The Game Census
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orbit.industries

LAB132 · Klabater · 2022-04-21

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Text

Releases: Apr 21, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 21, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 21, 2022 (Xbox One), Apr 21, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Apr 21, 2022 (Linux), Apr 21, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

🚀 Become a Space Pioneer by building and managing a station of your own on the orbit of distant planets! Focus on design and management or fulfill objectives to progress. 🛰️ Explore, Build and Prosper!

60%
positive of 91 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3.43★
PlayStation Store rating (47 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

In space, no one can hear you scream - neither a victorious cry, nor one loaded with frustration. So what shall it be, Space Pioneer, when you are the Captain of it all?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (33 reviews).
  • · Top 61% of 9,502 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.8k–4.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 91 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$19.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.79 at Fanatical (2024-11-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 57 of 92 observed days · $16.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520222026Week of 2022-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.512022-04-042026-09-152022-04-04 — best price $15.992022-06-13 — best price $14.992022-07-30 — best price $19.992022-09-07 — best price $13.992022-11-22 — best price $12.992022-12-30 — best price $19.992023-02-15 — best price $14.692023-04-14 — best price $19.992023-05-27 — best price $19.992023-07-17 — best price $19.992023-08-28 — best price $7.992023-10-17 — best price $7.992023-11-20 — best price $5.992024-01-05 — best price $14.692024-02-13 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-04-19 — best price $4.832024-05-30 — best price $19.992024-07-13 — best price $19.992024-08-20 — best price $5.992024-09-16 — best price $4.592024-10-21 — best price $19.992024-11-21 — best price $4.992024-12-12 — best price $4.992025-01-18 — best price $19.992025-02-22 — best price $19.992025-04-08 — best price $4.992025-05-22 — best price $19.992025-07-17 — best price $4.992025-08-22 — best price $15.892025-10-13 — best price $4.092025-11-19 — best price $4.992026-01-08 — best price $4.992026-02-24 — best price $15.892026-04-17 — best price $19.992026-07-25 — best price $19.992026-09-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Russian

Player tags

3DSpaceEconomySandboxBuildingPoliticsStrategyRealisticSpace SimAutomation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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