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Deep Sky Derelicts cover art

Deep Sky Derelicts

Snowhound Games · Fulqrum Publishing · 2018-09-26

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 26, 2018 (Linux), Sep 26, 2018 (Mac), Sep 26, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

7
playing now
74%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
62/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Deep Sky Derelicts is a dungeon crawl video game developed by Snowhound Games and published by Fulqrum Publishing. It combines elements of traditional role-playing video games and roguelike deck-building games. Players create a custom crew, who explore and scavenge derelict space ships. It was first released in 2018 and was ported to consoles in 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 57 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity down 45% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 72k–173k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,883 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.99-85%
Humble Store$2.99-85%
GOG$2.99-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.99-85%
GamersGate$3.00-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at MacGameStore (2024-05-16) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 145 of 195 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
838320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1632026-08-11 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 9 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 9 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 10 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 7 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 6 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 7 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 13 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 5 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$2.312017-11-152026-08-302017-11-15 — best price $15.992018-11-09 — best price $14.992019-02-08 — best price $19.992019-06-01 — best price $19.992019-09-09 — best price $19.992019-12-04 — best price $19.992020-02-12 — best price $18.542020-05-04 — best price $19.992020-08-09 — best price $19.992020-11-12 — best price $6.792021-01-20 — best price $19.992021-04-16 — best price $4.502021-07-10 — best price $19.992021-09-25 — best price $19.992021-12-21 — best price $19.992022-03-22 — best price $5.002022-06-19 — best price $19.992022-09-20 — best price $2.992023-01-02 — best price $2.992023-04-05 — best price $2.992023-07-18 — best price $19.992023-10-27 — best price $2.992024-02-05 — best price $19.992024-05-13 — best price $2.552024-08-10 — best price $19.992024-11-25 — best price $19.992025-02-24 — best price $19.992025-05-24 — best price $19.992025-08-28 — best price $19.992025-11-25 — best price $2.672026-02-24 — best price $2.992026-05-11 — best price $3.002026-07-31 — best price $2.312026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1612026-05-30 — 10 pageviews2026-06-02 — 4 pageviews2026-06-05 — 2 pageviews2026-06-08 — 2 pageviews2026-06-11 — 3 pageviews2026-06-14 — 5 pageviews2026-06-17 — 4 pageviews2026-06-20 — 3 pageviews2026-06-23 — 4 pageviews2026-06-26 — 10 pageviews2026-06-29 — 7 pageviews2026-07-02 — 8 pageviews2026-07-05 — 7 pageviews2026-07-08 — 7 pageviews2026-07-11 — 3 pageviews2026-07-14 — 6 pageviews2026-07-17 — 5 pageviews2026-07-20 — 5 pageviews2026-07-23 — 9 pageviews2026-07-26 — 6 pageviews2026-07-29 — 5 pageviews2026-08-01 — 4 pageviews2026-08-04 — 6 pageviews2026-08-07 — 10 pageviews2026-08-10 — 9 pageviews2026-08-13 — 7 pageviews2026-08-16 — 3 pageviews2026-08-19 — 10 pageviews2026-08-22 — 5 pageviews2026-08-25 — 11 pageviews2026-08-27 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
58.8%
earned "Flawless Victory"
12%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,0551%68
PS4 (PlayStation)58311%38

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

Player tags

RPGIndieSpaceSci-fiStrategyCard GameComic BookRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-Based

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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