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Star Control®: Origins

Stardock Entertainment · 2018-09-20

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureSimulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 20, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.

Star Control®: Origins is an Action, Adventure and Simulation game released in 2018, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (74% of 2693 reviews).

7
playing now
74%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
67/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (497 downloads)
30h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 59h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-16 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Star Control: Origins is an action-adventure game developed and published by Stardock Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, released September 20, 2018 on Steam. It is considered a part of Star Control series, despite taking place in a different time and universe.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 38 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (479 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 28,539 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 67k–162k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,693 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.99 at Steam (2024-10-10) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 73 of 96 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34334320182026Week of 2018-09-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2032026-09-16 22:00 — 15 players2026-09-18 06:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 14 players2026-09-20 21:00 — 17 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 14 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 14 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 16:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-09 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 14 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 10 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-15 20:00 — 9 players2026-10-16 12:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.2k0Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2018 — avg 1 · peak 9Sep 2018 — avg 1,217 · peak 2,607Dec 2018 — avg 115 · peak 254Mar 2019 — avg 105 · peak 422Jun 2019 — avg 48 · peak 296Sep 2019 — avg 49 · peak 324Dec 2019 — avg 40 · peak 111Mar 2020 — avg 82 · peak 432Jun 2020 — avg 23 · peak 55Sep 2020 — avg 32 · peak 135Dec 2020 — avg 23 · peak 52Mar 2021 — avg 32 · peak 74Jun 2021 — avg 16 · peak 40Sep 2021 — avg 32 · peak 108Dec 2021 — avg 16 · peak 36Mar 2022 — avg 12 · peak 36Jun 2022 — avg 12 · peak 35Sep 2022 — avg 10 · peak 24Dec 2022 — avg 18 · peak 42Mar 2023 — avg 12 · peak 37Jun 2023 — avg 8 · peak 22Sep 2023 — avg 8 · peak 21Dec 2023 — avg 11 · peak 25Mar 2024 — avg 9 · peak 21Jun 2024 — avg 10 · peak 25Sep 2024 — avg 10 · peak 21Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 27Mar 2025 — avg 10 · peak 25Jun 2025 — avg 15 · peak 41Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Dec 2025 — avg 8 · peak 22Mar 2026 — avg 10 · peak 27Jun 2026 — avg 7 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 20
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$31.99$4.802017-10-202026-09-202017-10-20 — best price $24.992018-10-05 — best price $31.992019-03-13 — best price $29.992019-08-14 — best price $10.192019-12-11 — best price $9.892020-03-27 — best price $29.992020-06-15 — best price $29.992020-08-23 — best price $26.882020-10-06 — best price $22.042020-12-01 — best price $29.992021-01-25 — best price $29.992021-03-04 — best price $29.992021-04-19 — best price $25.382021-06-21 — best price $13.492021-09-20 — best price $29.992021-11-30 — best price $29.992022-02-07 — best price $29.992022-05-09 — best price $13.492022-08-26 — best price $22.042022-11-22 — best price $11.992023-02-13 — best price $8.992023-06-01 — best price $8.992023-10-23 — best price $29.992024-02-12 — best price $10.192024-04-19 — best price $23.392024-07-27 — best price $22.042024-10-17 — best price $29.992025-01-13 — best price $23.392025-04-03 — best price $14.692025-08-01 — best price $6.792025-09-29 — best price $6.792025-12-12 — best price $5.442026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-06-17 — best price $5.992026-09-11 — best price $5.992026-09-20 — best price $4.80
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7262026-06-03 — 12 pageviews2026-06-07 — 18 pageviews2026-06-11 — 14 pageviews2026-06-15 — 16 pageviews2026-06-19 — 10 pageviews2026-06-23 — 13 pageviews2026-06-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-01 — 10 pageviews2026-07-05 — 9 pageviews2026-07-09 — 11 pageviews2026-07-13 — 18 pageviews2026-07-17 — 14 pageviews2026-07-21 — 12 pageviews2026-07-25 — 6 pageviews2026-07-29 — 12 pageviews2026-08-02 — 11 pageviews2026-08-06 — 8 pageviews2026-08-10 — 72 pageviews2026-08-14 — 14 pageviews2026-08-18 — 16 pageviews2026-08-22 — 13 pageviews2026-08-26 — 20 pageviews2026-08-30 — 10 pageviews2026-09-03 — 12 pageviews2026-09-07 — 24 pageviews2026-09-11 — 14 pageviews2026-09-15 — 17 pageviews2026-09-19 — 7 pageviews2026-09-23 — 13 pageviews2026-09-27 — 9 pageviews2026-10-01 — 10 pageviews2026-10-05 — 7 pageviews2026-10-09 — 14 pageviews2026-10-12 — 13 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.4%
earned "One Small Step"
27.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller Support4 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Finnish, Italian

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2018-09-20, latest 2018-12-11 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FunnySpaceActionAliensSci-fiShooterAdventureDark HumorStory RichCompetitive

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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