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Between the Stars

Isolated Games · 2024-03-07

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 28, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.

Between the Stars is an Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game released in 2024, priced at $9.89, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 2503 reviews) and an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000.

8
playing now
74%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.89
steam price (US)

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

Become the captain of a interstellar cruiser and cross the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 85 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 50k–113k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,503 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.89-67%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.89 at Steam (2026-06-25) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 77 of 119 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17117120192026Week of 2019-05-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1722026-09-15 00:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 7 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 11 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 11 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 7 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 16 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 11 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
580Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 1Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2019 — avg 58 · peak 249Sep 2019 — avg 31 · peak 316Dec 2019 — avg 12 · peak 28Mar 2020 — avg 10 · peak 28Jun 2020 — avg 21 · peak 77Sep 2020 — avg 22 · peak 72Dec 2020 — avg 30 · peak 226Mar 2021 — avg 38 · peak 149Jun 2021 — avg 29 · peak 234Sep 2021 — avg 10 · peak 32Dec 2021 — avg 13 · peak 39Mar 2022 — avg 29 · peak 169Jun 2022 — avg 16 · peak 51Sep 2022 — avg 7 · peak 21Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 13Mar 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Jun 2023 — avg 10 · peak 40Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 15Dec 2023 — avg 15 · peak 54Mar 2024 — avg 47 · peak 180Jun 2024 — avg 14 · peak 34Sep 2024 — avg 22 · peak 88Dec 2024 — avg 8 · peak 20Mar 2025 — avg 10 · peak 29Jun 2025 — avg 30 · peak 129Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 29Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Mar 2026 — avg 11 · peak 32Jun 2026 — avg 10 · peak 31Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 32
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$9.892019-05-282026-10-142019-05-28 — best price $16.672019-08-28 — best price $17.992019-11-21 — best price $14.992020-01-13 — best price $13.992020-02-06 — best price $19.742020-04-01 — best price $24.992020-06-22 — best price $23.292020-10-12 — best price $29.992021-01-05 — best price $29.992021-04-26 — best price $26.992021-07-23 — best price $19.492021-11-24 — best price $19.492022-03-02 — best price $28.032022-06-23 — best price $19.492022-11-04 — best price $29.992023-02-27 — best price $29.992023-06-01 — best price $19.492023-08-07 — best price $29.992023-12-18 — best price $19.492024-02-15 — best price $29.992024-06-06 — best price $17.992024-09-05 — best price $17.992024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-03-11 — best price $14.992025-05-26 — best price $11.992025-08-08 — best price $29.992025-10-20 — best price $29.992026-01-08 — best price $11.992026-03-16 — best price $29.992026-05-20 — best price $29.992026-07-16 — best price $29.992026-09-02 — best price $9.892026-09-17 — best price $9.892026-10-02 — best price $9.892026-10-14 — best price $9.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.1%
earned "To Arms"
7.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, French

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2019-05-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,9300%106

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

3DRPGIndieSpaceActionSci-fiSandboxStrategyAdventureSpace Sim

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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