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Children of a Dead Earth

Q Switched Productions, LLC · 2016-09-23

Steam

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 23, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!

Children of a Dead Earth is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2016, priced at $19.99, with an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (90% of 942 reviews).

11
playing now
90%
positive of 942 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

11 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

After Earth was consumed by a runaway greenhouse effect, humanity took to the nearby planets. Now, conflict brews between two major factions, the United Sol Trade Alliance and the Republic of the Free People.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 55 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 24k–57k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 942 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2021-02-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620172026Week of 2017-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1842026-09-15 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 18 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 11 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 13 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 10 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
356Sep 2016Aug 2026Sep 2016 — avg 17 · peak 109Jan 2017 — avg 16 · peak 42May 2017 — avg 11 · peak 25Sep 2017 — avg 9 · peak 21Jan 2018 — avg 15 · peak 48May 2018 — avg 8 · peak 21Sep 2018 — avg 10 · peak 21Jan 2019 — avg 12 · peak 26May 2019 — avg 6 · peak 15Sep 2019 — avg 9 · peak 18Jan 2020 — avg 13 · peak 29May 2020 — avg 8 · peak 18Sep 2020 — avg 9 · peak 21Jan 2021 — avg 13 · peak 31May 2021 — avg 8 · peak 17Sep 2021 — avg 7 · peak 15Jan 2022 — avg 14 · peak 30May 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Sep 2022 — avg 8 · peak 20Jan 2023 — avg 7 · peak 19May 2023 — avg 9 · peak 22Sep 2023 — avg 9 · peak 20Jan 2024 — avg 12 · peak 26May 2024 — avg 8 · peak 18Sep 2024 — avg 9 · peak 20Jan 2025 — avg 10 · peak 21May 2025 — avg 7 · peak 16Sep 2025 — avg 9 · peak 19Jan 2026 — avg 9 · peak 20May 2026 — avg 7 · peak 18Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 16
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$1.992016-09-232026-07-092016-09-23 — best price $24.992017-01-02 — best price $24.992017-07-05 — best price $24.992018-01-04 — best price $24.992018-07-05 — best price $24.992018-11-27 — best price $24.992019-01-03 — best price $24.992019-07-09 — best price $24.992019-07-22 — best price $24.992019-12-03 — best price $24.992020-01-02 — best price $24.992020-01-27 — best price $24.992020-07-09 — best price $24.992020-12-01 — best price $24.992021-01-05 — best price $24.992021-02-11 — best price $1.992021-06-24 — best price $1.992021-11-24 — best price $1.992021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-11-22 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $7.992023-11-21 — best price $4.992023-12-21 — best price $3.992024-03-14 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $4.992024-11-27 — best price $9.992024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $9.992025-09-29 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $3.992026-06-25 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
77.9%
earned "Fresh Recruit"
16.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7341%9

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

Player tags

IndieSpaceSci-fiPhysicsSandboxScienceStrategyDifficultRealisticSpace Sim

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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