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Sid Meier's Starships

Sid Meier's Starships overview

Firaxis Games | Mar 12, 2015 | game

Released

18players observed · 5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC

StrategySpaceTurn-Based StrategySci-fiTacticalSteam Store

  • Latest observed players18 · 5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak51
  • Units sold (VGI)224,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$2,500,000
  • Review score50% positive

Sid Meier's Starships dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players18 · 5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak51
  • Units sold (VGI)224,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$2,500,000
  • Review score50% positive
  • Total reviews2,476
  • Release dateMar 12, 2015
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games
  • Publisher2K

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2K

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Game overview

Overview

Sid Meier's Starships comes from Firaxis Games and is published by 2K. It arrived on Steam on Mar 12, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Sid Meier's Starships's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 18 players at 5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC, with a tracked peak near 51. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 50% positive across 2,476 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Sid Meier's Starships is available in 10 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapaneseKoreanPolishRussianTraditional Chinese languages with full audio support

4 regional rating boards including esrb, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz2 GB RAM256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD4000 or better integrated graphics841 MB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.9 or higher2.0 GHz Intel2 GB RAM256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD4000 or better integrated graphics700 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Sid Meier's Starships has sold up to 224,000 units and has 1,964 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,500,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Sid Meier's Starships overview details

Sid Meier's Starships combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Take command of a fleet of powerful starships in this adventure-driven strategy game from legendary designer Sid Meier. Travel to new worlds, completing missions to help save and protect the planets and their people from dangerous Space Pirates, to powerful Marauders and other hostile factions. Build a planetary federation as you strengthen your fleet and secure your homeworld as you attempt to preserve intergalactic peace and your vision of humanity. Set in the universe of Civilization: Beyond Earth after the age of the Seeding, Sid Meier’s Starships offers sci-fi/strategy fans a full stand-alone game experience that also features cross-connectivity with Beyond Earth, expanding the depth of both games. See if you have what it takes to rule the universe! • Tactical Space Combat: Encounter unique tactical challenges in every mission, with dynamically generated maps, victory conditions, and foes. • Fully Customizable Starships: Create an armada that fits your tactical plan with modular spaceship design. • Diplomacy, Strategy, and Exploration: Expand the influence of your Federation and gain the trust of the citizens of new planets. Use the unique abilities of the each planet to enhance your fleet and Federation, and keep your opponents in check. Build improvements on worlds to increase the capabilities and resources of your Federation. • A Galaxy Of Adventure: Explore the galaxy as you lead your fleet to distant worlds and complete missions to help the citizens of these planets. Fight pirates, protect colony ships, destroy rogue AI, and more. • Multiple Paths To Victory: Wil…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Sid Meier's Starships is listed as a game with $3.74 (75% off from $14.99). It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 18 players at 5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC, a tracked peak of 51, and 50% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSid Meier's Starships
Steam App ID282210
Typegame
Release dateMar 12, 2015
DeveloperFiraxis Games
Publisher2K
Price$3.74 (75% off from $14.99)
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players18 · 5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak51
Positive reviews1,245
Negative reviews1,231
Total reviews2,476
Positive percent50%
Review typeMixed
Recommendations1,964
Average playtime2,497 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateMar 12, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)30 April 2026 - 17:13:09 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
A new order of intelligenceNo description
That is the sound of inevitability...No description
We choose our own pathNo description
Can you turn the tide of war?No description
It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.No description
It's our time down here.No description
Food for the massesNo description
The trouble with science…No description
Light years ahead of the competition!No description
I, uh, I've been to another planet, Ma.No description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 1991-2015 Take-Two Interactive Software and its subsidiaries. Developed by Firaxis Games. Sid Meier's Starships, Civ, Civilization, 2K Games, Firaxis Games, Take-Two Interactive Software and their respective logos are all trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Uses Granny Animation. Copyright © 1999-2015 by RAD Game Tools, Inc. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. The content of this videogame is fictional and is not intended to represent or depict an actual record of the events, persons or entities in the game's histori…

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/282210
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/282210/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/282210
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Sid Meier's Starships

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 Sid Meier's Starships?

Sid Meier's Starships's latest SteamPulse observation records 18 players at 5 October 2026 - 23:48:23 UTC, with a tracked peak of 51 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 42 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Sid Meier's Starships growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 16 players; the highest observed daily value is 21 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Sid Meier's Starships?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (49.4%), Canada (12.3%), United Kingdom (11.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.5%), Canada (10.3%), United Kingdom (9.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (51.3%), Canada (9.9%), United Kingdom (9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.8%), Canada (8.8%), United Kingdom (8.4%). 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 Sid Meier's Starships?

Sid Meier's Starships currently sits at 50% positive across 2,476 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,245 positive reviews and 1,231 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Sid Meier's Starships have?

Sid Meier's Starships currently has about 19.4K tracked Steam followers as of 21 January 2026 - 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 Sid Meier's Starships?

Sid Meier's Starships is currently listed at $3.74 on Steam. That is 75% below the usual price of $14.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 1,964, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

50% positive, 1,245 positive, 1,231 negative

Price and discount

$3.74 (75% off from $14.99)

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

31

Platform releases
  • Steam 12 March 2015

DLC and packages

Sid Meier's StarshipsBuy Sid Meier's Starships #38823$3.74Sid Meier's Starships and Civilization: Beyond EarthBuy Sid Meier's Starships #62035$12.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista SP2/ Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD4000 or better integrated graphics Storage: 841 MB available space Sound Card: Audio output capability

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