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Distant Worlds 2

CodeForce · Slitherine Ltd. · 2022-03-10

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 10, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.

Distant Worlds 2 is a 2022 Simulation and Strategy game priced at $49.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and Mostly Positive (71% of 3562 reviews).

127
playing now
71%
positive of 3.6k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
7
Nexus mods (1.8k downloads)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$49.99
steam price (US)

127 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Distant Worlds 2 is a 4X video game developed by Code Force and published by Slitherine Software. It was released for Windows on March 10, 2022 and is the sequel to the 2010 video game Distant Worlds.

Trailer

Distant Worlds 2 trailer thumbnail

Distant Worlds 2: Shadows Rising | Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 127 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 109 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,276 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 16,836 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 71k–161k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,574 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$17.49-65%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.26 at GameBillet (2025-12-13) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 142 of 199 observed days · $5.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
82882820222026Week of 2022-03-01: 828 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 448 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

307382026-09-15 15:00 — 85 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 65 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 38 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 94 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 81 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 51 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 85 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 112 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 76 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 114 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 114 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 64 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 62 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 111 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 92 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 75 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 124 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 165 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 146 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 307 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 218 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 130 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 196 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 127 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.8k79Mar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 1,820 · peak 4,974May 2022 — avg 223 · peak 582Jul 2022 — avg 137 · peak 270Sep 2022 — avg 132 · peak 257Nov 2022 — avg 126 · peak 275Jan 2023 — avg 99 · peak 180Mar 2023 — avg 324 · peak 709May 2023 — avg 120 · peak 365Jul 2023 — avg 106 · peak 191Sep 2023 — avg 144 · peak 302Nov 2023 — avg 125 · peak 264Jan 2024 — avg 99 · peak 194Mar 2024 — avg 162 · peak 355May 2024 — avg 108 · peak 231Jul 2024 — avg 79 · peak 150Sep 2024 — avg 111 · peak 233Nov 2024 — avg 241 · peak 575Jan 2025 — avg 134 · peak 275Mar 2025 — avg 149 · peak 335May 2025 — avg 164 · peak 362Jul 2025 — avg 121 · peak 227Sep 2025 — avg 115 · peak 214Nov 2025 — avg 86 · peak 171Jan 2026 — avg 117 · peak 233Mar 2026 — avg 101 · peak 219May 2026 — avg 83 · peak 154Jul 2026 — avg 100 · peak 235Aug 2026 — avg 98 · peak 188
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$49.99$9.342022-02-012026-10-152022-02-01 — best price $44.992022-04-21 — best price $35.282022-10-18 — best price $49.992023-01-03 — best price $49.992023-03-24 — best price $37.922023-05-14 — best price $42.442023-07-14 — best price $39.742023-08-28 — best price $34.742023-11-06 — best price $28.492023-12-22 — best price $32.492024-02-20 — best price $34.992024-04-15 — best price $37.492024-06-01 — best price $47.492024-07-19 — best price $41.992024-08-21 — best price $25.202024-09-26 — best price $49.992024-11-05 — best price $41.492024-12-05 — best price $21.042024-12-31 — best price $13.352025-01-27 — best price $25.002025-03-17 — best price $20.002025-04-22 — best price $20.502025-05-30 — best price $49.992025-07-14 — best price $13.942025-09-22 — best price $49.992025-11-09 — best price $49.992025-12-12 — best price $12.352026-01-29 — best price $24.992026-03-11 — best price $17.492026-04-22 — best price $49.992026-06-01 — best price $17.492026-07-14 — best price $49.992026-08-29 — best price $17.492026-09-18 — best price $17.492026-10-08 — best price $17.492026-10-15 — best price $17.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4642026-05-18 — 17 pageviews2026-05-22 — 30 pageviews2026-05-26 — 13 pageviews2026-05-30 — 13 pageviews2026-06-03 — 20 pageviews2026-06-07 — 18 pageviews2026-06-11 — 12 pageviews2026-06-15 — 21 pageviews2026-06-19 — 8 pageviews2026-06-23 — 19 pageviews2026-06-27 — 13 pageviews2026-07-01 — 21 pageviews2026-07-05 — 16 pageviews2026-07-09 — 7 pageviews2026-07-13 — 5 pageviews2026-07-17 — 13 pageviews2026-07-21 — 16 pageviews2026-07-25 — 22 pageviews2026-07-29 — 21 pageviews2026-08-02 — 11 pageviews2026-08-06 — 16 pageviews2026-08-10 — 13 pageviews2026-08-14 — 5 pageviews2026-08-18 — 16 pageviews2026-08-22 — 16 pageviews2026-08-26 — 13 pageviews2026-08-30 — 10 pageviews2026-09-03 — 16 pageviews2026-09-07 — 16 pageviews2026-09-11 — 20 pageviews2026-09-15 — 7 pageviews2026-09-19 — 13 pageviews2026-09-23 — 10 pageviews2026-09-27 — 15 pageviews2026-10-01 — 21 pageviews2026-10-05 — 12 pageviews2026-10-09 — 21 pageviews2026-10-12 — 46 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-10-09 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing5 DLC

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2023-03-16, latest 2026-10-07 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3D4XRTSSpaceCombatSci-fiEconomyStrategySimulationEarly Access

Census log

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

Recent updates

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