Distant Worlds: Universe

by Code Force·published by Slitherine Ltd.

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 23, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment74

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

1,499en

1,848 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 23, 2026

Released

May 23, 2014

Price

$29.99

Velocity

0.3/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈58,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$170.0K

Based on 1,848 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 1,498 post-launch reviews

27%177 rev

<2h

43%47 rev

2-10h

60%211 rev

10-50h

81%509 rev

50-200h

89%374 rev

200h+

97%180 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+46pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 49 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2014.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 46%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 37%

Get more analyses like Distant Worlds: Universe

Free reports today. Pro launches soon. No spam.

View on Steam Store →