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PULSAR: Lost Colony cover art

PULSAR: Lost Colony

Leafy Games · 2021-06-22

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jun 22, 2021 (Linux), Jun 22, 2021 (Mac), Jun 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits

24
playing now
90%
positive of 5.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

PULSAR: Lost Colony is a science fiction space exploration video game by independent developers Leafy Games, LLC. The video game was greenlit on Steam Greenlight on October 3, 2013, and was later funded successfully on Kickstarter on October 31, 2013. The game was released in an Alpha state on February 25, 2014, and was later available on Steam's Early Access program following an official release on June 23, 2021.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 69 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (200 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 115k–258k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,731 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2025-11-07) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18118120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3602026-08-06 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 10 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 29 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 20 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 17 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 9 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 17 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 20 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 15 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 22 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 25 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$7.992015-08-272026-07-092015-08-27 — best price $24.992016-11-23 — best price $17.492017-05-06 — best price $12.492017-07-05 — best price $24.992017-11-01 — best price $24.992018-01-04 — best price $24.992018-06-22 — best price $14.992018-11-21 — best price $14.992019-01-03 — best price $24.992019-07-18 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $14.992020-06-25 — best price $14.992020-11-03 — best price $14.992020-12-22 — best price $14.992021-04-19 — best price $14.992021-06-22 — best price $19.992021-11-01 — best price $24.992021-12-26 — best price $19.992022-05-06 — best price $19.992022-07-07 — best price $24.992022-11-29 — best price $24.992023-02-13 — best price $24.992023-04-18 — best price $24.992023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-11-13 — best price $24.992024-01-04 — best price $24.992024-04-29 — best price $24.992024-08-19 — best price $19.992024-11-12 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6222026-05-31 — 15 pageviews2026-06-03 — 10 pageviews2026-06-06 — 6 pageviews2026-06-09 — 62 pageviews2026-06-12 — 4 pageviews2026-06-15 — 13 pageviews2026-06-18 — 12 pageviews2026-06-21 — 3 pageviews2026-06-24 — 4 pageviews2026-06-27 — 9 pageviews2026-06-30 — 12 pageviews2026-07-03 — 7 pageviews2026-07-06 — 11 pageviews2026-07-09 — 9 pageviews2026-07-12 — 5 pageviews2026-07-15 — 4 pageviews2026-07-18 — 8 pageviews2026-07-21 — 13 pageviews2026-07-24 — 7 pageviews2026-07-27 — 9 pageviews2026-07-30 — 3 pageviews2026-08-02 — 5 pageviews2026-08-05 — 11 pageviews2026-08-08 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 7 pageviews2026-08-14 — 7 pageviews2026-08-17 — 7 pageviews2026-08-20 — 8 pageviews2026-08-23 — 6 pageviews2026-08-26 — 10 pageviews2026-08-28 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
22.2%
earned "Galaxy In Chaos"
3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedSteam Cloud

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,2880%41

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSPvERPGCo-opSpaceRobotsSci-fiNonlinearSpace SimOpen World

Census log

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

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