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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion overview

Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment | Jun 12, 2012 | game

Released

152players observed · 22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC

ActionIndieSimulationStrategyManagementSteam Store

  • Latest observed players152 · 22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak91,159
  • Units sold (VGI)1,600,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$36,100,000
  • Review score93% positive

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players152 · 22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak91,159
  • Units sold (VGI)1,600,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$36,100,000
  • Review score93% positive
  • Total reviews16,278
  • Release dateJun 12, 2012
  • DeveloperIronclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
  • PublisherStardock Entertainment

Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock EntertainmentPublisher: Stardock Entertainment

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Game overview

Overview

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion comes from Ironclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment and is published by Stardock Entertainment. It arrived on Steam on Jun 12, 2012, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 152 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC, with a tracked peak near 91,159. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 16,278 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishJapaneseSimplified ChineseFrenchItalianGermanPolishRussian languages with full audio support

6 regional rating boards including pegi, usk, oflc, dejus, and steam germany

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 Processor or Equivalent2 GB Available System Memory256 MB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X1650 / GeForce 6800* or Better) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 5 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Keyboard and Mouse (w/scroll wheel), Broadband Internet connection for Multiplayer * NVidia video chipsets must use driver version 296.10 or higher and mobile cards be set as the primary video chipset for the game.Not listed
WindowsRecommendedNot listedIntel Core i5/i7 Processor or Equivalent4 GB Available System Memory1 GB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X3000 Series / GeForce 8000* Series or Better) Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection.Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion has sold up to 1,600,000 units and has 10,245 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $36,100,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion overview details

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The Next Installment to the Award-Winning RTS. While many were hopeful that diplomacy would finally end the war, differing opinions on what should be done, along with the depleted power of the controlling factions, has led to a splintering of the groups involved. The loyalist members of the Trader Emergency Coalition adopt a policy of isolation, focusing on enhanced defenses to ride out the rest of the war. Those who rebel against the coalition take on a purely militant view, coming to the opinion that the only way to bring peace is by ultimately crushing all who oppose them - especially xenos. For the first time in their history, the war creates a schism in the Advent Unity. The loyalists seek to continue their policy of revenge against the Traders, and to assimilate all others to the Unity’s influence. However, others amongst the Advent suspect that a corrupting influence from within has diverted the Unity from its proper destiny. The divide created in the Vasari Empire is less pronounced, but just as severe to their people. With the Vasari now practically frantic to move on to new space, the loyalist faction abandons cooperation and decides to take the resources they need by any means necessary. Having accepted the need to work together, the rebel faction feels that their best chance for survival is to work with the other races and bring them along to flee the approaching enemy. Take the battle for galactic supremacy to its ultimate level in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion – a standalone RT4X game that combines the tactics of real-time strategy with the depth of the 4…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, and LAN Co-op, and is associated with Action, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 152 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC, a tracked peak of 91,159, and 93% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Steam App ID204880
Typegame
Release dateJun 12, 2012
DeveloperIronclad Games Corporation, Stardock Entertainment
PublisherStardock Entertainment
Price$19.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresAction, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , Japanese, Simplified Chinese, French * , Italian * , German * , Polish, Russian * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players152 · 22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak91,159
Positive reviews15,166
Negative reviews1,112
Total reviews16,278
Positive percent93%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations10,245
Average playtime17,778 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateJun 12, 2012
Official Steam feed update (UTC)7 September 2026 - 17:30:33 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
EnsignNo description
AcolyteNo description
InitiateNo description
Master of Any DomainNo description
Plug PullerNo description
Toaster RoasterNo description
Comp StomperNo description
Actually HAL, I can do that.No description
Fear of IcebergsNo description
No Exhaust Port FoundNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice©2012 Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games Corporation. Sins of a Solar Empire and Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion are registered trademarks of Stardock Entertainment. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/204880
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/204880/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/204880
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion?

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion's latest SteamPulse observation records 152 players at 22 September 2026 - 05:14:25 UTC, with a tracked peak of 91,159 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 296 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 223 players; the highest observed daily value is 348 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (49.1%), Canada (10.9%), United Kingdom (7.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41%), Canada (9.8%), United Kingdom (6.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (51.1%), Canada (9.1%), United Kingdom (6.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.8%), China (8.1%), Canada (8%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion?

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion currently sits at 93% positive across 16,278 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 15,166 positive reviews and 1,112 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion have?

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion currently has about 56.4K tracked Steam followers as of 23 March 2025 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion?

Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 10,245, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

93% positive, 15,166 positive, 1,112 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, LAN PvP, Co-op

Achievements

68

Platform releases
  • Steam 12 June 2012
  • Xbox 7 February 2014

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Sins of a Solar Empire II & Sins of a Solar Empire: RebellionBundle #79401 - 16% off$34.82
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion - Minor Factions DLCAdd a whole new strategic dimension with the Minor Factions DLC! Compete against your enemies to exert control over upstart forces that have emerged outside the boundaries of the great powers.dlc #974650$5.99Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion® - Outlaw Sectors™ DLCChallenge yourself with new strategies and unique setups with the new "Outlaw Sectors" gameplay option and brand new maps for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. The variety of map sizes and designs will let you enjoy any kind of match you want, from intimate 1v1 duels all the way to epic 10-player brawls.dlc #487280$4.99Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion - Stellar Phenomena®The ever-expanding conflicts within and between the TEC, Vasari, and Advent have pushed the battlegrounds into uncharted space. The sectors now being drawn into the war feature the most dangerous and powerful natural phenomena in the galaxy. Exploit what resources remain in these dangerous sectors while you can.dlc #255910$4.99Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion - Forbidden Worlds® DLCThe war between the loyalists and the rebels within the TEC, Advent and Vasari continues within the depths of Trader Space. Yet, this sector of the galaxy has far more worlds and far more history than any of the factions are aware. Survival forces each to expand into the unknown, discovering worlds of hazard, wealth, risk, and mystery.dlc #228601$4.99Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion - Original SoundtrackPurchase the soundtrack for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion containing over 2 hours of high-fidelity music across 55 individual tracks! This soundtrack DLC contains both FLAC and MP3 formats converted from the original production .wav files.music #228600$9.99
Sins of a Solar Empire®: RebellionBuy Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion #14037$19.99Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion: Game and Soundtrack BundleBuy Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion #18821$29.99Sins of a Solar Empire® - Ultimate EditionBuy Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion #375115$49.99$39.99 for a month, then $19.99 / monthSubscribe to Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion #365526$39.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 10 / 8 / Windows 7 SP1 Processor: 3 GHz Intel Pentium 4 Processor or Equivalent Memory: 2 GB Available System Memory Graphics: 256 MB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X1650 / GeForce 6800* or Better) DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 5 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card Other Requirements: Keyboard and Mouse (w/scroll wheel), Broadband Internet connection for M…

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Processor: Intel Core i5/i7 Processor or Equivalent Memory: 4 GB Available System Memory Graphics: 1 GB Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (Radeon X3000 Series / GeForce 8000* Series or Better) Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection.

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