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Spacelords

MercurySteam · Mercury Steam Entertainment s.l. · 2017-09-22

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ActionAdventureCasualFree To PlayIndieMassively MultiplayerStrategyMovie

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

Releases: Sep 22, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Sep 22, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 22, 2017 (Xbox One)

Embark on an epic sci-fi, free-to-play adventure. Spacelords is a brand-new take on the shooter genre. Through its 4 vs 1 campaign, you experience both sides of the story: Join the Raiders in their fight to free the legendary Broken Planet, or switch sides and fight as the Antagonist alongside the invading hordes!

8
playing now
53%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

8 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Spacelords is an online free-to-play action-adventure video game developed and published by Spanish studio MercurySteam. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 22, 2017, and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in November 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 8 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 47 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (323 reviews).
  • · Top 20% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17017020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-08-06 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 7 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 8 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
21.7%
earned "The adventure begins"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards5 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)6,9660%32
PS4 (PlayStation)5,8951%32
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)3,4981%32
Steam (Steam)2,3245%32

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

Player tags

PvEPvPCo-opActionSci-fiShooterStrategyTacticalAdventureTeam-Based

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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