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Solargene

Alexander Semenov · 2026-01-19

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IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jan 20, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions

Solargene is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $34.99, with an estimated 20,000 .. 50,000 owners and Mostly Positive (76% of 854 reviews).

15
playing now
76%
positive of 854 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

By the mid-21st century, humanity faced critical resource shortages on Earth. The leading spacefaring nations turned their gaze to the cosmos. You'll take the helm of a private space corporation and begin the industrial exploitation of the solar system.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 187 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~23/week).
  • · Review velocity up 260% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 50,052 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 17k–38k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 854 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.29 at Steam (2023-01-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 1 of 5 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12512520222026Week of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3372026-09-15 22:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 13 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 31 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 23 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 13 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 21 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 17 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 26 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 13 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 33 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 21 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 20 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 25 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 18 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 10 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 16 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 13 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 24 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
955Feb 2022Aug 2026Feb 2022 — avg 88 · peak 244Apr 2022 — avg 29 · peak 78Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 30Aug 2022 — avg 8 · peak 20Oct 2022 — avg 10 · peak 22Dec 2022 — avg 19 · peak 46Feb 2023 — avg 14 · peak 46Apr 2023 — avg 10 · peak 26Jun 2023 — avg 7 · peak 17Aug 2023 — avg 8 · peak 22Oct 2023 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2023 — avg 14 · peak 47Feb 2024 — avg 21 · peak 54Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 26Jun 2024 — avg 11 · peak 33Aug 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 16Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 27Feb 2025 — avg 17 · peak 46Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 42Jun 2025 — avg 9 · peak 28Aug 2025 — avg 16 · peak 39Oct 2025 — avg 16 · peak 40Dec 2025 — avg 20 · peak 39Feb 2026 — avg 95 · peak 288Apr 2026 — avg 38 · peak 95Jun 2026 — avg 23 · peak 49Aug 2026 — avg 22 · peak 44
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$13.292022-01-312026-07-092022-01-31 — best price $16.192022-11-22 — best price $16.192022-12-02 — best price $18.992023-01-30 — best price $18.992023-03-23 — best price $18.992023-06-29 — best price $13.292023-11-21 — best price $13.292023-12-21 — best price $13.292024-01-08 — best price $13.292024-02-02 — best price $24.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-05-13 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $14.992024-09-02 — best price $14.992024-11-27 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $14.992025-02-10 — best price $29.992025-03-20 — best price $29.992025-03-31 — best price $29.992025-07-10 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $29.992026-01-20 — best price $29.742026-06-25 — best price $31.492026-07-09 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
0%
earned "Sharing is Caring"
0%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo Sound

23 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)0—31

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

Player tags

4XModSpaceEconomySandboxBuildingModdableStrategySpace SimColony Sim

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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