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Cosmic Express

Cosmic Engineers · Draknek & Friends · 2017-03-16

SteamEpic Games Store

Indie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 16, 2017 (iOS), Mar 16, 2017 (Linux), Mar 16, 2017 (Mac), Sep 02, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 16, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 16, 2017 (Android)

Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!

90%
positive of 627 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)
Cosmic Express is a puzzle video game created by Alan Hazelden, Benjamin Davis and Tyu. The game was released in 2017 for personal computers, mobile devices, and Nintendo Switch.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 28 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 32% of 18,161 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 16k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 627 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.49 at Humble Store (2020-01-09) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 19 of 35 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520172026Week of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$1.492017-03-162026-08-132017-03-16 — best price $7.992017-09-07 — best price $7.492017-12-21 — best price $6.992018-06-22 — best price $5.992018-11-27 — best price $9.992019-03-18 — best price $9.992019-08-19 — best price $4.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-03-13 — best price $3.992020-08-28 — best price $3.992021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-04-30 — best price $2.992021-09-03 — best price $2.992021-11-24 — best price $2.992022-01-06 — best price $9.992022-03-07 — best price $9.992022-06-23 — best price $2.492022-09-19 — best price $9.992022-12-02 — best price $9.992023-03-01 — best price $2.492023-05-01 — best price $14.992023-06-29 — best price $4.492023-09-05 — best price $14.992023-11-13 — best price $3.742024-01-01 — best price $14.992024-03-28 — best price $14.992024-05-30 — best price $14.992024-07-25 — best price $14.992024-10-18 — best price $3.742024-12-19 — best price $4.492025-03-07 — best price $14.992025-05-29 — best price $3.742025-09-11 — best price $14.992025-12-04 — best price $3.742026-03-02 — best price $4.492026-04-30 — best price $4.492026-07-30 — best price $14.992026-08-13 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

902026-05-27 — 2 pageviews2026-05-30 — 1 pageviews2026-06-02 — 5 pageviews2026-06-05 — 1 pageviews2026-06-08 — 2 pageviews2026-06-11 — 2 pageviews2026-06-14 — 1 pageviews2026-06-17 — 4 pageviews2026-06-20 — 4 pageviews2026-06-23 — 1 pageviews2026-06-26 — 1 pageviews2026-06-29 — 8 pageviews2026-07-02 — 6 pageviews2026-07-05 — 0 pageviews2026-07-08 — 3 pageviews2026-07-11 — 2 pageviews2026-07-14 — 3 pageviews2026-07-17 — 3 pageviews2026-07-20 — 2 pageviews2026-07-23 — 2 pageviews2026-07-26 — 2 pageviews2026-07-29 — 4 pageviews2026-08-01 — 5 pageviews2026-08-04 — 3 pageviews2026-08-07 — 6 pageviews2026-08-10 — 6 pageviews2026-08-13 — 1 pageviews2026-08-16 — 5 pageviews2026-08-19 — 7 pageviews2026-08-22 — 7 pageviews2026-08-23 — 2 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
31.9%
earned "Ursa Minor"
14.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam Cloud

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,21937%12
Switch (Nintendo)170%0

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

Player tags

3DCuteSpaceCasualPuzzleTrainsSurrealAbstractCartoonyColorful

Census log

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

Recent updates

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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