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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Asteroid Base · 2015-09-09

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 09, 2015 (Xbox One), Sep 09, 2015 (Linux), Sep 09, 2015 (Mac), Feb 09, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Sep 09, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 03, 2017 (Nintendo Switch)

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is an Action, Indie, Simulation game released in 2015, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 4067 reviews).

13
playing now
93%
positive of 4.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (74 ratings)
4.17★
PlayStation Store rating (7,000 ratings)
7h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 13h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a space shooter video game developed by Asteroid Base for Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 4, Linux, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The project is part of the ID@Xbox program. The game's title is a reference to the Bruce Cockburn song "Lovers in a Dangerous Time".

Trailer

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime trailer thumbnail

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - Release Trailer | PS4

≈716,851 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 120 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 102k–244k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,067 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.94 at Steam (2018-11-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 4 of 57 observed days · $10.05 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11211220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3122026-09-15 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 11 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 9 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 23 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 24 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 18 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 14 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 12 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 7 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 17 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 11 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 31 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 26 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 7 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
660Aug 2015Aug 2026Aug 2015 — avg 0 · peak 2Dec 2015 — avg 24 · peak 104Apr 2016 — avg 13 · peak 46Aug 2016 — avg 58 · peak 204Dec 2016 — avg 35 · peak 186Apr 2017 — avg 29 · peak 84Aug 2017 — avg 30 · peak 79Dec 2017 — avg 66 · peak 263Apr 2018 — avg 38 · peak 134Aug 2018 — avg 25 · peak 65Dec 2018 — avg 38 · peak 162Apr 2019 — avg 21 · peak 59Aug 2019 — avg 22 · peak 53Dec 2019 — avg 48 · peak 157Apr 2020 — avg 43 · peak 121Aug 2020 — avg 34 · peak 80Dec 2020 — avg 41 · peak 158Apr 2021 — avg 36 · peak 101Aug 2021 — avg 26 · peak 61Dec 2021 — avg 31 · peak 102Apr 2022 — avg 29 · peak 69Aug 2022 — avg 24 · peak 60Dec 2022 — avg 31 · peak 105Apr 2023 — avg 25 · peak 70Aug 2023 — avg 27 · peak 83Dec 2023 — avg 27 · peak 103Apr 2024 — avg 19 · peak 51Aug 2024 — avg 18 · peak 50Dec 2024 — avg 28 · peak 85Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 54Aug 2025 — avg 19 · peak 57Dec 2025 — avg 26 · peak 99Apr 2026 — avg 18 · peak 53Aug 2026 — avg 18 · peak 46
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$4.942015-08-262026-10-152015-08-26 — best price $13.492015-12-08 — best price $14.992016-02-15 — best price $14.992016-07-14 — best price $14.992016-10-28 — best price $9.892016-12-15 — best price $7.492017-05-01 — best price $6.742017-07-05 — best price $14.992017-12-02 — best price $14.992018-02-19 — best price $14.992018-07-02 — best price $5.992018-11-01 — best price $14.992019-01-28 — best price $14.992019-07-09 — best price $14.992019-11-10 — best price $5.992020-01-02 — best price $14.992020-05-05 — best price $5.992020-11-28 — best price $5.992021-03-29 — best price $14.992022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-09-14 — best price $14.992023-03-23 — best price $14.992024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-07-11 — best price $14.992025-02-17 — best price $14.992026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-09-06 — best price $14.992026-09-14 — best price $14.992026-09-22 — best price $14.992026-09-30 — best price $14.992026-10-08 — best price $14.992026-10-15 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

76212026-05-30 — 43 pageviews2026-06-03 — 29 pageviews2026-06-07 — 49 pageviews2026-06-11 — 32 pageviews2026-06-15 — 39 pageviews2026-06-19 — 45 pageviews2026-06-23 — 41 pageviews2026-06-27 — 58 pageviews2026-07-01 — 43 pageviews2026-07-05 — 76 pageviews2026-07-09 — 40 pageviews2026-07-13 — 51 pageviews2026-07-17 — 61 pageviews2026-07-21 — 31 pageviews2026-07-25 — 47 pageviews2026-07-29 — 30 pageviews2026-08-02 — 47 pageviews2026-08-06 — 66 pageviews2026-08-10 — 32 pageviews2026-08-14 — 38 pageviews2026-08-18 — 42 pageviews2026-08-22 — 47 pageviews2026-08-26 — 38 pageviews2026-08-30 — 67 pageviews2026-09-03 — 36 pageviews2026-09-07 — 44 pageviews2026-09-11 — 38 pageviews2026-09-15 — 27 pageviews2026-09-19 — 43 pageviews2026-09-23 — 44 pageviews2026-09-27 — 44 pageviews2026-10-01 — 48 pageviews2026-10-05 — 40 pageviews2026-10-09 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
64.6%
earned "Romantic Getaway"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)25,8067%29
Xbox One (Xbox)25,1053%28
Steam (Steam)12,2251%28
Switch (Nintendo)2300%0

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteCo-opIndieSpaceActionCasualSci-fiColorfulLocal Co-Op

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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