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Per Aspera cover art

Per Aspera

Tlön Industries · Raw Fury · 2020-12-03

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 03, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.

Per Aspera is an Indie, Simulation and Strategy game released in 2020 for $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (76% of 5774 reviews).

23
playing now
76%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

23 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Per Aspera is a city-building game developed by Tlön Industries and published by Raw Fury for Windows on December 3, 2020. The player takes the role of AMI, an artificial intelligence with the objective of terraforming Mars for human colonization.

Trailer

Per Aspera trailer thumbnail

Per Aspera - Launch Trailer

≈322,320 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 23 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 144 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,312 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 49,548 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 115k–260k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,774 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$7.49-75%
GOG$7.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.26 at GameBillet (2026-03-12) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 100 of 163 observed days · $1.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
87487420202026Week of 2020-12-01: 874 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 438 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

70172026-09-14 22:00 — 57 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 27 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 39 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 70 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 39 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 32 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 23 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 25 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 43 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 42 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 26 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 36 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 31 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 31 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 49 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 35 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 17 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 39 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 40 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 26 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 40 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 45 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 23 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k38Dec 2020Aug 2026Dec 2020 — avg 817 · peak 4,326Feb 2021 — avg 114 · peak 308Apr 2021 — avg 85 · peak 217Jun 2021 — avg 76 · peak 289Aug 2021 — avg 54 · peak 115Oct 2021 — avg 120 · peak 548Dec 2021 — avg 154 · peak 321Feb 2022 — avg 218 · peak 467Apr 2022 — avg 144 · peak 293Jun 2022 — avg 161 · peak 364Aug 2022 — avg 116 · peak 266Oct 2022 — avg 1,027 · peak 8,256Dec 2022 — avg 133 · peak 392Feb 2023 — avg 147 · peak 403Apr 2023 — avg 96 · peak 216Jun 2023 — avg 71 · peak 197Aug 2023 — avg 81 · peak 184Oct 2023 — avg 76 · peak 189Dec 2023 — avg 87 · peak 186Feb 2024 — avg 56 · peak 121Apr 2024 — avg 57 · peak 120Jun 2024 — avg 76 · peak 201Aug 2024 — avg 52 · peak 105Oct 2024 — avg 60 · peak 176Dec 2024 — avg 85 · peak 182Feb 2025 — avg 73 · peak 177Apr 2025 — avg 106 · peak 263Jun 2025 — avg 54 · peak 129Aug 2025 — avg 44 · peak 98Oct 2025 — avg 41 · peak 95Dec 2025 — avg 47 · peak 104Feb 2026 — avg 54 · peak 151Apr 2026 — avg 80 · peak 214Jun 2026 — avg 53 · peak 131Aug 2026 — avg 48 · peak 110
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$30.69$5.672020-12-032026-10-142020-12-03 — best price $22.942021-03-08 — best price $21.992021-07-01 — best price $29.992021-09-18 — best price $29.992021-12-05 — best price $29.992022-02-05 — best price $29.992022-04-22 — best price $14.992022-08-04 — best price $14.992022-12-23 — best price $14.992023-03-20 — best price $24.522023-07-28 — best price $29.992023-10-12 — best price $9.992023-12-22 — best price $9.172024-03-04 — best price $29.992024-05-21 — best price $29.992024-07-19 — best price $22.492024-08-25 — best price $9.552024-09-29 — best price $9.632024-11-05 — best price $7.492024-12-03 — best price $8.802025-01-04 — best price $8.622025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-05-09 — best price $8.222025-07-17 — best price $7.492025-10-06 — best price $29.992026-01-03 — best price $29.992026-03-03 — best price $6.672026-04-20 — best price $22.492026-06-09 — best price $26.882026-08-02 — best price $25.982026-08-29 — best price $7.492026-09-18 — best price $29.992026-10-08 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

11072026-05-29 — 29 pageviews2026-06-02 — 20 pageviews2026-06-06 — 12 pageviews2026-06-10 — 18 pageviews2026-06-14 — 30 pageviews2026-06-18 — 15 pageviews2026-06-22 — 12 pageviews2026-06-26 — 110 pageviews2026-06-30 — 14 pageviews2026-07-04 — 14 pageviews2026-07-08 — 14 pageviews2026-07-12 — 7 pageviews2026-07-16 — 15 pageviews2026-07-20 — 16 pageviews2026-07-24 — 15 pageviews2026-07-28 — 18 pageviews2026-08-01 — 17 pageviews2026-08-05 — 10 pageviews2026-08-09 — 15 pageviews2026-08-13 — 9 pageviews2026-08-17 — 25 pageviews2026-08-21 — 34 pageviews2026-08-25 — 13 pageviews2026-08-29 — 24 pageviews2026-09-02 — 17 pageviews2026-09-06 — 10 pageviews2026-09-10 — 14 pageviews2026-09-14 — 15 pageviews2026-09-18 — 19 pageviews2026-09-22 — 19 pageviews2026-09-26 — 12 pageviews2026-09-30 — 20 pageviews2026-10-04 — 12 pageviews2026-10-07 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

55
achievements tracked
70.9%
earned "Otherness"
11.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing7 DLC

7 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 7 DLC released, first 2020-12-03, latest 2023-01-23 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,7832%55

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

RobotsSandboxBuildingModdableStrategyReal-TimeAutomationColony SimManagementSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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