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Universe For Sale

Tmesis Studio · Akupara Games · 2023-11-16

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 16, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 16, 2023 (Mac), Dec 19, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 19, 2024 (Xbox One), Dec 19, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Dec 19, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

Universe For Sale is an Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2023, priced at $14.99, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 400 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
79%
positive of 400 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
56/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4h
to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 8h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying? In a bizarre bazaar, there's a worried woman crafting entire universes in the palm of her hand.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 13 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 63% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 44% of 11,332 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 8.0k–18k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 400 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$11.25-25%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.49 at GameBillet (2025-11-22) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 130 of 177 observed days · $2.76 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820232026Week of 2023-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-08-12 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 05:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-24 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$99.99$7.232023-10-052026-08-302023-10-05 — best price $99.992024-01-23 — best price $14.992024-02-22 — best price $14.992024-04-04 — best price $12.492024-05-05 — best price $12.582024-06-05 — best price $12.492024-07-17 — best price $12.742024-08-15 — best price $12.742024-09-30 — best price $12.292024-11-25 — best price $14.992025-01-11 — best price $14.992025-03-06 — best price $12.742025-04-01 — best price $11.012025-04-19 — best price $12.102025-05-16 — best price $14.992025-06-12 — best price $12.742025-07-12 — best price $14.992025-08-09 — best price $11.362025-09-04 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-10-29 — best price $10.682025-11-23 — best price $11.992025-12-09 — best price $7.882026-01-08 — best price $10.252026-02-17 — best price $7.232026-03-09 — best price $7.232026-04-03 — best price $11.012026-04-22 — best price $14.992026-05-14 — best price $7.262026-05-30 — best price $11.222026-06-16 — best price $14.992026-07-17 — best price $14.992026-08-07 — best price $8.892026-08-30 — best price $11.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
39.5%
earned "Aspiring God of Creation"
15.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Italian, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)56314%17
PS5 (PlayStation)528%18
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)2010%17
PS4 (PlayStation)186%18
Switch (Nintendo)20%0

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

Player tags

2DCuteSci-fiCraftingAdventureNarrationComic BookHand-drawnAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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