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Endless Sky

Michael Zahniser · 2015-10-30

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 30, 2015 (Linux), Oct 30, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 30, 2015 (Mac)

Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.

115
playing now
92%
positive of 7.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

115 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Endless Sky is a space trading and combat simulation video game, created by Michael Zahniser and first released in June 2015. In Endless Sky, the player starts out as a spaceship captain and can trade, transport passengers or fight pirates to earn money. There are also a few story lines that the player can choose to participate in. The game is similar to games in the Escape Velocity series.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 115 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 286 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~36/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Review momentum

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13313320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

137562026-08-06 21:00 — 104 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 88 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 77 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 114 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 97 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 94 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 127 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 111 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 84 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 130 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 93 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 70 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 102 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 80 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 72 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 83 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 87 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 68 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 122 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 86 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 65 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 98 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 114 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 70 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 90 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 109 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 64 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 92 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 109 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 115 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRPGIndieSpaceActionSci-fiSandboxTradingAdventureSpace Sim

Census log

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

Recent updates

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