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SPORE™ Galactic Adventures

EA - Maxis · Electronic Arts · 2009-06-23

Steam

ActionSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 23, 2009 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Take Your Creature From Zero To Galactic HeroGet out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains. For the first time, beam down with your allies to take on action-packed, planetside adventures. Complete quests, collect rewards, and even create your own missions.

SPORE™ Galactic Adventures is a $19.99 Action and Simulation game released in 2009, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 7,777 reviews).

90
playing now
89%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (36 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (33 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

90 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Spore Galactic Adventures is an expansion pack for the multigenre game Spore, developed by Maxis Emeryville and published by Electronic Arts. The US version of the game was released on June 23, 2009. The European version was released on June 26, 2009.

Trailer

SPORE™ Galactic Adventures trailer thumbnail

Spore Galactic Adventures Launch Trailer - The Space Captain

≈275 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 90 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 396 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~50/week).
  • · Review velocity up 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 311k–622k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,777 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2024-12-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 15 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16816820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

220552026-09-15 12:00 — 100 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 113 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 83 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 116 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 198 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 88 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 80 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 144 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 161 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 121 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 138 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 152 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 55 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 180 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 176 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 84 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 120 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 142 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 79 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 153 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 179 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 105 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 90 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
39341Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 90 · peak 153Dec 2012 — avg 62 · peak 156May 2013 — avg 65 · peak 130Oct 2013 — avg 50 · peak 102Mar 2014 — avg 222 · peak 1,031Aug 2014 — avg 193 · peak 331Jan 2015 — avg 241 · peak 604Jun 2015 — avg 244 · peak 458Nov 2015 — avg 194 · peak 691Apr 2016 — avg 193 · peak 408Sep 2016 — avg 356 · peak 1,511Feb 2017 — avg 184 · peak 371Jul 2017 — avg 258 · peak 568Dec 2017 — avg 219 · peak 445May 2018 — avg 178 · peak 325Oct 2018 — avg 155 · peak 300Mar 2019 — avg 161 · peak 329Aug 2019 — avg 168 · peak 298Jan 2020 — avg 189 · peak 372Jun 2020 — avg 240 · peak 463Nov 2020 — avg 188 · peak 366Apr 2021 — avg 233 · peak 494Sep 2021 — avg 243 · peak 571Feb 2022 — avg 212 · peak 383Jul 2022 — avg 194 · peak 313Dec 2022 — avg 190 · peak 341May 2023 — avg 206 · peak 408Oct 2023 — avg 120 · peak 244Mar 2024 — avg 172 · peak 397Aug 2024 — avg 169 · peak 310Jan 2025 — avg 166 · peak 320Jun 2025 — avg 148 · peak 237Nov 2025 — avg 141 · peak 260Apr 2026 — avg 148 · peak 323Aug 2026 — avg 144 · peak 238
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.992015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $9.992015-03-07 — best price $10.832015-04-30 — best price $11.102015-06-22 — best price $19.992015-11-24 — best price $14.992016-01-11 — best price $29.992016-06-23 — best price $4.992016-11-23 — best price $4.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992018-02-08 — best price $19.992018-11-21 — best price $4.992019-05-06 — best price $19.992019-08-29 — best price $29.992020-01-02 — best price $19.992020-06-09 — best price $11.992020-10-19 — best price $21.232020-12-22 — best price $4.992021-05-27 — best price $4.992021-08-17 — best price $11.992021-11-30 — best price $29.992022-03-28 — best price $19.992022-11-22 — best price $7.492023-03-30 — best price $4.992023-08-10 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-04-30 — best price $7.492024-10-28 — best price $4.992025-03-13 — best price $3.992025-08-11 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-04-23 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3242026-06-01 — 13 pageviews2026-06-05 — 12 pageviews2026-06-09 — 15 pageviews2026-06-13 — 20 pageviews2026-06-17 — 16 pageviews2026-06-21 — 17 pageviews2026-06-25 — 20 pageviews2026-06-29 — 13 pageviews2026-07-03 — 13 pageviews2026-07-07 — 21 pageviews2026-07-11 — 10 pageviews2026-07-15 — 15 pageviews2026-07-19 — 9 pageviews2026-07-23 — 22 pageviews2026-07-27 — 16 pageviews2026-07-31 — 32 pageviews2026-08-04 — 13 pageviews2026-08-08 — 14 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-16 — 19 pageviews2026-08-20 — 10 pageviews2026-08-24 — 13 pageviews2026-08-28 — 13 pageviews2026-09-01 — 14 pageviews2026-09-05 — 15 pageviews2026-09-09 — 14 pageviews2026-09-13 — 12 pageviews2026-09-17 — 11 pageviews2026-09-21 — 5 pageviews2026-09-25 — 16 pageviews2026-09-29 — 4 pageviews2026-10-03 — 10 pageviews2026-10-07 — 22 pageviews2026-10-10 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGFunnySpaceActionComedySci-fiSandboxGod GameStrategyAdventure

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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