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Starcom: Nexus

Wx3 Labs, LLC · 2019-12-12

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 13, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.

Starcom: Nexus is an Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG game released in 2019, priced at $19.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (90% of 2319 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000.

10
playing now
90%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

10 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 10 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 141 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity up 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,701 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 58k–139k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,319 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2025-03-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 66 of 94 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17617620182026Week of 2018-12-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2822026-09-15 02:00 — 12 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 14 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 15 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 20 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 22 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 27 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 11 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 23 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 13 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 20 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 9 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 16 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 19 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 13 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 10 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1305Dec 2018Aug 2026Dec 2018 — avg 28 · peak 95Mar 2019 — avg 9 · peak 66Jun 2019 — avg 15 · peak 51Sep 2019 — avg 6 · peak 28Dec 2019 — avg 130 · peak 549Mar 2020 — avg 37 · peak 92Jun 2020 — avg 52 · peak 136Sep 2020 — avg 17 · peak 62Dec 2020 — avg 22 · peak 56Mar 2021 — avg 20 · peak 57Jun 2021 — avg 15 · peak 75Sep 2021 — avg 11 · peak 45Dec 2021 — avg 20 · peak 59Mar 2022 — avg 16 · peak 45Jun 2022 — avg 16 · peak 39Sep 2022 — avg 18 · peak 46Dec 2022 — avg 34 · peak 99Mar 2023 — avg 9 · peak 26Jun 2023 — avg 12 · peak 33Sep 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Dec 2023 — avg 9 · peak 22Mar 2024 — avg 11 · peak 32Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 27Sep 2024 — avg 55 · peak 184Dec 2024 — avg 21 · peak 61Mar 2025 — avg 127 · peak 919Jun 2025 — avg 11 · peak 35Sep 2025 — avg 11 · peak 29Dec 2025 — avg 21 · peak 125Mar 2026 — avg 21 · peak 68Jun 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 10 · peak 30
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$3.992018-12-132026-10-142018-12-13 — best price $14.442019-08-07 — best price $14.442020-02-25 — best price $19.992020-10-09 — best price $19.992021-02-10 — best price $19.992021-05-27 — best price $12.992021-11-04 — best price $13.992022-01-20 — best price $19.992022-04-28 — best price $19.992022-08-02 — best price $19.992022-12-21 — best price $19.992023-03-20 — best price $9.992023-07-04 — best price $19.992023-10-10 — best price $19.992024-02-06 — best price $7.992024-04-09 — best price $7.992024-06-10 — best price $19.992024-08-26 — best price $7.992024-11-05 — best price $19.992025-02-04 — best price $19.992025-05-01 — best price $19.992025-07-17 — best price $9.992025-09-25 — best price $9.992025-11-05 — best price $7.992026-02-04 — best price $4.992026-03-27 — best price $4.992026-05-28 — best price $7.992026-08-12 — best price $19.992026-09-05 — best price $4.992026-09-15 — best price $19.992026-09-25 — best price $4.992026-10-05 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

24
achievements tracked
92.5%
earned "Greetings, Commander"
34.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, German, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,9113%24

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

2DRPGIndieSpaceActionSci-fiBuildingTop-DownAdventureBeautiful

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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