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Star Sonata 2

Landauer Games · 2020-06-12

Steam

Free To PlayIndieMassively Multiplayer

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Star Sonata 2 is a space sandbox MMO that combines elements of action, RPG, and empire creation into a truly unique MMO. Explore the sandbox style universe, build persistent bases, construct trade ships, and even fight your way to the top and claim the Emperor’s Throne!

Star Sonata 2 is a free-to-play Free To Play, Indie, and Massively Multiplayer game released in 2020, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a Mixed sentiment based on 67% of 293 reviews.

7
playing now
67%
positive of 293 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (119 reviews).
  • · Top 21% of 9,495 Free To Play games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
909020202026Week of 2020-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1442026-09-15 01:00 — 14 players2026-09-16 09:00 — 10 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 9 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 9 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 10 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 19:00 — 10 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 10:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 14 players2026-10-10 01:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 9 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1100Jul 2016Aug 2026Jul 2016 — avg 2 · peak 6Oct 2016 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2017 — avg 1 · peak 4Apr 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2020 — avg 110 · peak 170Sep 2020 — avg 29 · peak 52Dec 2020 — avg 18 · peak 34Mar 2021 — avg 24 · peak 47Jun 2021 — avg 19 · peak 70Sep 2021 — avg 15 · peak 29Dec 2021 — avg 20 · peak 35Mar 2022 — avg 9 · peak 19Jun 2022 — avg 13 · peak 27Sep 2022 — avg 8 · peak 17Dec 2022 — avg 14 · peak 27Mar 2023 — avg 10 · peak 24Jun 2023 — avg 18 · peak 39Sep 2023 — avg 21 · peak 34Dec 2023 — avg 20 · peak 39Mar 2024 — avg 22 · peak 41Jun 2024 — avg 28 · peak 47Sep 2024 — avg 24 · peak 43Dec 2024 — avg 25 · peak 52Mar 2025 — avg 26 · peak 58Jun 2025 — avg 20 · peak 40Sep 2025 — avg 17 · peak 31Dec 2025 — avg 17 · peak 32Mar 2026 — avg 21 · peak 36Jun 2026 — avg 17 · peak 29Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 43
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
15.6%
earned "Poor"
2.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-06-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)520%75

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

Player tags

RPGSpaceMMORPGRobotsPhysicsSandboxScienceTradingBuildingTop-Down

Census log

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

Recent updates

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