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Star Explorers
Schmidt Workshops · released May 9, 2018 · data updated Oct 24, 2026
Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.
Released May 9, 2018
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 82% positive of 244 Steam reviews | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $4.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 5 | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | 1 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 4.2k – 25k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $19k – $65k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 244 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 18–100 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Space Sim | 1 in 92 games |
| Dungeon Crawler | 1 in 26 games |
| Space | 1 in 20 games |
| Old School | 1 in 21 games |
| Procedural Generation | 1 in 19 games |
| Sandbox | 1 in 16 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
| Retro | 1 in 10 games |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Between the Stars | Isolated Games | 74% | Mostly Positive · 1,972 |
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