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Taur

Echo Entertainment · 2020-02-19

Steam

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 19, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?

Taur is an Action, Indie and Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 2110 reviews).

6
playing now
80%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game developed and published by Swedish studio Echo Entertainment, released on 20 February 2020. The game is inspired by the tower defense genre and mixes strategy with wave survival.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 74 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (337 reviews).
  • · Top 11% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 42k–95k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,110 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2024-06-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 9 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
27227220202026Week of 2020-02-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1402026-09-15 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 4 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 10 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 9 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3205Feb 2020Aug 2026Feb 2020 — avg 320 · peak 629Apr 2020 — avg 18 · peak 40Jun 2020 — avg 19 · peak 71Aug 2020 — avg 13 · peak 32Oct 2020 — avg 10 · peak 29Dec 2020 — avg 14 · peak 41Feb 2021 — avg 21 · peak 93Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 21Jun 2021 — avg 16 · peak 78Aug 2021 — avg 10 · peak 25Oct 2021 — avg 8 · peak 36Dec 2021 — avg 11 · peak 33Feb 2022 — avg 12 · peak 28Apr 2022 — avg 15 · peak 187Jun 2022 — avg 39 · peak 106Aug 2022 — avg 18 · peak 48Oct 2022 — avg 18 · peak 56Dec 2022 — avg 27 · peak 60Feb 2023 — avg 16 · peak 53Apr 2023 — avg 12 · peak 32Jun 2023 — avg 11 · peak 41Aug 2023 — avg 10 · peak 26Oct 2023 — avg 11 · peak 34Dec 2023 — avg 13 · peak 36Feb 2024 — avg 13 · peak 51Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 28Jun 2024 — avg 9 · peak 28Aug 2024 — avg 9 · peak 30Oct 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Dec 2024 — avg 13 · peak 33Feb 2025 — avg 13 · peak 32Apr 2025 — avg 9 · peak 23Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 34Aug 2025 — avg 9 · peak 30Oct 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Feb 2026 — avg 6 · peak 13Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 16Jun 2026 — avg 9 · peak 24Aug 2026 — avg 5 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$12.492020-02-202026-07-272020-02-20 — best price $22.492020-05-04 — best price $24.992020-06-25 — best price $22.492020-11-02 — best price $24.992020-12-22 — best price $22.492021-02-15 — best price $24.992021-11-24 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-03-01 — best price $21.242022-04-20 — best price $24.992022-06-23 — best price $17.492022-09-19 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $18.742022-12-12 — best price $24.992023-02-20 — best price $18.742023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-05-15 — best price $18.742023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-10-30 — best price $18.742023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-29 — best price $18.742024-03-21 — best price $24.992024-05-13 — best price $16.742024-07-11 — best price $24.992024-09-02 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-02-10 — best price $16.242025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-06-09 — best price $14.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $14.992025-11-03 — best price $24.992026-01-19 — best price $12.492026-03-09 — best price $24.992026-04-27 — best price $16.742026-06-15 — best price $24.992026-07-20 — best price $16.742026-07-27 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1702026-06-01 — 9 pageviews2026-06-05 — 17 pageviews2026-06-09 — 5 pageviews2026-06-13 — 4 pageviews2026-06-17 — 1 pageviews2026-06-21 — 4 pageviews2026-06-25 — 6 pageviews2026-06-29 — 2 pageviews2026-07-03 — 11 pageviews2026-07-07 — 8 pageviews2026-07-11 — 3 pageviews2026-07-15 — 2 pageviews2026-07-19 — 3 pageviews2026-07-23 — 5 pageviews2026-07-27 — 1 pageviews2026-07-31 — 2 pageviews2026-08-04 — 2 pageviews2026-08-08 — 9 pageviews2026-08-12 — 3 pageviews2026-08-16 — 0 pageviews2026-08-20 — 3 pageviews2026-08-24 — 4 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4 pageviews2026-09-01 — 10 pageviews2026-09-05 — 7 pageviews2026-09-09 — 0 pageviews2026-09-13 — 4 pageviews2026-09-17 — 4 pageviews2026-09-21 — 5 pageviews2026-09-25 — 2 pageviews2026-09-29 — 4 pageviews2026-10-03 — 8 pageviews2026-10-07 — 5 pageviews2026-10-10 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RTSIndieActionRobotsSci-fiStrategyTacticalFuturisticMinimalistDestruction

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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