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Nexus - The Jupiter Incident

Mithis Games · THQ Nordic Mobile · 2007-07-03

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Nov 05, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Ambitious megacorporations monopolize the conquest of space and the colonization of the solar system. At the very edge of the solar system, the companies make a discovery that will shift the technological advantage and upset the balance. And so a new conflict is born: "The Jupiter Incident."

Nexus - The Jupiter Incident is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2007, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 1087 reviews).

6
playing now
86%
positive of 1.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
78/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (1.3k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$9.99
steam price (US)

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

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is a science fiction themed real-time tactics computer game developed by the Hungary-based Mithis Entertainment and published by HD Interactive. The game focuses on tactics and ship management instead of resource collection and base construction.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 50 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 49,583 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 43k–87k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,087 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.99-90%
GOG$1.99-80%
GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.78 at GamesPlanet UK (2022-04-29) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 103 of 153 observed days · $9.21 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320172026Week of 2017-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 5 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 8 players2026-09-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 6 players2026-09-26 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
321Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 13 · peak 32Dec 2012 — avg 10 · peak 30May 2013 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2013 — avg 7 · peak 18Mar 2014 — avg 7 · peak 20Aug 2014 — avg 8 · peak 23Jan 2015 — avg 9 · peak 35Jun 2015 — avg 7 · peak 22Nov 2015 — avg 8 · peak 50Apr 2016 — avg 23 · peak 93Sep 2016 — avg 9 · peak 24Feb 2017 — avg 8 · peak 25Jul 2017 — avg 9 · peak 36Dec 2017 — avg 9 · peak 30May 2018 — avg 6 · peak 19Oct 2018 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2019 — avg 7 · peak 21Aug 2019 — avg 7 · peak 22Jan 2020 — avg 7 · peak 19Jun 2020 — avg 7 · peak 20Nov 2020 — avg 7 · peak 21Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 21Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 20Feb 2022 — avg 8 · peak 23Jul 2022 — avg 5 · peak 16Dec 2022 — avg 5 · peak 15May 2023 — avg 4 · peak 17Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 13Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Aug 2024 — avg 4 · peak 13Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 15Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 18Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 15Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 19
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.832015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $2.992015-11-25 — best price $2.492016-05-17 — best price $9.992016-11-29 — best price $9.992017-07-03 — best price $2.492017-12-29 — best price $9.992018-07-16 — best price $9.992019-01-03 — best price $9.992019-05-18 — best price $1.892019-08-29 — best price $1.992019-12-21 — best price $1.902020-02-16 — best price $9.742020-05-18 — best price $1.482020-08-04 — best price $9.992020-09-29 — best price $8.892020-11-23 — best price $1.502021-02-09 — best price $9.992021-03-30 — best price $9.992021-05-19 — best price $8.382021-07-27 — best price $3.002021-10-29 — best price $1.992022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-03-21 — best price $0.992022-07-06 — best price $7.532022-10-09 — best price $1.992023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-04-20 — best price $0.832023-09-04 — best price $9.992024-02-08 — best price $1.992024-05-25 — best price $9.992024-09-27 — best price $1.962024-12-20 — best price $1.992025-04-14 — best price $8.092025-08-02 — best price $1.762025-10-28 — best price $1.992026-02-17 — best price $1.632026-06-06 — best price $9.992026-08-31 — best price $1.722026-10-05 — best price $0.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k112026-06-01 — 30 pageviews2026-06-05 — 34 pageviews2026-06-09 — 12 pageviews2026-06-13 — 26 pageviews2026-06-17 — 30 pageviews2026-06-21 — 20 pageviews2026-06-25 — 26 pageviews2026-06-29 — 19 pageviews2026-07-03 — 1,115 pageviews2026-07-07 — 135 pageviews2026-07-11 — 51 pageviews2026-07-15 — 33 pageviews2026-07-19 — 31 pageviews2026-07-23 — 24 pageviews2026-07-27 — 24 pageviews2026-07-31 — 21 pageviews2026-08-04 — 24 pageviews2026-08-08 — 28 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-16 — 23 pageviews2026-08-20 — 24 pageviews2026-08-24 — 16 pageviews2026-08-28 — 24 pageviews2026-09-01 — 14 pageviews2026-09-05 — 47 pageviews2026-09-09 — 16 pageviews2026-09-13 — 19 pageviews2026-09-17 — 20 pageviews2026-09-21 — 23 pageviews2026-09-25 — 24 pageviews2026-09-29 — 13 pageviews2026-10-03 — 23 pageviews2026-10-07 — 22 pageviews2026-10-11 — 32 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-03-21 (Steam store data)

Player tags

RTSIndieSpaceSci-fiClassicModdableStrategyTacticalSimulationSpaceships

Census log

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

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