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Nexus 5X cover art

Nexus 5X

Whatboy Games · Paradox Arc · 2024-04-18

Steam

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 18, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.

Nexus 5X is an Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2024, estimated to have 50,000 .. 100,000 owners, with a Very Positive review sentiment (91% of 945 reviews) at a price of $7.49.

6
playing now
91%
positive of 945 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$7.49
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 41 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (239 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 49,919 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 19k–43k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 945 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2025-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 5 of 9 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
22222220232026Week of 2023-12-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 18:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-05 13:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
923Dec 2023Aug 2026Dec 2023 — avg 92 · peak 257Jan 2024 — avg 54 · peak 148Feb 2024 — avg 29 · peak 75Mar 2024 — avg 36 · peak 125Apr 2024 — avg 39 · peak 106May 2024 — avg 32 · peak 77Jun 2024 — avg 22 · peak 67Jul 2024 — avg 27 · peak 72Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 49Sep 2024 — avg 10 · peak 42Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 26Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 31Dec 2024 — avg 7 · peak 26Jan 2025 — avg 9 · peak 37Feb 2025 — avg 5 · peak 21Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 20Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 22May 2025 — avg 5 · peak 24Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Jul 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 18Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 20Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 18Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 25Feb 2026 — avg 3 · peak 19Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 12Apr 2026 — avg 3 · peak 14May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 23Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 16Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 19
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$7.492023-12-122026-08-242023-12-12 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $9.742024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-04-05 — best price $11.242024-04-09 — best price $14.992024-05-09 — best price $10.492024-05-23 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $9.742024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-07-18 — best price $9.742024-07-25 — best price $14.992024-09-02 — best price $11.992024-09-09 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $11.242024-12-04 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $10.042025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-13 — best price $10.492025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-08 — best price $9.742025-05-15 — best price $14.992025-06-27 — best price $7.492025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-07-17 — best price $9.742025-07-28 — best price $14.992025-09-29 — best price $10.492025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $10.492026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-04-30 — best price $7.492026-05-07 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $7.492026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-08-24 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
28.7%
earned "Sociable"
3.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2961%44

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

Player tags

4XPvPCo-opSpaceSci-fiScienceStrategyTabletopBoard GameTeam-Based

Census log

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

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