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The Space in Between

Emily Pitcher · 2021-01-18

Steam

AdventureCasualFree To PlayIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 18, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

What if you could create your own constellations? A love story about Asian American identity, mental health, and stargazing.

The Space in Between is a 2021 Adventure, Casual, Free To Play and Indie game priced at free-to-play, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 124 reviews).

0
playing now
81%
positive of 124 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Meet June, a spunky Chinese-American college student trying to make sense of her complicated relationship with her immigrant mother. This is the love story between her and Miles, a quiet artist who is recovering after a harsh past with mental illness. Set on a scenic stargazing trip, create your stories among the stars as you hear powerful narratives from the hidden ways Asian parents say “I love you” to the social isolation of depression. Our game is a vignette into modern relationships, a story that will leave you calling your close ones to tell them you love them. Look up, let go, and ta(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 36% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820212026Week of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 03:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
61Jan 2021Sep 2021Jan 2021 — avg 5 · peak 13Feb 2021 — avg 6 · peak 22Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2Sep 2021 — avg 1 · peak 2

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Sep 2021

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Player tags

2DCuteCasualRomanceAdventureEmotionalDating SimStory RichAtmosphericExperimental

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.