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Iron Sky: Invasion

Reality Pump · TopWare Interactive · 2012-12-13

Steam

ActionSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 12, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Dec 12, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 12, 2012 (Android), Dec 12, 2012 (Xbox 360), Dec 12, 2012 (Mac)

Moon Nazis. Spaceships. Bad news all around. Fight as an elite pilot in an open-world space battlefield, upgrade your ships, and stop history from getting a second round — this time in orbit.

Iron Sky: Invasion is an Action, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2012, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (64% of 1317 reviews).

2
playing now
64%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
55/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Iron Sky: Invasion is an official video game based on the 2012 Finnish science fiction comedy Iron Sky. The game is developed by Reality Pump Studios, and is published by TopWare Interactive.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 53k–105k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,317 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$3.49-83%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at GamersGate (2014-05-06) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 58 of 70 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-14 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 14 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 1 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2620Dec 2012Aug 2026Dec 2012 — avg 6 · peak 37May 2013 — avg 0 · peak 4Oct 2013 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2014 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2014 — avg 4 · peak 11Jan 2015 — avg 4 · peak 25Jun 2015 — avg 2 · peak 9Nov 2015 — avg 1 · peak 9Apr 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2016 — avg 1 · peak 5Feb 2017 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Dec 2017 — avg 28 · peak 371May 2018 — avg 56 · peak 562Oct 2018 — avg 73 · peak 1,193Mar 2019 — avg 73 · peak 942Aug 2019 — avg 37 · peak 1,139Jan 2020 — avg 59 · peak 3,969Jun 2020 — avg 68 · peak 596Nov 2020 — avg 12 · peak 178Apr 2021 — avg 68 · peak 488Sep 2021 — avg 151 · peak 3,693Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 75Jul 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 23 · peak 987May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Dec 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Oct 2024 — avg 90 · peak 1,011Mar 2025 — avg 50 · peak 264Aug 2025 — avg 22 · peak 147Jan 2026 — avg 45 · peak 1,295Jun 2026 — avg 2 · peak 19Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$28.75$1.602015-01-012026-10-012015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-03-14 — best price $16.492015-04-17 — best price $20.272015-05-27 — best price $17.492015-08-03 — best price $19.992016-01-04 — best price $19.992016-05-02 — best price $22.882016-11-01 — best price $19.992017-05-05 — best price $5.002017-09-21 — best price $4.002018-01-19 — best price $4.292018-05-07 — best price $3.992018-09-13 — best price $19.992019-02-25 — best price $1.722019-05-27 — best price $19.992019-11-26 — best price $7.992020-05-21 — best price $19.992020-11-30 — best price $2.992021-05-28 — best price $3.002021-10-31 — best price $19.992022-01-10 — best price $19.992022-04-19 — best price $19.992022-07-25 — best price $19.992022-10-25 — best price $2.992023-01-19 — best price $2.982023-05-14 — best price $2.972023-08-21 — best price $3.482024-01-05 — best price $16.342024-05-09 — best price $19.992024-08-01 — best price $16.562024-12-19 — best price $3.992025-08-25 — best price $4.992026-02-23 — best price $19.992026-05-20 — best price $3.602026-07-21 — best price $7.992026-10-01 — best price $3.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8482026-05-27 — 16 pageviews2026-05-31 — 25 pageviews2026-06-04 — 11 pageviews2026-06-08 — 8 pageviews2026-06-12 — 9 pageviews2026-06-16 — 26 pageviews2026-06-20 — 16 pageviews2026-06-24 — 84 pageviews2026-06-28 — 32 pageviews2026-07-02 — 64 pageviews2026-07-06 — 28 pageviews2026-07-10 — 21 pageviews2026-07-14 — 27 pageviews2026-07-18 — 22 pageviews2026-07-22 — 38 pageviews2026-07-26 — 24 pageviews2026-07-30 — 22 pageviews2026-08-03 — 26 pageviews2026-08-07 — 15 pageviews2026-08-11 — 24 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-19 — 23 pageviews2026-08-23 — 26 pageviews2026-08-27 — 26 pageviews2026-08-31 — 37 pageviews2026-09-04 — 10 pageviews2026-09-08 — 17 pageviews2026-09-12 — 18 pageviews2026-09-16 — 31 pageviews2026-09-20 — 21 pageviews2026-09-24 — 15 pageviews2026-09-28 — 31 pageviews2026-10-02 — 25 pageviews2026-10-06 — 22 pageviews2026-10-10 — 14 pageviews2026-10-12 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
8.6%
earned "Ke ke ke"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyStereo SoundFamily Sharing5 DLC

6 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2014-01-09, latest 2026-06-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,13417%30
PS3 (PlayStation)47063%31
Xbox 360 (Xbox)27428%30

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

Player tags

FMVFunnySpaceActionComedySci-fiStrategySimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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