Star Control®: Origins

by Stardock Entertainment

Steam · Mostly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 25, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment78

Mostly Positive

Above the median for reviewed Steam games.

Quick Stats

Reviews

2,159en

2,671 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 25, 2026

Released

Sep 20, 2018

Price

$19.99

Velocity

0.8/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 3, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈110K

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$2.1M

Based on 2,671 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

Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 2,158 post-launch reviews

45%117 rev

<2h

58%86 rev

2-10h

67%479 rev

10-50h

84%1,170 rev

50-200h

88%283 rev

200h+

100%23 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+30pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 326 similar games in the Action genre released in 2018.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesBottom 45%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 25%

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