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Space games on Steam

717 games carry the tag · 19 released in the last 12 months (vs 204 the year before) · median price $6.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 19 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,203 units (middle half 645–3,284). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate

What would change this: About 42% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Deep Rock Galactic: SurvivorMouthwashingLOCKDOWN Protocolshapez 2 - FactoryStar Wars OutlawsAliya: TimelinkStormgate

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 21,107 stored reviews from 395 games.

Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 8,062 mentions · 379 games
Story & writing81% positive · 7,029 mentions · 344 games
Visuals & audio83% positive · 6,770 mentions · 381 games
Content & longevity75% positive · 5,528 mentions · 372 games
Price & value73% positive · 4,320 mentions · 366 games
Performance & stability63% positive · 4,104 mentions · 336 games
Difficulty & balance73% positive · 3,586 mentions · 342 games
Controls & UI67% positive · 3,537 mentions · 358 games
Multiplayer & community76% positive · 1,882 mentions · 214 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 67% of the niche's 522,746 reviews; it takes 15 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Space games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 2024 227,320 Very Positive
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 2025 48,368 Very Positive
Mouthwashing 2024 38,869 Overwhelmingly Positive
LOCKDOWN Protocol 2025 19,992 Very Positive
shapez 2 - Factory 2026 15,405 Overwhelmingly Positive
Star Wars Outlaws 2024 12,890 Mostly Positive
Aliya: Timelink 2024 9,693 Overwhelmingly Positive
Stormgate 2025 9,265 Mixed
Quasimorph 2026 8,333 Very Positive
STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection 2024 7,788 Mostly Negative

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Combine Space with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.

Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.