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Auto Snakes in Outer Space

Old Atlas · 2026-01-20

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 20, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A slow and meditative incremental idler where you manage colorful snakes. Watch them collect food, then spend the food on upgrades and abilities for your colony.

71%
positive of 99 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.39
steam price (US)

Auto Snakes in Outer Space is a mesmerizing incremental snake idler, where your snakes automatically find their own food. The player's goal is to make them more efficient. Collect food, then spend it to unlock abilities, upgrades, and ability upgrades. Increase your snakes’ speed and food supply. Complete tasks to unlock new skins. Maximize your upgrades and reach your colony’s full potential.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 78% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (63 reviews).
  • · Top 54% of 11,241 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.0k4.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 99 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.39-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.39 at Steam (2026-09-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 5 of 11 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
444420262026Week of 2026-01-20: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$3.99$2.392026-01-202026-09-042026-01-20 — best price $3.592026-01-27 — best price $3.992026-02-27 — best price $3.192026-03-13 — best price $3.992026-04-13 — best price $2.992026-04-27 — best price $3.992026-06-12 — best price $2.792026-06-24 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $2.592026-07-09 — best price $3.992026-09-04 — best price $2.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain

Census log

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

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