The Game Census
Avorion cover art

Avorion

Boxelware · 2020-03-09

Steam

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

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.

742
playing now
90%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

742 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 742 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 9% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 291k–655k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,549 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 8 of 17 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

7423332026-08-06 22:00 — 495 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 338 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 560 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 530 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 437 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 657 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 628 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 449 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 682 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 573 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 333 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 507 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 449 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 345 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 499 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 453 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 348 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 632 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 637 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 367 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 448 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 602 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 455 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 621 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 685 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 397 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 402 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 609 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 496 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 742 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

1702026-08-27 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 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

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.

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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