Element overview

Overview

Element comes from Flightless and is published by Flightless. It arrived on Steam on Jul 26, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Element's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 8 September 2026 - 13:41:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 69% positive across 48 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Element is available in 17 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Element has sold up to 1,500 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $12,413. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Element overview details

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

Steam Store description

Element is a realtime strategy space game for people who don't have time to play realtime strategy space games. Home no longer provides a means to survive. A fight for resources to escape our system has begun. The future lies beyond… Element is a visually stunning realtime strategy space game with a focus on sharp, accessible gameplay. Element is for lovers of beautifully crafted, original looking games. It is for people who are into space and strategy games but don't have hours of time to invest. It's also for gamers who enjoy launching missiles and blowing things up :) You are escaping a decaying solar system. You must visit each planet, mine enough element, and defeat the enemy to progress to the outer planets and beyond. Generate energy, mine element, build attack and defence units, and destroy the enemy while maintaining a balance between earth, air and water. Game Input. Element supports keyboard, mouse, keyboard and mouse, touch on supported platforms, and a game controller. Any method of input can be used at any time. Our preferred input method is a game controller with rumble support. Game controller support on Windows and macOS uses native input libraries and supports XInput devices where possible. Supported platforms also allow rumble and lighting for selected controllers (eg. PS4 or XBox One Controller), and the ability to connect game controllers at any time. Legacy input requires game controllers to be connected before the game launches. Game Speed. The game speed can be adjusted using the -/+ keys to super-slomo and accelerate time while playing. Use '0'…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Element is listed as a game with $11.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 8 September 2026 - 13:41:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 69% positive reviews.

Overview tags

RTSStrategySimulationSci-fiSpaceWarBuildingSingleplayerBase-BuildingWargameCasualDestructionGrand StrategyAtmosphericTop-Down

Support and legal notes

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