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Phoenix Point

Snapshot Games Inc. · 2020-12-03

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RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 03, 2020 (Xbox One), Dec 03, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Dec 03, 2020 (Mac), Dec 03, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!

Phoenix Point is a 2020 RPG and Strategy game priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 7185 reviews).

181
playing now
73%
positive of 7.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90
Nexus mods (378k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

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

Phoenix Point is a strategy video game featuring a turn-based tactics system that is developed by Bulgaria-based independent developer Snapshot Games. It was released on December 3, 2019, for macOS and Microsoft Windows, for Stadia on January 26, 2021, and Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on October 1, 2021. Phoenix Point is intended to be a spiritual successor to the X-COM series that had been originally created by Snapshot Games head Julian Gollop during the 1990s.

Trailer

Phoenix Point trailer thumbnail

Phoenix Point Official Launch Trailer

≈495,174 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 181 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 440 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~55/week).
  • · Review velocity up 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 13,897 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 145k–325k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,232 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.74 at Steam (2023-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 13 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
76476420202026Week of 2020-12-01: 764 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 307 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3101092026-09-15 13:00 — 175 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 210 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 109 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 227 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 294 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 115 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 149 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 256 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 142 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 208 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 283 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 132 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 118 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 234 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 200 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 114 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 210 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 180 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 112 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 273 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 245 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 122 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 181 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.1k195Dec 2020Aug 2026Dec 2020 — avg 2,087 · peak 4,969Feb 2021 — avg 568 · peak 1,134Apr 2021 — avg 276 · peak 530Jun 2021 — avg 400 · peak 858Aug 2021 — avg 378 · peak 732Oct 2021 — avg 761 · peak 2,007Dec 2021 — avg 515 · peak 933Feb 2022 — avg 387 · peak 762Apr 2022 — avg 525 · peak 1,209Jun 2022 — avg 461 · peak 894Aug 2022 — avg 504 · peak 907Oct 2022 — avg 433 · peak 921Dec 2022 — avg 372 · peak 663Feb 2023 — avg 315 · peak 579Apr 2023 — avg 270 · peak 490Jun 2023 — avg 203 · peak 372Aug 2023 — avg 212 · peak 382Oct 2023 — avg 195 · peak 365Dec 2023 — avg 249 · peak 479Feb 2024 — avg 223 · peak 424Apr 2024 — avg 242 · peak 779Jun 2024 — avg 256 · peak 461Aug 2024 — avg 232 · peak 410Oct 2024 — avg 286 · peak 603Dec 2024 — avg 285 · peak 532Feb 2025 — avg 265 · peak 541Apr 2025 — avg 296 · peak 602Jun 2025 — avg 225 · peak 419Aug 2025 — avg 256 · peak 513Oct 2025 — avg 255 · peak 456Dec 2025 — avg 446 · peak 1,002Feb 2026 — avg 318 · peak 611Apr 2026 — avg 258 · peak 510Jun 2026 — avg 197 · peak 392Aug 2026 — avg 202 · peak 361
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$0.002019-04-262026-10-082019-04-26 — best price $39.992020-01-26 — best price $39.992020-04-20 — best price $39.992020-09-24 — best price $39.992021-01-07 — best price $59.992021-03-25 — best price $35.992021-06-17 — best price $49.992021-08-05 — best price $39.992021-10-08 — best price $29.992021-11-01 — best price $29.992021-12-01 — best price $29.992022-01-06 — best price $29.992022-03-24 — best price $14.992022-05-19 — best price $14.992022-07-21 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $18.742022-12-13 — best price $24.992023-02-02 — best price $22.492023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-06-15 — best price $29.992023-09-04 — best price $24.992023-12-13 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $12.492024-04-29 — best price $24.992024-10-07 — best price $24.992025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-04-16 — best price $24.992026-09-03 — best price $0.002026-10-01 — best price $0.002026-10-08 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

216402026-05-29 — 54 pageviews2026-06-02 — 59 pageviews2026-06-06 — 93 pageviews2026-06-10 — 53 pageviews2026-06-14 — 45 pageviews2026-06-18 — 45 pageviews2026-06-22 — 44 pageviews2026-06-26 — 216 pageviews2026-06-30 — 73 pageviews2026-07-04 — 57 pageviews2026-07-08 — 72 pageviews2026-07-12 — 57 pageviews2026-07-16 — 62 pageviews2026-07-20 — 59 pageviews2026-07-24 — 74 pageviews2026-07-28 — 67 pageviews2026-08-01 — 47 pageviews2026-08-05 — 49 pageviews2026-08-09 — 60 pageviews2026-08-13 — 128 pageviews2026-08-17 — 64 pageviews2026-08-21 — 76 pageviews2026-08-25 — 66 pageviews2026-08-29 — 115 pageviews2026-09-02 — 114 pageviews2026-09-06 — 71 pageviews2026-09-10 — 64 pageviews2026-09-14 — 57 pageviews2026-09-18 — 65 pageviews2026-09-22 — 62 pageviews2026-09-26 — 57 pageviews2026-09-30 — 54 pageviews2026-10-04 — 58 pageviews2026-10-07 — 46 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

47
achievements tracked
75.1%
earned "Novice Manufacturer"
17.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudFamily Sharing7 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 7 DLC released, first 2020-12-03, latest 2022-03-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,8951%47
Windows (Xbox)3,4661%47
PS5 (PlayStation)5943%48
PS4 (PlayStation)4353%48

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

PvERPGAliensHorrorStrategyTacticalIsometricPerma DeathThird PersonGrand Strategy

Census log

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

Recent updates

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