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Space Colony: Steam Edition

Firefly Studios · 2015-04-30

Steam

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 29, 2003 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Space Colony: Steam Edition is a remaster of the real-time base builder and strategy game from Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series. In Space Colony you colonize to survive, designing intergalactic bases that keep your crew productive, happy and defended against hostile alien threats.

Space Colony: Steam Edition is a Simulation Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $1.49, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (80% of 664 reviews).

3
playing now
80%
positive of 664 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.49
steam price (US)

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

Space Colony is a 2003 real-time strategy video game developed by Firefly Studios and published by Gathering in 2003. Aspyr Media released a Mac OS X port in 2004. The game was re-released as digital HD version on November 8, 2012.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 25 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 16,694 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 17k–40k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 664 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.49-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2019-07-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 34 of 47 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020172026Week of 2017-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2102026-09-15 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 15:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 5 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 17:00 — 21 players2026-10-05 01:00 — 5 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
430Mar 2015Aug 2026Mar 2015 — avg 0 · peak 5Jul 2015 — avg 9 · peak 24Nov 2015 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2016 — avg 4 · peak 13Jul 2016 — avg 15 · peak 74Nov 2016 — avg 7 · peak 23Mar 2017 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2017 — avg 7 · peak 28Nov 2017 — avg 4 · peak 17Mar 2018 — avg 7 · peak 19Jul 2018 — avg 8 · peak 23Nov 2018 — avg 5 · peak 23Mar 2019 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2019 — avg 13 · peak 75Nov 2019 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2020 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2020 — avg 6 · peak 17Nov 2020 — avg 9 · peak 27Mar 2021 — avg 5 · peak 16Jul 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Nov 2021 — avg 7 · peak 27Mar 2022 — avg 5 · peak 21Jul 2022 — avg 6 · peak 19Nov 2022 — avg 5 · peak 21Mar 2023 — avg 7 · peak 20Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Nov 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Jul 2024 — avg 5 · peak 16Nov 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 25Jul 2025 — avg 6 · peak 14Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 15Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Jul 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 19
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$15.02$1.492015-04-302026-10-082015-04-30 — best price $12.742016-02-05 — best price $7.492016-11-23 — best price $4.942017-08-21 — best price $3.962018-01-05 — best price $3.742018-07-05 — best price $14.992018-12-17 — best price $3.002019-05-06 — best price $14.992019-09-02 — best price $14.992020-01-01 — best price $13.492020-02-10 — best price $3.752020-04-23 — best price $2.812020-07-30 — best price $3.302020-11-06 — best price $14.992021-01-14 — best price $3.742021-04-05 — best price $4.492021-07-08 — best price $14.992021-10-04 — best price $14.992021-12-20 — best price $3.742022-03-23 — best price $14.992022-07-28 — best price $4.492022-11-14 — best price $14.992023-02-07 — best price $14.992023-06-12 — best price $4.492023-09-11 — best price $14.992024-02-05 — best price $4.502024-04-22 — best price $14.992024-09-02 — best price $4.502024-12-11 — best price $4.492025-03-21 — best price $14.992025-07-28 — best price $14.992026-02-09 — best price $14.992026-08-24 — best price $1.492026-10-08 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6282026-05-31 — 23 pageviews2026-06-04 — 23 pageviews2026-06-08 — 62 pageviews2026-06-12 — 35 pageviews2026-06-16 — 20 pageviews2026-06-20 — 15 pageviews2026-06-24 — 25 pageviews2026-06-28 — 30 pageviews2026-07-02 — 26 pageviews2026-07-06 — 23 pageviews2026-07-10 — 16 pageviews2026-07-14 — 11 pageviews2026-07-18 — 20 pageviews2026-07-22 — 15 pageviews2026-07-26 — 21 pageviews2026-07-30 — 13 pageviews2026-08-03 — 16 pageviews2026-08-07 — 23 pageviews2026-08-11 — 12 pageviews2026-08-15 — 16 pageviews2026-08-19 — 21 pageviews2026-08-23 — 18 pageviews2026-08-27 — 10 pageviews2026-08-31 — 15 pageviews2026-09-04 — 19 pageviews2026-09-08 — 19 pageviews2026-09-12 — 19 pageviews2026-09-16 — 26 pageviews2026-09-20 — 24 pageviews2026-09-24 — 21 pageviews2026-09-28 — 13 pageviews2026-10-02 — 21 pageviews2026-10-06 — 8 pageviews2026-10-10 — 25 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
43.5%
earned "Beginner's Luck"
5.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

2DSpaceEconomyRomanceSandboxLife SimStrategyIsometricSpace SimColony Sim

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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