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Star Traders: Frontiers cover art

Star Traders: Frontiers

Trese Brothers · 2018-07-31

Steam

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric, Side view, Text

Releases: Jan 29, 2019 (Android), Nov 14, 2017 (Mac), Jan 30, 2019 (iOS), Nov 14, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 14, 2017 (Linux)

You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

Star Traders: Frontiers is an RPG, Strategy game released in 2018, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners, priced at $14.99, and holds a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 3810 reviews).

33
playing now
83%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (1.7k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

Star Traders: Frontiers is a hybrid space trading and tactical role-playing game designed by Trese Brothers, a two-man independent video game studio. Players control a spaceship captain in an open world setting.

Trailer

Star Traders: Frontiers trailer thumbnail

Star Traders: Frontiers

≈636,275 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 33 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 98 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (282 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 13,902 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 95k–229k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,810 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2024-03-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 10 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24124120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

45162026-09-14 23:00 — 27 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 21 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 43 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 41 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 29 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 45 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 35 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 16 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 20 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 43 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 32 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 23 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 37 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 29 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 23 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 34 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 31 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 24 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 25 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 30 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 23 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 25 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 26 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 33 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3640Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Jan 2018 — avg 60 · peak 151Apr 2018 — avg 53 · peak 162Jul 2018 — avg 49 · peak 112Oct 2018 — avg 183 · peak 576Jan 2019 — avg 86 · peak 199Apr 2019 — avg 151 · peak 486Jul 2019 — avg 92 · peak 227Oct 2019 — avg 80 · peak 173Jan 2020 — avg 79 · peak 184Apr 2020 — avg 69 · peak 124Jul 2020 — avg 83 · peak 162Oct 2020 — avg 123 · peak 386Jan 2021 — avg 87 · peak 200Apr 2021 — avg 85 · peak 159Jul 2021 — avg 95 · peak 179Oct 2021 — avg 56 · peak 107Jan 2022 — avg 133 · peak 274Apr 2022 — avg 56 · peak 106Jul 2022 — avg 72 · peak 148Oct 2022 — avg 46 · peak 86Jan 2023 — avg 47 · peak 91Apr 2023 — avg 43 · peak 87Jul 2023 — avg 46 · peak 81Oct 2023 — avg 36 · peak 77Jan 2024 — avg 59 · peak 103Apr 2024 — avg 37 · peak 81Jul 2024 — avg 55 · peak 99Oct 2024 — avg 61 · peak 130Jan 2025 — avg 46 · peak 94Apr 2025 — avg 42 · peak 72Jul 2025 — avg 36 · peak 61Oct 2025 — avg 34 · peak 58Jan 2026 — avg 50 · peak 102Apr 2026 — avg 35 · peak 64Jul 2026 — avg 39 · peak 75Aug 2026 — avg 34 · peak 62
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$5.992017-11-152026-08-112017-11-15 — best price $11.992018-02-05 — best price $14.992018-06-21 — best price $11.242018-10-08 — best price $11.242019-01-03 — best price $14.992019-06-25 — best price $10.042019-09-02 — best price $14.992019-12-19 — best price $9.742020-06-01 — best price $14.992020-11-25 — best price $7.492021-02-01 — best price $14.992021-05-17 — best price $8.992021-08-14 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $7.492022-05-09 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $10.492023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-04-06 — best price $8.992023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $7.492024-01-18 — best price $14.992024-04-04 — best price $7.492024-07-14 — best price $14.992024-09-30 — best price $7.492024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-03-06 — best price $7.492025-06-02 — best price $7.492025-08-05 — best price $14.992025-10-20 — best price $7.492026-01-05 — best price $7.492026-03-26 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $5.992026-08-11 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2822026-05-31 — 21 pageviews2026-06-04 — 28 pageviews2026-06-08 — 8 pageviews2026-06-12 — 10 pageviews2026-06-16 — 12 pageviews2026-06-20 — 15 pageviews2026-06-24 — 4 pageviews2026-06-28 — 6 pageviews2026-07-02 — 5 pageviews2026-07-06 — 18 pageviews2026-07-10 — 10 pageviews2026-07-14 — 9 pageviews2026-07-18 — 17 pageviews2026-07-22 — 2 pageviews2026-07-26 — 13 pageviews2026-07-30 — 14 pageviews2026-08-03 — 14 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 10 pageviews2026-08-15 — 16 pageviews2026-08-19 — 13 pageviews2026-08-23 — 18 pageviews2026-08-27 — 15 pageviews2026-08-31 — 14 pageviews2026-09-04 — 14 pageviews2026-09-08 — 12 pageviews2026-09-12 — 10 pageviews2026-09-16 — 12 pageviews2026-09-20 — 17 pageviews2026-09-24 — 11 pageviews2026-09-28 — 22 pageviews2026-10-02 — 14 pageviews2026-10-06 — 11 pageviews2026-10-09 — 17 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
19.9%
earned "Quick Survey"
2.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2018-08-01, latest 2024-09-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8972%34

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

2DRPGSci-fiSandboxTradingModdableStrategySpace SimManagementRogue-lite

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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