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Space Colony: Steam Edition

Space Colony: Steam Edition overview

Firefly Studios | Apr 30, 2015 | game

Released

3players observed · 7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC

SimulationStrategyCity BuilderImmersive SimColony SimSteam Store

  • Latest observed players3 · 7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak212
  • Units sold (VGI)68,344
  • Revenue (VGI)$640,000
  • Review score80% positive

Space Colony: Steam Edition dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players3 · 7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak212
  • Units sold (VGI)68,344
  • Revenue (VGI)$640,000
  • Review score80% positive
  • Total reviews658
  • Release dateApr 30, 2015
  • DeveloperFirefly Studios
  • PublisherFirefly Studios

Genres: Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Firefly StudiosPublisher: Firefly Studios

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Game overview

Overview

Space Colony: Steam Edition comes from Firefly Studios and is published by Firefly Studios. It arrived on Steam on Apr 30, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Space Colony: Steam Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC, with a tracked peak near 212. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 658 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Space Colony: Steam Edition is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchItalianGermanSpanish - SpainJapanesePolishSimplified Chinese languages with full audio support

7 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and dejus

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel or AMD Dual Core1 GB RAMDirectX 9.0c Compatible2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Space Colony: Steam Edition has sold up to 68,344 units and has 565 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $640,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Space Colony: Steam Edition overview details

Space Colony: Steam Edition combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Half way across the galaxy with limited resources, a mega corporation looking over your shoulder and a ragtag crew expecting a pay cheque, it's up to you to survive and turn a profit. You have a base to build and hostile alien threats to neutralise, but ignore your crew and the colony is doomed. Each colonist has a mind of their own, so keeping them safe, happy and alive is no easy feat. Nurture your crew and they’ll team up to protect your intergalactic empire, forget to pay them and you’d better post a guard at the reactor! As a commander of military and commercial installations on Earth, Blackwater Industries wants to see how you handle the rest of the galaxy. In Space Colony your career is in the hands of an unruly crew, all looking to escape life back on Earth. Choosing from more than 100 different buildings, it’s up to you to design and build a colony that meets their needs. Before you shell out your credits on iron extraction and lucrative space chicken production remember that without laser defences, a sauna and a half-decent restaurant nobody is going to want to work for you. Steam Edition Created exclusively for Steam, this remastered version of Space Colony features a new Galaxy mode 'Obar' mini-campaign, Steam Workshop support, achievements, trading cards and Steam Cloud for saved games. Space Colony: Steam Edition is the definitive version of the sci-fi base builder for fans of the original, the builder genre and the Stronghold series, with which it shares DNA in both gameplay and an irreverent sense of humour. Also supported are settings for HD graphics unav…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Space Colony: Steam Edition is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC, a tracked peak of 212, and 80% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSpace Colony: Steam Edition
Steam App ID297920
Typegame
Release dateApr 30, 2015
DeveloperFirefly Studios
PublisherFirefly Studios
Price$14.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresSimulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Polish * , Simplified Chinese * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players3 · 7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak212
Positive reviews528
Negative reviews130
Total reviews658
Positive percent80%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations565
Average playtime2,866 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 30, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)21 January 2025 - 15:04:10 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
Beginner's LuckNo description
Landing PartyNo description
Full-Scale InvasionNo description
Thriving CommunityNo description
Galactic OverlordNo description
Welcome to the FamilyNo description
Silent CartographerNo description
Gregor Was HereNo description
Iron ManNo description
Black GoldNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2023 FIREFLY HOLDINGS LIMITED. All rights reserved.

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/297920
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/297920/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/297920
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Space Colony: Steam Edition

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 Space Colony: Steam Edition?

Space Colony: Steam Edition's latest SteamPulse observation records 3 players at 7 October 2026 - 21:17:49 UTC, with a tracked peak of 212 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 48 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Space Colony: Steam Edition growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 8 players; the highest observed daily value is 13 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 Space Colony: Steam Edition?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (49.3%), United Kingdom (11%), Canada (5.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.6%), United Kingdom (9.1%), Canada (5.1%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (52.4%), United Kingdom (8.9%), Canada (4.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35.9%), United Kingdom (8.2%), China (6.7%). 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 Space Colony: Steam Edition?

Space Colony: Steam Edition currently sits at 80% positive across 658 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 528 positive reviews and 130 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Space Colony: Steam Edition have?

Space Colony: Steam Edition currently has about 9K tracked Steam followers as of 29 May 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 Space Colony: Steam Edition?

Space Colony: Steam Edition is currently listed at $14.99 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 565, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

80% positive, 528 positive, 130 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor

Achievements

26

Platform releases
  • Steam 30 April 2015

DLC and packages

Space ColonyBuy Space Colony: Steam Edition #43246$1.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 Processor: Intel or AMD Dual Core Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c Compatible DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space

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