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ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition

AMPLITUDE Studios · 2012-07-04

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 04, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

ENDLESS Space™ is a turn-based 4X strategy game, covering the space colonization age in the ENDLESS Universe™, where you can control every aspect of your civilization as you strive for galactic domination.

ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition is a Strategy game released in 2012, priced at $2.49, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 9603 reviews).

35
playing now
81%
positive of 9.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (48 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.49
steam price (US)

35 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Endless Space is a 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Amplitude Studios and originally published by Iceberg Interactive. It was released on 4 July 2012, for Microsoft Windows and 31 August for Mac OS X. In the game, the player takes charge of fictional Space Age civilizations, expanding their influence by colonization and conquest. Endless Space earned the Unity Golden Cube award in 2013. The game's sequel, Endless Space 2, was released in 2017.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 35 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 62 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 14,087 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 384k–768k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,603 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2019-05-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 25 of 65 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
505020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

75212026-09-15 12:00 — 39 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 62 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 34 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 41 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 61 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 36 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 30 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 58 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 31 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 31 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 50 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 35 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 24 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 49 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 57 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 33 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 33 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 56 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 32 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 46 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 75 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 37 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 35 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.2k41Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 1,428 · peak 2,723Dec 2012 — avg 2,155 · peak 10,150May 2013 — avg 554 · peak 1,068Oct 2013 — avg 712 · peak 3,035Mar 2014 — avg 482 · peak 1,003Aug 2014 — avg 534 · peak 987Jan 2015 — avg 694 · peak 1,795Jun 2015 — avg 439 · peak 880Nov 2015 — avg 351 · peak 893Apr 2016 — avg 544 · peak 1,409Sep 2016 — avg 253 · peak 520Feb 2017 — avg 297 · peak 669Jul 2017 — avg 250 · peak 606Dec 2017 — avg 188 · peak 347May 2018 — avg 158 · peak 292Oct 2018 — avg 107 · peak 218Mar 2019 — avg 170 · peak 564Aug 2019 — avg 96 · peak 228Jan 2020 — avg 292 · peak 9,828Jun 2020 — avg 123 · peak 1,046Nov 2020 — avg 123 · peak 588Apr 2021 — avg 86 · peak 197Sep 2021 — avg 105 · peak 514Feb 2022 — avg 78 · peak 146Jul 2022 — avg 85 · peak 359Dec 2022 — avg 97 · peak 1,085May 2023 — avg 82 · peak 2,074Oct 2023 — avg 52 · peak 195Mar 2024 — avg 149 · peak 1,484Aug 2024 — avg 155 · peak 2,712Jan 2025 — avg 50 · peak 117Jun 2025 — avg 45 · peak 115Nov 2025 — avg 48 · peak 82Apr 2026 — avg 50 · peak 312Aug 2026 — avg 97 · peak 1,887
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$1.002015-01-012026-08-252015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-12-01 — best price $29.992016-10-17 — best price $29.992017-08-30 — best price $19.992018-08-06 — best price $19.992019-05-28 — best price $9.992021-01-25 — best price $9.992021-08-18 — best price $9.532021-12-22 — best price $1.992022-03-01 — best price $9.632022-07-08 — best price $7.972022-11-23 — best price $8.022023-01-06 — best price $7.962023-04-19 — best price $7.962023-07-31 — best price $2.502023-09-28 — best price $8.792023-11-28 — best price $2.192024-01-18 — best price $1.992024-02-15 — best price $2.492024-04-04 — best price $9.992024-05-25 — best price $8.892024-07-16 — best price $9.192024-08-20 — best price $2.492024-10-08 — best price $8.992024-12-19 — best price $2.202025-02-04 — best price $7.192025-03-17 — best price $9.992025-04-30 — best price $2.492025-07-03 — best price $7.192025-08-26 — best price $2.492025-10-16 — best price $2.352026-01-19 — best price $2.492026-03-19 — best price $2.492026-04-20 — best price $2.492026-05-12 — best price $9.992026-08-13 — best price $2.492026-08-25 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

93182026-05-29 — 21 pageviews2026-06-02 — 24 pageviews2026-06-06 — 39 pageviews2026-06-10 — 32 pageviews2026-06-14 — 39 pageviews2026-06-18 — 28 pageviews2026-06-22 — 30 pageviews2026-06-26 — 42 pageviews2026-06-30 — 20 pageviews2026-07-04 — 19 pageviews2026-07-08 — 28 pageviews2026-07-12 — 22 pageviews2026-07-16 — 33 pageviews2026-07-20 — 27 pageviews2026-07-24 — 20 pageviews2026-07-28 — 28 pageviews2026-08-01 — 20 pageviews2026-08-05 — 21 pageviews2026-08-09 — 50 pageviews2026-08-13 — 19 pageviews2026-08-17 — 23 pageviews2026-08-21 — 24 pageviews2026-08-25 — 40 pageviews2026-08-29 — 39 pageviews2026-09-02 — 92 pageviews2026-09-06 — 29 pageviews2026-09-10 — 29 pageviews2026-09-14 — 43 pageviews2026-09-18 — 58 pageviews2026-09-22 — 52 pageviews2026-09-26 — 21 pageviews2026-09-30 — 28 pageviews2026-10-04 — 24 pageviews2026-10-08 — 22 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
33.7%
earned "Ad Astra! "
6.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Polish, Italian, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-06-11 (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

4XIndieSpaceAliensSci-fiStrategyDiplomacyFuturisticTurn-BasedExploration

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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