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The Last Starship

Introversion Software · 2026-02-03

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 15, 2023 (Mac), Feb 15, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!

The Last Starship is an Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game released in 2026, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 1700 reviews).

65
playing now
75%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (2 downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 65 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,014 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~127/week).
  • · Review velocity up 692% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 49,650 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 34k–77k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,700 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$16.99-15%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2025-05-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 83 of 87 observed days · $7.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
39839820232026Week of 2023-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 398 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

91302026-09-15 02:00 — 60 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 47 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 77 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 66 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 59 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 70 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 42 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 32 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 71 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 69 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 42 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 47 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 57 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 44 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 73 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 88 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 57 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 41 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 90 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 67 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 74 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 70 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 49 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 65 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.0k8Feb 2023Aug 2026Feb 2023 — avg 120 · peak 329Apr 2023 — avg 47 · peak 140Jun 2023 — avg 18 · peak 66Aug 2023 — avg 12 · peak 32Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 25Dec 2023 — avg 29 · peak 110Feb 2024 — avg 17 · peak 38Apr 2024 — avg 13 · peak 35Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 53Aug 2024 — avg 14 · peak 46Oct 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Dec 2024 — avg 42 · peak 105Feb 2025 — avg 18 · peak 43Apr 2025 — avg 23 · peak 53Jun 2025 — avg 44 · peak 133Aug 2025 — avg 18 · peak 43Oct 2025 — avg 36 · peak 90Dec 2025 — avg 46 · peak 104Feb 2026 — avg 1,035 · peak 3,304Apr 2026 — avg 167 · peak 369Jun 2026 — avg 314 · peak 984Aug 2026 — avg 121 · peak 268
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$9.992023-02-152026-10-142023-02-15 — best price $26.992023-07-17 — best price $29.992023-11-21 — best price $23.992024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-02-05 — best price $17.992024-03-08 — best price $29.992024-04-25 — best price $17.992024-08-09 — best price $29.992024-11-27 — best price $14.992025-01-09 — best price $24.992025-02-13 — best price $24.992025-04-03 — best price $14.992025-05-22 — best price $24.992025-06-26 — best price $14.992025-08-18 — best price $24.992025-09-25 — best price $14.992025-10-09 — best price $14.992025-12-03 — best price $14.992026-01-21 — best price $19.992026-02-12 — best price $11.992026-03-19 — best price $13.992026-05-12 — best price $19.992026-06-09 — best price $16.992026-08-01 — best price $16.992026-08-28 — best price $19.992026-09-02 — best price $19.992026-09-07 — best price $19.992026-09-12 — best price $19.992026-09-17 — best price $16.992026-09-22 — best price $16.992026-09-27 — best price $16.992026-10-02 — best price $16.992026-10-07 — best price $19.992026-10-12 — best price $16.992026-10-14 — best price $16.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

37
achievements tracked
40.4%
earned "Stargate Phase 1"
7.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam WorkshopSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

19 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Swedish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6840%37

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

Player tags

2DSpaceCombatMiningSci-fiSandboxBuildingStrategyTop-DownSpace Sim

Census log

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

Recent updates

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