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Imagine Earth

Serious Bros. · 2021-05-25

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 09, 2024 (PlayStation 4), May 09, 2024 (PlayStation 5), May 25, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 09, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 09, 2021 (Xbox One), Jul 09, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.

Imagine Earth is a 2021 Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game priced at $24.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 969 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 100,000 .. 200,000.

6
playing now
82%
positive of 969 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
42/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
4.07★
PlayStation Store rating (115 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 22 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (63 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 28,908 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 969 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.99-72%
Steam$6.99-72%
GOG$6.99-72%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.24 at Humble Store (2026-06-01) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 77 of 113 observed days · $0.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
484820172026Week of 2017-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
480Apr 2014Aug 2026Apr 2014 — avg 0 · peak 1Aug 2014 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2014 — avg 1 · peak 9Apr 2015 — avg 1 · peak 10Aug 2015 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2015 — avg 6 · peak 16Apr 2016 — avg 6 · peak 18Aug 2016 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2016 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2017 — avg 10 · peak 42Aug 2017 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2017 — avg 7 · peak 25Apr 2018 — avg 9 · peak 32Aug 2018 — avg 9 · peak 24Dec 2018 — avg 6 · peak 19Apr 2019 — avg 10 · peak 49Aug 2019 — avg 6 · peak 20Dec 2019 — avg 7 · peak 28Apr 2020 — avg 7 · peak 22Aug 2020 — avg 8 · peak 56Dec 2020 — avg 7 · peak 23Apr 2021 — avg 7 · peak 17Aug 2021 — avg 17 · peak 66Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 18Apr 2022 — avg 12 · peak 51Aug 2022 — avg 9 · peak 28Dec 2022 — avg 18 · peak 61Apr 2023 — avg 31 · peak 224Aug 2023 — avg 6 · peak 23Dec 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Apr 2024 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 12Dec 2024 — avg 3 · peak 11Apr 2025 — avg 30 · peak 131Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$32.68$6.992015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $19.992016-11-29 — best price $19.992018-10-08 — best price $19.992019-06-04 — best price $13.992019-10-28 — best price $13.992020-01-14 — best price $13.392020-02-12 — best price $18.542020-07-09 — best price $19.992021-04-23 — best price $24.992021-07-12 — best price $24.992021-10-07 — best price $14.992021-12-09 — best price $17.492022-03-01 — best price $30.792022-05-05 — best price $24.992022-08-11 — best price $12.492022-10-16 — best price $24.992022-12-10 — best price $24.992023-02-07 — best price $24.992023-04-14 — best price $24.992023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-10-02 — best price $9.992023-12-08 — best price $9.992024-02-09 — best price $11.242024-04-02 — best price $24.992024-06-14 — best price $16.242024-09-02 — best price $11.242024-11-01 — best price $24.992025-01-11 — best price $24.992025-03-19 — best price $11.242025-06-03 — best price $24.992025-09-04 — best price $8.742025-11-18 — best price $8.742026-02-24 — best price $24.992026-04-17 — best price $7.492026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-09-01 — best price $7.492026-09-17 — best price $7.252026-10-03 — best price $7.492026-10-14 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
47.7%
earned "Tuto"
5.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam WorkshopDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support2 DLC

12 supported languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Russian

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-05-26, latest 2025-04-08 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,1532%25
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1565%24
PS5 (PlayStation)4020%25
PS4 (PlayStation)1346%25
Switch (Nintendo)50%0

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

Player tags

3DNatureSci-fiEconomySandboxScienceBuildingCraftingRelaxingTop-Down

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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