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Planetary Life

94% positive · 889 Steam reviews · released Aug 15, 2025 · by Sotenbox

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~29,337 (P10–P90: 11,735 – 64,541)

Gross revenue: ~$288,436 ($115,376 – $634,554)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 93% positive across 73 stored reviews. Simulation games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 3090 games).

Content & longevity93% positive · 40 mentions
“I played the free demo for 4 hours before purchasing the game. I have really enjoyed it so far. You can take a more active role, or you can place your starting organisms and sit back and watch them develop on their own. Some things I…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 3 h played
Price & value76% positive · 17 mentions
“The game is Currently not in a state where it's a lot more then the demo has to offer. It's a lot of fun so I would definitely suggest getting the demo and keeping an eye on this. Since the game will raise in price buying the full version…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 2 h played
Controls & UI69% positive · 16 mentions
“This game is probably already my favorite evolution sim, and it's still only in early access. I want to go over what I consider the pros and cons after having enough time invested to have written a somewhat lengthy guide for this game…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 21 h played
Performance & stability86% positive · 14 mentions
“Left this running overnight with a five different base species, when I woke up everything converged to different species of crabs. Not sure if this is a bug or a feature. 8/10”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 21 h played
Gameplay & mechanics79% positive · 14 mentions
“Species A.L.R.E but better. Spore but more sandbox like. Great timewaster and fun to play around with”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 6 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 12 mentions
“I like it! — For an EA game, it gives you enough things and stuff for you to play around with for a while. It's fun to see what life will emerge on your specific world, where it's either thriving or struggling to survive on your death…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 7 h played
Difficulty & balance92% positive · 12 mentions
“Think Spore but where you are a god that can interact and shape the planet and all species on it instead of focusing on only one species. Fun game that could use some additional balancing but is very enjoyable for an early access product…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 42 h played

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Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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