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Starbound
Chucklefish · released Jul 22, 2016 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
by Chucklefish
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Released Jul 22, 2016
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 90% positive of 87,405 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $14.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 13 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 129 | 25 |
| Dec 2025 | 116 | 18 |
| Jan 2026 | 150 | 33 |
| Feb 2026 | 112 | 24 |
| Mar 2026 | 122 | 25 |
| Apr 2026 | 125 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 109 | 24 |
| Jun 2026 | 99 | 14 |
| Jul 2026 | 124 | 71 |
| Aug 2026 | 98 | 36 |
| Sep 2026 | 80 | 23 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 2.5M – 6.9M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $20M – $70M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 87,405 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 30–78 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Open World Survival Craft | 1 in 174 games |
| Space | 1 in 20 games |
| Crafting | 1 in 19 games |
| Online Co-Op | 1 in 18 games |
| Sandbox | 1 in 16 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
| Survival | 1 in 13 games |
| Multiplayer | 1 in 8 games |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Necesse | Fair Games ApS | 97% | Very Positive · 24,606 |
| Green Hell | Creepy Jar | 95% | Very Positive · 80,468 |
| Raft | Redbeet Interactive | 94% | Very Positive · 324,685 |
| Craftopia | Pocketpair | 94% | Mostly Positive · 17,723 |
| ASTRONEER | System Era Softworks | 94% | Very Positive · 119,173 |
| ICARUS | RocketWerkz | 94% | Mostly Positive · 56,444 |
| Valheim | Iron Gate AB | 94% | Very Positive · 474,772 |