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Star Realms

Wise Wizard Games, LLC · 2016-03-08

Steam

Strategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Aug 13, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 13, 2014 (Mac), Aug 13, 2014 (iOS), Aug 13, 2014 (Android)

Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!

Star Realms is a Strategy game released in 2016, free-to-play, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 2238 reviews).

53
playing now
87%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
97/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

53 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Many centuries ago the human race began to colonize worlds other than Earth. An exploding population combined with an international hunger for the untapped resources of new worlds led to mankind’s rapid expansion beyond Earth’s solar system and out into the rest of the galaxy. The desirability of potential colony worlds varied widely based on location, natural resources, atmosphere, size, etc. Not surprisingly, this led to tensions and even outright conflict between interested parties, whether they were nations, corporations or other organizations. This led to the militarization of human space(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 53 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 91 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 14,087 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
434320182026Week of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

69342026-09-14 22:00 — 41 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 36 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 59 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 58 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 39 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 45 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 65 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 41 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 42 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 51 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 60 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 40 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 52 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 35 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 46 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 67 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 48 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 40 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 60 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 60 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 45 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 59 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 63 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 53 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
11748Mar 2016Aug 2026Mar 2016 — avg 70 · peak 167Jul 2016 — avg 72 · peak 140Nov 2016 — avg 73 · peak 119Mar 2017 — avg 87 · peak 173Jul 2017 — avg 93 · peak 161Nov 2017 — avg 92 · peak 159Mar 2018 — avg 91 · peak 156Jul 2018 — avg 86 · peak 139Nov 2018 — avg 79 · peak 139Mar 2019 — avg 79 · peak 134Jul 2019 — avg 70 · peak 122Nov 2019 — avg 79 · peak 137Mar 2020 — avg 84 · peak 175Jul 2020 — avg 85 · peak 136Nov 2020 — avg 89 · peak 151Mar 2021 — avg 84 · peak 139Jul 2021 — avg 80 · peak 129Nov 2021 — avg 78 · peak 132Mar 2022 — avg 77 · peak 137Jul 2022 — avg 74 · peak 124Nov 2022 — avg 74 · peak 136Mar 2023 — avg 74 · peak 125Jul 2023 — avg 67 · peak 108Nov 2023 — avg 66 · peak 118Mar 2024 — avg 70 · peak 120Jul 2024 — avg 66 · peak 114Nov 2024 — avg 62 · peak 104Mar 2025 — avg 60 · peak 100Jul 2025 — avg 58 · peak 105Nov 2025 — avg 55 · peak 100Mar 2026 — avg 49 · peak 90Jul 2026 — avg 48 · peak 80Aug 2026 — avg 51 · peak 98
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCross-Platform MultiplayerRemote Play Together24 DLC

Post-launch support: 24 DLC released, first 2016-03-08, latest 2026-07-29 (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

SpaceActionCombatSci-fiBuildingStrategyTacticalCard GameBoard GameCard Battler

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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