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ShipLord cover art

ShipLord

EGAMER · SA Industry · 2015-12-02

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 02, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 02, 2015 (Mac), Dec 02, 2015 (Linux)

ShipLord is a space avoid-er mixed with interesting boss fights and breathtaking visuals, with a reward system to take your skill to another lvl.

ShipLord is an Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $0.49, with Mixed reviews from 714 reviews and an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

3
playing now
54%
positive of 713 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$0.49
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 33% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 28,023 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 18k–43k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 713 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.09 at IndieGala Store (2018-04-05) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420172026Week of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-16 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 2 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 1 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3181Dec 2015Aug 2026Dec 2015 — avg 9 · peak 42Apr 2016 — avg 34 · peak 262Aug 2016 — avg 81 · peak 1,257Dec 2016 — avg 34 · peak 209Apr 2017 — avg 11 · peak 104Aug 2017 — avg 20 · peak 165Dec 2017 — avg 27 · peak 394Apr 2018 — avg 3 · peak 16Aug 2018 — avg 3 · peak 42Dec 2018 — avg 2 · peak 11Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2019 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2020 — avg 258 · peak 13,851Aug 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 68Apr 2021 — avg 4 · peak 202Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Dec 2021 — avg 2 · peak 25Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 10Aug 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 82Apr 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Aug 2023 — avg 1 · peak 3Dec 2023 — avg 17 · peak 1,107Apr 2024 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2024 — avg 1 · peak 7Dec 2024 — avg 89 · peak 1,269May 2025 — avg 1 · peak 6Sep 2025 — avg 1 · peak 12Mar 2026 — avg 10 · peak 365Jul 2026 — avg 1 · peak 6Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 378
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.292015-12-022026-08-242015-12-02 — best price $7.992016-03-21 — best price $2.492016-05-30 — best price $7.992016-06-24 — best price $0.392016-08-05 — best price $2.792016-10-17 — best price $0.292016-12-08 — best price $0.992017-03-30 — best price $0.492017-10-26 — best price $0.492018-02-15 — best price $0.492018-04-14 — best price $0.492018-07-05 — best price $10.992018-11-21 — best price $1.092019-03-14 — best price $1.092019-12-03 — best price $10.992020-05-16 — best price $10.992020-10-29 — best price $1.092021-02-11 — best price $1.092021-06-25 — best price $1.092021-12-22 — best price $1.092022-06-06 — best price $1.092022-11-22 — best price $1.092023-03-16 — best price $1.092023-08-26 — best price $1.092024-01-04 — best price $10.992024-06-03 — best price $1.392024-10-23 — best price $1.392025-03-13 — best price $0.832025-08-25 — best price $0.832025-11-21 — best price $0.492026-04-04 — best price $0.492026-08-24 — best price $0.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

9
achievements tracked
4.1%
earned "Boss fighter!"
3.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availablePartial Controller SupportSteam CloudStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)76251%9

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

Player tags

IndieSpaceActionArcadeCasualAdventureBullet HellShoot 'Em Up

Census log

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

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