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The Fermi Paradox

Anomaly Games · 2021-07-01

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 01, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.

2
playing now
77%
positive of 1.0k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$18.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 25% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 20k–45k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,002 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$18.99
lowest across shops (ITAD)$18.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $15.19 at Steam (2021-09-28)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $18.99 · on sale 13 of 28 observed days · $3.80 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

302026-08-11 19:00 — 3 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 2 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 1 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$18.99$15.192021-07-012026-08-302021-07-01 — best price $17.092021-08-30 — best price $18.992021-10-20 — best price $17.092022-01-05 — best price $18.992022-01-31 — best price $18.992022-02-15 — best price $17.092022-03-21 — best price $17.092022-05-11 — best price $18.992022-09-12 — best price $15.192022-11-12 — best price $18.992023-03-16 — best price $15.192023-05-11 — best price $18.992023-06-14 — best price $15.192023-07-13 — best price $18.992023-08-28 — best price $15.192023-10-24 — best price $18.992023-12-21 — best price $15.192024-01-17 — best price $18.992024-02-14 — best price $15.192024-03-21 — best price $18.992024-05-10 — best price $18.992024-06-27 — best price $15.192024-12-04 — best price $18.992025-01-03 — best price $15.192025-01-22 — best price $18.992025-06-26 — best price $15.192025-09-17 — best price $18.992025-12-18 — best price $15.192026-02-25 — best price $18.992026-03-27 — best price $15.192026-04-14 — best price $15.192026-05-13 — best price $18.992026-06-25 — best price $15.192026-08-01 — best price $18.992026-08-28 — best price $18.992026-08-30 — best price $18.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing1 DLC

Player tags

2DIndieSpaceAliensSci-fiGod GameStrategyPoliticalSpace SimEarly Access

Census log

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

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