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Offworld Trading Company cover art

Offworld Trading Company

Mohawk Games · Stardock Entertainment · 2016-04-28

SteamGOGEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 28, 2016 (Mac), Apr 28, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Mars has been colonized, and Earth's corporate titans fight to dominate this new market. Competition is fierce in this fast-paced economic RTS from Civilization IV Lead Designer, Soren Johnson.

22
playing now
77%
positive of 5.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
89/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
68/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Offworld Trading Company is a real-time strategy (RTS) tycoon video game developed by Mohawk Games and published by Stardock. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X in April 2016.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 22 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 49 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 29% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 18,161 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 143k–342k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,704 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming$6.00-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.40 at GreenManGaming (2025-03-07) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 39 of 71 observed days · $3.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
464620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

32132026-08-11 17:00 — 18 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 14 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 13 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 27 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 13 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 18 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 26 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 14 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 21 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 25 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 24 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 27 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 15 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 28 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 18 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 32 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 22 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$0.002015-02-122026-08-302015-02-12 — best price $35.992015-06-17 — best price $19.992015-09-24 — best price $19.992015-12-01 — best price $39.992016-04-29 — best price $29.992016-09-12 — best price $39.992016-12-15 — best price $13.592017-04-13 — best price $10.882017-07-17 — best price $8.002018-01-04 — best price $19.992018-06-04 — best price $14.992018-10-22 — best price $9.992019-03-03 — best price $0.002019-08-19 — best price $7.502019-11-10 — best price $19.492019-12-31 — best price $29.992020-03-30 — best price $29.992020-06-01 — best price $26.992020-07-16 — best price $10.802020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-04-01 — best price $13.492021-07-09 — best price $29.992021-11-09 — best price $29.992022-01-24 — best price $10.802022-05-24 — best price $29.992022-10-20 — best price $30.592023-01-16 — best price $9.292023-05-18 — best price $11.992023-10-02 — best price $11.992024-01-16 — best price $10.192024-03-22 — best price $29.992024-08-05 — best price $8.392024-12-04 — best price $29.992025-03-19 — best price $2.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-10-20 — best price $29.992026-01-19 — best price $8.992026-03-30 — best price $4.492026-07-14 — best price $29.992026-08-30 — best price $6.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

41112026-05-27 — 19 pageviews2026-05-30 — 19 pageviews2026-06-02 — 15 pageviews2026-06-05 — 22 pageviews2026-06-08 — 14 pageviews2026-06-11 — 13 pageviews2026-06-14 — 24 pageviews2026-06-17 — 15 pageviews2026-06-20 — 23 pageviews2026-06-23 — 32 pageviews2026-06-26 — 41 pageviews2026-06-29 — 27 pageviews2026-07-02 — 17 pageviews2026-07-05 — 30 pageviews2026-07-08 — 21 pageviews2026-07-11 — 24 pageviews2026-07-14 — 16 pageviews2026-07-17 — 16 pageviews2026-07-20 — 15 pageviews2026-07-23 — 39 pageviews2026-07-26 — 25 pageviews2026-07-29 — 21 pageviews2026-08-01 — 30 pageviews2026-08-04 — 21 pageviews2026-08-07 — 20 pageviews2026-08-10 — 26 pageviews2026-08-13 — 18 pageviews2026-08-16 — 11 pageviews2026-08-19 — 13 pageviews2026-08-22 — 22 pageviews2026-08-23 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
66.8%
earned "Business Building Seminar"
10.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop13 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)16,2830%255
Windows (Xbox)7141%91

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

3DPvPSci-fiEconomyColorfulStrategyColony SimManagementSimulationAtmospheric

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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