak 74Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 20Mar 2025 — avg 9 · peak 20May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 19Jul 2025 — avg 7 · peak 14Sep 2025 — avg 6 · peak 14Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 12Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 13Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$3.992020-03-312026-08-242020-03-31 — best price $3.992020-10-29 — best price $4.792021-03-29 — best price $14.992021-07-19 — best price $14.992021-10-25 — best price $14.992021-12-13 — best price $14.992022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-06-20 — best price $14.992022-07-25 — best price $14.992022-10-03 — best price $14.992022-11-29 — best price $14.992023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-02-20 — best price $14.992023-04-03 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-09-18 — best price $14.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-04 — best price $14.992024-05-20 — best price $14.992024-07-22 — best price $14.992024-10-07 — best price $7.492024-11-27 — best price $4.492024-12-19 — best price $4.492025-02-17 — best price $7.492025-03-23 — best price $13.492025-05-12 — best price $7.492025-07-14 — best price $7.492025-09-29 — best price $4.492025-11-24 — best price $14.992026-02-16 — best price $7.492026-03-30 — best price $7.492026-04-20 — best price $11.012026-05-26 — best price $11.072026-06-25 — best price $4.492026-08-24 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
58.2%
earned "Ruffian"
35.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputTouch Only OptionSteam CloudRemote Play on Phone1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-04-07 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8855%47

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

Player tags

RPGIndieCasualStrategyRogue-likeRogue-liteAuto BattlerPixel GraphicsParty-Based RPG

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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