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Maia

Simon Roth · Machine Studios · 2018-11-23

Steam

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 23, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 23, 2018 (Linux), Nov 23, 2018 (Mac)

Maia is a colony building game set in the not-so-distant future. Your colonists make planetfall on a hostile world and you must ensure their survival and their safety, constructing their off-world habitat from almost nothing and sheltering them from a dangerous, often deadly environment.

Maia is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $24.99, with an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a review sentiment of Mixed (44% of 1065 reviews).

1
playing now
44%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$24.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Maia is a sci-fi strategy simulation video game developed by Simon Roth. The game has been described as "Dungeon Keeper meets Dwarf Fortress on a primordial alien world". Roth also cites Theme Hospital, The Sims, Black & White and Space Station 13 amongst its influences.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (28 reviews).
  • · Top 10% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 27k–64k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,065 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2024-03-14) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
161620162026Week of 2016-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$2.992015-01-012025-10-062015-01-01 — best price $19.492015-04-26 — best price $24.992015-10-22 — best price $13.992016-01-04 — best price $24.992016-03-08 — best price $13.992016-05-09 — best price $13.992016-06-23 — best price $12.492016-10-17 — best price $24.992016-12-15 — best price $13.992017-01-02 — best price $24.992017-04-21 — best price $12.492017-07-05 — best price $24.992017-10-18 — best price $13.992017-11-01 — best price $24.992017-12-21 — best price $12.492018-02-19 — best price $24.992018-06-21 — best price $12.492018-11-01 — best price $24.992018-12-25 — best price $16.742019-02-11 — best price $24.992019-10-28 — best price $16.742019-12-03 — best price $24.992020-06-25 — best price $3.742021-01-26 — best price $24.992021-03-09 — best price $13.992021-06-07 — best price $24.992021-11-24 — best price $13.992022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-12-22 — best price $7.492023-01-30 — best price $24.992023-06-05 — best price $12.492023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-12-21 — best price $8.492024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-07-29 — best price $7.742024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-03-13 — best price $7.742025-03-31 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $11.492025-10-06 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2112026-05-30 — 6 pageviews2026-06-03 — 4 pageviews2026-06-07 — 3 pageviews2026-06-11 — 4 pageviews2026-06-15 — 3 pageviews2026-06-19 — 3 pageviews2026-06-23 — 7 pageviews2026-06-27 — 4 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1 pageviews2026-07-05 — 3 pageviews2026-07-09 — 2 pageviews2026-07-13 — 5 pageviews2026-07-17 — 5 pageviews2026-07-21 — 3 pageviews2026-07-25 — 3 pageviews2026-07-29 — 3 pageviews2026-08-02 — 3 pageviews2026-08-07 — 3 pageviews2026-08-11 — 5 pageviews2026-08-15 — 5 pageviews2026-08-19 — 3 pageviews2026-08-23 — 5 pageviews2026-08-27 — 4 pageviews2026-08-31 — 2 pageviews2026-09-04 — 5 pageviews2026-09-08 — 4 pageviews2026-09-12 — 1 pageviews2026-09-16 — 1 pageviews2026-09-20 — 3 pageviews2026-09-24 — 1 pageviews2026-09-28 — 2 pageviews2026-10-02 — 2 pageviews2026-10-06 — 2 pageviews2026-10-09 — 2 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Player tags

IndieSpaceSci-fiSandboxBuildingCraftingStrategySurvivalColony SimManagement

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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