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Reach for the Sun cover art

Reach for the Sun

Filament Classic · 2013-11-07

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 04, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Version 1.2 Out Now!Strategy mode is now available on the plant selection screenThis mode uses a set number of turns with no time limit. Plants will automatically collect resources between turns. Keep your plant balanced and try to maximize your resources on every turn to fruit each flower before winter comes!

Reach for the Sun is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2013, priced at $4.99, with a Mostly Positive sentiment (70% of 343 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
70%
positive of 343 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (49 reviews).
  • · Top 16% of 29,753 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 14k–27k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 343 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.24 at Steam (2016-04-11) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 2 of 4 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
313120132026Week of 2013-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2013-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2013-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2013-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2014-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2014-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2014-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2014-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2014-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2014-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2014-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2014-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2014-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2014-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2014-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2014-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2014-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2014-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2014-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2014-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 14:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$1.242015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-06-22 — best price $4.992015-11-25 — best price $2.492016-01-04 — best price $4.992016-04-11 — best price $1.242016-07-04 — best price $4.992016-12-22 — best price $2.492017-07-05 — best price $4.992017-11-22 — best price $2.492018-01-04 — best price $4.992018-10-30 — best price $2.492018-11-27 — best price $4.992019-06-26 — best price $2.492019-11-01 — best price $4.992019-12-19 — best price $2.492020-07-09 — best price $4.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-15 — best price $4.992021-10-28 — best price $2.492021-12-01 — best price $4.992022-01-27 — best price $2.492023-01-05 — best price $4.992023-06-29 — best price $1.242023-11-28 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $2.492024-12-04 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $1.242025-07-10 — best price $4.992026-03-19 — best price $2.492026-07-09 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
71%
earned "By the Book"
30.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,30142%9

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

Player tags

IndieCasualStrategyEducationSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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