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SPORE™ cover art

SPORE™

Maxis™ · Electronic Arts · 2008-12-19

SteamMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureCasualRPGSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 05, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 04, 2008 (Mac)

Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

577
playing now
93%
positive of 73k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
twitch viewers (latest)
82/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (412 ratings)
20h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

577 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Spore is a 2008 life simulation real-time strategy god game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Designed by Will Wright, it covers many genres including action, real-time strategy, and role-playing games. Spore allows a player to control the development of a species from its beginnings as a microscopic organism, through development as an intelligent and social creature, to interstellar exploration as a spacefaring culture. It has drawn wide attention for its massive scope, and its use of open-ended gameplay and procedural generation. Throughout each stage, players are able to use various creators to produce content for their games. These are then automatically uploaded to the online Sporepedia and are accessible by other players for download.

Trailer

SPORE™ trailer thumbnail

Spore Trailer

≈116,877 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 577 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,355 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~544/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 2.9M–5.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 72,562 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at EA Store (2021-12-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 12 of 22 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 313 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 544 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,070 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 986 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 620 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 658 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 598 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 890 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 768 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 745 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 652 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,163 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 992 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 696 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 963 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 642 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 853 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 716 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 871 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 675 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 902 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 964 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 727 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 605 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 461 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 503 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 767 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 763 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 470 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 655 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 657 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 605 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 632 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 658 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 616 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 738 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 573 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,001 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 673 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 614 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 426 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 576 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 502 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 500 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 522 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 530 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 319 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 26 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

8883462026-08-06 21:00 — 669 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 374 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 549 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 760 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 473 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 673 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 841 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 525 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 679 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 881 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 449 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 614 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 799 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 395 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 624 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 693 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 414 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 587 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 846 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 459 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 488 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 661 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 517 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 506 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 655 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 470 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 346 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 614 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 577 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$31.66$0.002015-01-012026-08-272015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-03-07 — best price $10.832015-04-23 — best price $30.032015-06-12 — best price $5.992015-08-17 — best price $19.992015-12-28 — best price $9.992016-04-01 — best price $9.992016-09-06 — best price $4.992017-02-28 — best price $9.992017-08-15 — best price $4.992017-12-21 — best price $4.992018-02-20 — best price $4.992018-10-29 — best price $4.992019-01-11 — best price $19.992019-05-06 — best price $19.992019-08-09 — best price $19.992019-12-20 — best price $9.992020-04-21 — best price $19.992020-08-04 — best price $9.992020-11-02 — best price $19.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-04-20 — best price $19.992021-07-23 — best price $4.992021-11-24 — best price $4.992022-02-11 — best price $19.992022-09-20 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $4.992023-06-30 — best price $3.992023-12-21 — best price $1.992024-03-31 — best price $4.992024-09-19 — best price $4.992025-01-27 — best price $3.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-03-12 — best price $4.992026-08-27 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5462672026-05-29 — 336 pageviews2026-06-01 — 339 pageviews2026-06-04 — 327 pageviews2026-06-07 — 323 pageviews2026-06-10 — 297 pageviews2026-06-13 — 320 pageviews2026-06-16 — 323 pageviews2026-06-19 — 368 pageviews2026-06-22 — 467 pageviews2026-06-25 — 370 pageviews2026-06-28 — 280 pageviews2026-07-01 — 340 pageviews2026-07-04 — 341 pageviews2026-07-07 — 491 pageviews2026-07-10 — 441 pageviews2026-07-13 — 362 pageviews2026-07-16 — 370 pageviews2026-07-19 — 347 pageviews2026-07-22 — 305 pageviews2026-07-25 — 308 pageviews2026-07-28 — 372 pageviews2026-07-31 — 361 pageviews2026-08-03 — 343 pageviews2026-08-06 — 341 pageviews2026-08-09 — 362 pageviews2026-08-12 — 382 pageviews2026-08-15 — 267 pageviews2026-08-18 — 350 pageviews2026-08-21 — 368 pageviews2026-08-24 — 338 pageviews2026-08-25 — 375 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.2k02026-08-27 03:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 1,171 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 39 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 62 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 1 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

15 supported languages: English, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, French, Italian, Hungarian, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish…

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteFunnySpaceAliensCasualSci-fiSandboxScienceCartoonyGod Game

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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