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Star Traders: Frontiers cover art

Star Traders: Frontiers

Trese Brothers · 2018-07-31

Steam

RPGStrategy

Modes: Single player

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.

28
playing now
83%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

28 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 28 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 17% of 6,171 RPG games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 95k–228k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,805 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 12 of 23 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

50122026-08-11 18:00 — 40 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 16 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 35 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 39 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 48 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 50 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 30 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 50 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 33 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 24 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 22 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 32 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 39 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 38 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 44 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 44 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 36 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 25 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 37 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 30 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-28 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 31 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 28 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

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

10222026-05-31 — 21 pageviews2026-06-03 — 9 pageviews2026-06-06 — 16 pageviews2026-06-09 — 13 pageviews2026-06-12 — 10 pageviews2026-06-15 — 7 pageviews2026-06-18 — 8 pageviews2026-06-21 — 102 pageviews2026-06-24 — 4 pageviews2026-06-27 — 19 pageviews2026-06-30 — 17 pageviews2026-07-03 — 12 pageviews2026-07-06 — 18 pageviews2026-07-09 — 9 pageviews2026-07-12 — 15 pageviews2026-07-15 — 12 pageviews2026-07-18 — 17 pageviews2026-07-21 — 9 pageviews2026-07-24 — 13 pageviews2026-07-27 — 9 pageviews2026-07-30 — 14 pageviews2026-08-02 — 8 pageviews2026-08-05 — 9 pageviews2026-08-08 — 11 pageviews2026-08-11 — 10 pageviews2026-08-14 — 10 pageviews2026-08-17 — 9 pageviews2026-08-20 — 16 pageviews2026-08-23 — 18 pageviews2026-08-26 — 11 pageviews2026-08-28 — 12 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

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.

Player tags

2DRPGSci-fiSandboxTradingModdableStrategySpace SimManagementRogue-lite

Census log

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

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