The Game Census
Espire 1: VR Operative cover art

Espire 1: VR Operative

Digital Lode Immersive Media · Tripwire Presents · 2019-09-24

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 22, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 22, 2019 (Oculus VR), Nov 22, 2019 (Oculus Quest), Nov 22, 2019 (PlayStation VR), Nov 22, 2019 (Meta Quest 2)

Espire blends the classic spy-thriller action of titles like Goldeneye 007 and Metal Gear Solid. Virtual reality has been militarized. Become the super-spy pilot of the Espire Model 1 Frame. Infiltrate an IFA facility under siege, identify threats, and eliminate them. You are the ultimate weapon.

55%
positive of 582 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
3.29★
PlayStation Store rating (636 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (145 reviews).
  • · Top 39% of 12,532 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 582 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-03-13) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 34 of 47 observed days · $26.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
737320192026Week of 2019-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$35.44$3.992019-08-282026-09-032019-08-28 — best price $29.992020-01-20 — best price $29.902020-03-13 — best price $14.992020-05-21 — best price $29.992020-07-21 — best price $29.992020-08-29 — best price $25.192020-10-11 — best price $26.882020-11-03 — best price $29.992020-12-22 — best price $11.992021-01-20 — best price $29.992021-02-24 — best price $21.512021-03-19 — best price $25.382021-04-16 — best price $14.992021-05-07 — best price $15.002021-05-29 — best price $23.992021-07-05 — best price $17.992021-08-12 — best price $29.992021-09-16 — best price $35.442021-10-29 — best price $15.002021-12-06 — best price $11.992022-01-18 — best price $25.192022-03-24 — best price $11.992022-06-04 — best price $25.492022-08-05 — best price $11.182022-09-28 — best price $26.962022-11-20 — best price $11.992023-01-06 — best price $23.612023-03-31 — best price $23.892023-06-01 — best price $19.992023-08-07 — best price $7.492023-10-23 — best price $11.992024-01-31 — best price $26.962024-04-25 — best price $11.992024-08-07 — best price $27.512024-12-02 — best price $29.992025-06-27 — best price $3.992025-10-23 — best price $29.992026-03-20 — best price $29.692026-06-24 — best price $24.392026-09-03 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
50.4%
earned "Salvageable"
3.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyCaptions availableIn-App PurchasesSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing2 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1410%35

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

Player tags

VRFPSActionSci-fiSandboxShooterStealthTacticalCyberpunkStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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