The Game Census
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Final Upgrade

TaosX · 2022-12-06

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 06, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!

22
playing now
77%
positive of 461 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$1.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 37% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.2k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 461 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-03-30)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 11 of 21 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

2202026-08-11 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 04:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-21 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 02:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 18:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 02:00 — 8 players2026-08-25 17:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 10:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 02:00 — 11 players2026-08-27 18:00 — 17 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 7 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 20 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992020-09-152026-08-242020-09-15 — best price $17.992021-05-10 — best price $19.992021-10-28 — best price $15.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-01-30 — best price $15.992022-02-28 — best price $19.992022-06-23 — best price $15.992022-08-01 — best price $19.992022-10-10 — best price $15.992022-11-29 — best price $19.992022-12-23 — best price $14.992023-01-30 — best price $19.992023-03-16 — best price $12.992023-04-24 — best price $19.992023-06-30 — best price $11.992023-08-28 — best price $9.992023-10-16 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $13.392024-01-15 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $13.392024-04-08 — best price $19.992024-06-19 — best price $13.392024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-09 — best price $13.392024-10-28 — best price $19.992024-12-09 — best price $13.392025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-03 — best price $5.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-05-26 — best price $9.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-25 — best price $9.992025-10-13 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $9.992026-02-16 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-11 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-24 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2400%39

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

Player tags

2.5DIndieSpaceSci-fiSandboxBuildingStrategySpace SimAutomationManagement

Census log

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

Recent updates

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