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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.

Space Wars: Interstellar Empires is a Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy, Early Access game released in 2017, free-to-play, with a Mixed review sentiment (65% of 245 reviews) and an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000.

1
playing now
65%
positive of 247 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (106 reviews).
  • · Top 23% of 9,853 Free To Play games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

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

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
646420172026Week of 2017-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

302026-09-16 12:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 10:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
451Dec 2017Aug 2026Dec 2017 — avg 45 · peak 172Mar 2018 — avg 13 · peak 28Jun 2018 — avg 5 · peak 12Sep 2018 — avg 8 · peak 18Dec 2018 — avg 5 · peak 13Mar 2019 — avg 6 · peak 14Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 12Sep 2019 — avg 7 · peak 17Dec 2019 — avg 6 · peak 15Mar 2020 — avg 10 · peak 20Jun 2020 — avg 7 · peak 17Sep 2020 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2021 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 9Sep 2021 — avg 4 · peak 10Dec 2021 — avg 4 · peak 9Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Jun 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2022 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2023 — avg 1 · peak 4Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 4Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 10May 2025 — avg 2 · peak 5Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 10Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 10
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Completion

51
achievements tracked
20.3%
earned "Solo Force I"
5.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

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

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1073%51

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

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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