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Space Wars: Interstellar Empires

Desert Owl Games LLC · ToHeroes Game Studios LLC · 2017-12-08

Steam

Free To PlayMassively MultiplayerStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Dec 06, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 06, 2017 (Mac)

Helm your own ship, battle for supremacy in a multi-faction war, and conquer the cosmos in this science fiction turn-based strategy game. Select from more than 100+ diverse star ships and fight for territory across a 2D hex-based grid.

2
playing now
65%
positive of 245 reviews
Mixed
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-29 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 48% of 3,022 Free To Play games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2021-05-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Details

WindowsmacOSMulti-playerMMOPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsIn-App Purchases

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

IndieSpaceHex GridStrategyTacticalEarly AccessFree to PlayTurn-Based TacticsMassively Multiplayer

Census log

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

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