Sid Meier's Starships
Sid Meier's Starships
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 2,470 reviews
24h low 1424h high 28
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
DeveloperFiraxis Games
Publisher2K
ReleasedMar 12, 2015
Runs onWindows, macOS
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Playable · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Playable
Price$3.74
Player history
2017201920212024
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 20 | +5 | +33.3% | 30 |
| Jun 2026 | 15 | -2 | -11.8% | 29 |
| May 2026 | 17 | -1 | -5.6% | 32 |
| Apr 2026 | 18 | -4 | -18.2% | 37 |
| Mar 2026 | 22 | -1 | -4.3% | 271 |
| Feb 2026 | 23 | +2 | +9.5% | 87 |
| Jan 2026 | 21 | +4 | +23.5% | 139 |
| Dec 2025 | 17 | -2 | -10.5% | 42 |
| Nov 2025 | 19 | +1 | +5.6% | 36 |
| Oct 2025 | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 32 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | -1 | -5.3% | 37 |
| Aug 2025 | 19 | +3 | +18.8% | 38 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
via Steam
- Apr 30, 2026Firaxis Anniversary Sale - Join the 30th Anniversary Celebration
- May 5, 2015Starships 1.3 update now available
- May 5, 2015Starships 1.3 update now available
- Apr 2, 2015Minor update now live
- Apr 2, 2015Minor update now live
Audience
English
70%
Chinese (Simplified)
10%
German
5%
Russian
4%
Spanish (Spain)
3%
Polish
2%
Other
6%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 521 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Achievements
31
Median earned by
26.5%
Rarest earned by
1.9%
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
