Solar War overview

Snipefish Entertainment | Jan 6, 2015 | game

Released

0players observed · 6 October 2026 - 15:02:34 UTC

Indie Strategy Grand Strategy Space Turn-Based Strategy Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak14
Units sold (VGI)1,255
Revenue (VGI)$15,629
Review score85% positive

Solar War dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak14
Units sold (VGI)1,255
Revenue (VGI)$15,629
Review score85% positive
Total reviews34
Release dateJan 6, 2015
DeveloperSnipefish Entertainment
PublisherSnipefish Entertainment

Genres: Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Snipefish Entertainment Publisher: Snipefish Entertainment

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Game overview

Overview

Solar War comes from Snipefish Entertainment and is published by Snipefish Entertainment. It arrived on Steam on Jan 6, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Solar War's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 15:02:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 14. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 85% positive across 34 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Solar War is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel P4 CPU or AMD equivalent	2 GB RAM	Graphics adapter with OpenGL 2.1 support (GLSL 1.2)	256 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	4 GB RAM	Not listed	512 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	Linux with Sun Java 6 support	Intel P4 CPU or AMD equivalent	2 GB RAM	Graphics adapter with OpenGL 2.1 support (GLSL 1.2)	256 MB available space
Linux	Recommended	Not listed	Not listed	4 GB RAM	Not listed	512 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Solar War has sold up to 1,255 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $15,629. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Solar War overview details

Solar War combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

A turn-based grand strategy game in space: Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System. Negotiate with the various governments of Earth and secure their support - One way or the other. Establish your bases on other planets to take the fight to the enemy. Design and build powerful spaceships, then take them into battle. So you've kicked alien invaders off Earth dozens of times, but always wondered what the next step would be? Solar War gives you that scenario in a turn-based strategy game, combining some novel ideas with familiar concepts from different subgenres of classic strategy games. In the game, you will lead the effort to protect Earth from the aliens and battle them for control over the Solar System.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Solar War is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 15:02:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 14, and 85% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Solar War
Steam App ID	340880
Type	game
Release date	Jan 6, 2015
Developer	Snipefish Entertainment
Publisher	Snipefish Entertainment
Price	$4.99
Platforms	Windows and Linux
Genres	Indie, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 6 October 2026 - 15:02:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	14
Positive reviews	29
Negative reviews	5
Total reviews	34
Positive percent	85%
Review type	Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	34 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 6, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	1 April 2018 - 13:03:28 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	6 October 2026 - 15:02:34 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	6 October 2026 - 15:02:34 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	6 October 2026 - 15:02:34 UTC

Overview tags

Strategy Indie Grand Strategy Space Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Tactics 4X Wargame Space Sim Spaceships Real-Time with Pause Singleplayer 2D Economy Sci-fi

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Armada	No description
All-Stars	No description
Cry Havoc	No description
Greek Squad	No description
Operation Overkill	No description
No party like a boarding party	No description
Engage!	No description
Flesh Wound	No description
You blew it up!	No description
Eradicator	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/340880
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/340880/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/340880
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Solar War

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 Solar War?

Solar War's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 6 October 2026 - 15:02:34 UTC, with a tracked peak of 14 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 1 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Solar War growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 2 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 Solar War?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (22.2%), Australia (22.2%), Palestinian Territories (11.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (20.3%), Australia (14.7%), Brazil (9.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23%), Australia (16.2%), Brazil (9.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (19.4%), Australia (11.8%), China (8.7%). 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 Solar War?

Solar War currently sits at 85% positive across 34 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 29 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Solar War have?

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 Solar War?

Solar War is currently listed at $4.99 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.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

85% positive, 29 positive, 5 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Linux

Categories

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

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 6 January 2015

DLC and packages

Solar WarBuy Solar War #57269$4.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel P4 CPU or AMD equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics adapter with OpenGL 2.1 support (GLSL 1.2) Storage: 256 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 512 MB available space

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