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Starcom: Unknown Space

Wx3 Labs, LLC · 2024-09-02

SteamGOG

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 14, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.

94
playing now
92%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
23h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$17.49
steam price (US)

94 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 94 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 909 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~114/week).
  • · Review velocity up 72% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 17% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 89k–201k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,467 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$17.49-30%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$17.49-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2026-03-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 35 of 57 observed days · $5.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
88488420222026Week of 2022-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 884 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 487 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

153162026-08-11 19:00 — 51 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 24 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 47 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 54 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 29 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 50 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 58 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 46 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 50 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 61 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 35 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 44 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 53 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 16 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 31 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 50 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 53 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 107 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 153 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 48 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 89 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 84 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 51 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 74 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 87 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 57 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 116 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 111 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 94 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$12.492022-12-142026-08-302022-12-14 — best price $16.992023-03-16 — best price $16.992023-12-21 — best price $16.992024-05-29 — best price $16.992024-09-02 — best price $19.992024-09-25 — best price $19.992024-10-26 — best price $24.992024-11-19 — best price $21.242025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-01-18 — best price $24.992025-02-27 — best price $24.992025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-05-06 — best price $19.992025-06-05 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-08-01 — best price $19.992025-09-02 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $17.492025-10-20 — best price $18.742025-11-19 — best price $18.742025-12-15 — best price $24.992026-01-08 — best price $18.742026-02-02 — best price $24.992026-03-08 — best price $24.992026-03-28 — best price $12.492026-05-01 — best price $17.492026-05-21 — best price $24.992026-06-17 — best price $17.492026-07-21 — best price $24.992026-08-21 — best price $17.492026-08-30 — best price $17.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
94.8%
earned "Unknown Space"
40.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime

4 supported languages: English, German, Russian, Ukrainian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,2514%23

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

Player tags

RPGIndieSpaceActionCombatSci-fiBuildingLore-RichSpace SimAction RPG

Census log

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

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