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Avorion cover art

Avorion

Boxelware · 2020-03-09

Steam

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 23, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 23, 2017 (Linux)

A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

Avorion is an Action, Indie and Simulation game released in 2020, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive sentiment (90% of 14571 reviews).

451
playing now
90%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
7
Nexus mods (1.3k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

451 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

A few centuries ago, an unknown cataclysmic event nearly tore the galaxy apart and spawned unsurmountable hyperspace rifts throughout the entire galaxy. Since then, the center of the galaxy has been cut off from the rest and a mysterious alien species, the Xsotan, has turned up there.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Avorion trailer thumbnail

Avorion - Launch Trailer

≈48,071 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 451 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 451 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~56/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 292k–658k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,617 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $8.49 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 7 of 14 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
62362320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7662842026-09-15 12:00 — 389 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 425 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 284 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 462 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 612 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 330 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 347 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 478 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 385 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 463 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 543 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 316 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 287 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 486 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 578 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 357 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 550 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 515 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 345 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 675 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 677 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 375 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 451 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.1k294Jan 2017Aug 2026Jan 2017 — avg 391 · peak 3,023Apr 2017 — avg 614 · peak 1,341Jul 2017 — avg 532 · peak 1,138Oct 2017 — avg 361 · peak 683Jan 2018 — avg 724 · peak 1,478Apr 2018 — avg 670 · peak 1,336Jul 2018 — avg 711 · peak 1,422Oct 2018 — avg 437 · peak 848Jan 2019 — avg 404 · peak 725Apr 2019 — avg 336 · peak 682Jul 2019 — avg 389 · peak 891Oct 2019 — avg 411 · peak 725Jan 2020 — avg 618 · peak 1,345Apr 2020 — avg 1,920 · peak 3,315Jul 2020 — avg 877 · peak 1,484Oct 2020 — avg 575 · peak 989Jan 2021 — avg 991 · peak 1,728Apr 2021 — avg 645 · peak 1,078Jul 2021 — avg 843 · peak 1,808Oct 2021 — avg 1,110 · peak 1,987Jan 2022 — avg 1,191 · peak 2,002Apr 2022 — avg 815 · peak 1,317Jul 2022 — avg 923 · peak 1,421Oct 2022 — avg 700 · peak 1,173Jan 2023 — avg 943 · peak 1,498Apr 2023 — avg 776 · peak 1,218Jul 2023 — avg 893 · peak 1,415Oct 2023 — avg 679 · peak 1,159Jan 2024 — avg 910 · peak 1,610Apr 2024 — avg 709 · peak 1,201Jul 2024 — avg 873 · peak 1,522Oct 2024 — avg 671 · peak 1,095Jan 2025 — avg 850 · peak 1,338Apr 2025 — avg 734 · peak 1,194Jul 2025 — avg 802 · peak 1,274Oct 2025 — avg 614 · peak 1,099Jan 2026 — avg 742 · peak 1,289Apr 2026 — avg 665 · peak 1,136Jul 2026 — avg 623 · peak 1,115Aug 2026 — avg 503 · peak 798
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
442026-09-212026-10-142026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 2 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 1 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 2 new positive2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-09: 1 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$8.492017-01-242026-07-092017-01-24 — best price $17.992017-08-14 — best price $17.992018-04-16 — best price $13.492018-10-29 — best price $17.992019-01-03 — best price $17.992019-08-08 — best price $13.492019-11-26 — best price $13.492020-03-09 — best price $24.992020-03-14 — best price $22.492020-10-15 — best price $18.742020-12-01 — best price $24.992021-04-30 — best price $17.492021-07-08 — best price $24.992021-12-01 — best price $24.992022-01-14 — best price $24.992022-06-23 — best price $12.492023-01-05 — best price $24.992023-04-17 — best price $12.492023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-11-08 — best price $12.492023-12-21 — best price $12.492024-02-27 — best price $24.992024-05-21 — best price $24.992024-07-04 — best price $24.992024-10-24 — best price $12.492024-11-27 — best price $12.492025-02-13 — best price $12.492025-05-09 — best price $12.492025-08-21 — best price $24.992025-12-04 — best price $24.992026-03-19 — best price $9.992026-05-28 — best price $24.992026-07-09 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

1302026-09-30 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
58%
earned "Student"
15.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam Achievements4 DLC

8 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, French, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2019-04-17, latest 2023-12-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,4630%68

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DPvESpaceFlightSci-fiEconomySandboxBuildingSpace SimOpen World

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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