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Distant Worlds: Universe

Code Force · Slitherine Ltd. · 2014-05-23

SteamGOG

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 05, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.  

Distant Worlds: Universe is a 2014 Simulation, Strategy game priced at $29.99, with a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (75% of 1856 reviews) and an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000.

5
playing now
75%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$29.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Distant Worlds is a real-time grand strategy wargame developed by Code Force and published by Matrix Games.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 17,111 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 46k–111k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,856 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$2.39-92%
Steam$2.99-90%
GOG$2.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.28 at GamesPlanet FR (2024-12-31) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 132 of 183 observed days · $0.71 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720172026Week of 2017-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1012026-09-16 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 7 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 9 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-15 22:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4366May 2014Aug 2026May 2014 — avg 436 · peak 1,155Sep 2014 — avg 136 · peak 253Jan 2015 — avg 110 · peak 203May 2015 — avg 138 · peak 749Sep 2015 — avg 80 · peak 153Jan 2016 — avg 112 · peak 221May 2016 — avg 100 · peak 305Sep 2016 — avg 52 · peak 96Jan 2017 — avg 61 · peak 118May 2017 — avg 50 · peak 94Sep 2017 — avg 41 · peak 87Jan 2018 — avg 58 · peak 124May 2018 — avg 41 · peak 83Sep 2018 — avg 39 · peak 75Jan 2019 — avg 46 · peak 83May 2019 — avg 34 · peak 65Sep 2019 — avg 35 · peak 73Jan 2020 — avg 51 · peak 106May 2020 — avg 36 · peak 64Sep 2020 — avg 27 · peak 48Jan 2021 — avg 48 · peak 119May 2021 — avg 32 · peak 55Sep 2021 — avg 27 · peak 50Jan 2022 — avg 49 · peak 134May 2022 — avg 19 · peak 42Sep 2022 — avg 11 · peak 24Jan 2023 — avg 14 · peak 31May 2023 — avg 15 · peak 32Sep 2023 — avg 12 · peak 26Jan 2024 — avg 11 · peak 24May 2024 — avg 10 · peak 30Sep 2024 — avg 11 · peak 25Jan 2025 — avg 11 · peak 21May 2025 — avg 12 · peak 25Sep 2025 — avg 9 · peak 19Jan 2026 — avg 7 · peak 15May 2026 — avg 8 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 16
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$63.81$2.082015-01-012026-10-162015-01-01 — best price $59.992016-06-20 — best price $59.992017-05-29 — best price $59.992018-02-17 — best price $59.992018-10-25 — best price $19.792019-02-22 — best price $59.992019-07-18 — best price $14.992019-12-06 — best price $14.992020-04-04 — best price $59.992020-08-25 — best price $59.992021-01-05 — best price $59.992021-04-26 — best price $53.992021-09-16 — best price $63.812022-01-20 — best price $4.792022-04-22 — best price $2.702022-08-06 — best price $5.082022-11-24 — best price $5.992023-03-06 — best price $5.092023-05-16 — best price $29.992023-07-26 — best price $5.092023-11-02 — best price $29.992024-01-31 — best price $26.962024-04-29 — best price $21.412024-07-24 — best price $29.992024-09-28 — best price $25.192024-12-05 — best price $25.192025-02-03 — best price $26.092025-04-08 — best price $3.002025-06-20 — best price $2.392025-09-12 — best price $2.992025-11-21 — best price $2.392026-01-29 — best price $2.992026-04-03 — best price $29.992026-06-02 — best price $29.992026-08-03 — best price $3.002026-09-01 — best price $2.992026-09-26 — best price $2.992026-10-16 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3022026-05-31 — 11 pageviews2026-06-04 — 12 pageviews2026-06-08 — 9 pageviews2026-06-12 — 11 pageviews2026-06-16 — 7 pageviews2026-06-20 — 7 pageviews2026-06-24 — 16 pageviews2026-06-28 — 12 pageviews2026-07-02 — 11 pageviews2026-07-06 — 14 pageviews2026-07-10 — 9 pageviews2026-07-14 — 13 pageviews2026-07-18 — 11 pageviews2026-07-22 — 17 pageviews2026-07-26 — 12 pageviews2026-07-30 — 10 pageviews2026-08-03 — 14 pageviews2026-08-07 — 8 pageviews2026-08-11 — 7 pageviews2026-08-15 — 8 pageviews2026-08-19 — 9 pageviews2026-08-23 — 9 pageviews2026-08-27 — 3 pageviews2026-08-31 — 2 pageviews2026-09-04 — 9 pageviews2026-09-08 — 12 pageviews2026-09-12 — 8 pageviews2026-09-16 — 5 pageviews2026-09-20 — 3 pageviews2026-09-24 — 9 pageviews2026-09-28 — 11 pageviews2026-10-02 — 6 pageviews2026-10-06 — 15 pageviews2026-10-10 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

54
achievements tracked
40.8%
earned "Peace through Peace"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,5280%54

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

Player tags

2D4XRTSIndieSpaceSci-fiSandboxModdableStrategyAdventure

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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