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Cosmonautica cover art

Cosmonautica

Chasing Carrots · 2015-07-31

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view, Text

Releases: Jul 31, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 31, 2015 (iOS), Jul 31, 2015 (Android)

Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.

Cosmonautica is a 2015 Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game priced at $9.99, with a Mixed sentiment from 48% of 1190 reviews and an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners.

1
playing now
48%
positive of 1.2k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Cosmonautica is a video game that blends aspects of life simulation and space trading. Players take control of a spaceship and crew it with characters, each of which has their own needs and skills. By acquiring credits through missions, players can expand and customize their ship. It was released via early access on PC in 2014, and the retail version was released in July 2015 for Microsoft Windows, iOS, and Android.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 16 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 28,822 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 30k–71k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,191 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2022-06-23) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 72 of 113 observed days · $9.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9920172026Week of 2017-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.51$0.992015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-09-28 — best price $12.742015-12-11 — best price $9.232016-02-22 — best price $14.992016-05-23 — best price $14.992016-10-28 — best price $3.292017-01-02 — best price $14.992017-05-10 — best price $9.992017-09-15 — best price $9.992018-01-11 — best price $2.992018-05-21 — best price $9.992018-11-01 — best price $9.992019-05-30 — best price $4.492020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992021-05-02 — best price $12.012022-11-30 — best price $0.992023-07-13 — best price $9.992024-04-24 — best price $9.992024-08-22 — best price $9.992024-11-21 — best price $1.992025-01-30 — best price $1.992025-04-18 — best price $9.992025-06-19 — best price $9.992025-09-18 — best price $1.992025-11-17 — best price $1.992026-02-19 — best price $9.992026-04-22 — best price $1.992026-06-22 — best price $9.992026-08-31 — best price $1.992026-09-15 — best price $9.992026-09-30 — best price $1.992026-10-15 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1302026-05-31 — 1 pageviews2026-06-04 — 5 pageviews2026-06-08 — 2 pageviews2026-06-12 — 3 pageviews2026-06-16 — 4 pageviews2026-06-20 — 2 pageviews2026-06-24 — 1 pageviews2026-06-28 — 6 pageviews2026-07-02 — 3 pageviews2026-07-06 — 5 pageviews2026-07-10 — 5 pageviews2026-07-14 — 2 pageviews2026-07-18 — 3 pageviews2026-07-22 — 6 pageviews2026-07-26 — 5 pageviews2026-07-30 — 5 pageviews2026-08-03 — 2 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 5 pageviews2026-08-15 — 5 pageviews2026-08-19 — 1 pageviews2026-08-23 — 4 pageviews2026-08-27 — 1 pageviews2026-08-31 — 2 pageviews2026-09-04 — 3 pageviews2026-09-08 — 5 pageviews2026-09-12 — 3 pageviews2026-09-16 — 2 pageviews2026-09-20 — 8 pageviews2026-09-24 — 13 pageviews2026-09-28 — 5 pageviews2026-10-02 — 1 pageviews2026-10-06 — 2 pageviews2026-10-10 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
18.6%
earned "Uncle Scrooges Fortune"
3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-07-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8581%31

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

Player tags

FunnySpaceSci-fiEconomyTradingStrategyAdventureDiplomacySpace SimManagement

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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