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Distant Space

Distant Space

Distant Space are present the arcade game of cosmic fights in arcade style of the 80's, this is a game where you can control the spaceship and forced to destroy extraterrestrials, which are moving in the certain order.

Released Dec 20, 2016 Developer PixelMouse Platforms Windows Shoot 'Em UpIndieArcadeSpacePixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $0.49 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.4%positive399 reviews
Recommended · 51 found this helpful

“This is a short game with 26 easy levels including 3 boss fights. You can continue from current level if failed so there's no stress. The control is using the mouse and your airplane moves extremely fast. Achievements are straight forward and an easy perfect game +1. Takes about…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“No one reads my reviews, so I'll just eat a spoonful of cinnamon for every like or award this review gets.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“It caused slight discomfort to look at throughout the whole experience. Making it hard to focus or actually want to line up shots when everything is shaking on the screen. The gameplay is fairly poor compared to most sensible predecessors. The game took about 25 minutes.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:24 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7playing at last check
1524-hour peak
26,541all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 1.4k avg · Jan 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

44achievements
8.7%median completion
5.2%rarest: Game over
12.5% of players 12.2% of players 11.9% of players 11.5% of players 11.3% of players 11.0% of players 10.7% of players 10.5% of players 10.3% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 9.7% of players 9.7% of players 9.5% of players 9.5% of players 9.5% of players 9.5% of players 9.4% of players 9.2% of players 9.1% of players 8.9% of players 8.7% of players 8.4% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 7.3% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 5.2% of players 12.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
12.5%Level 1 completed — You have completed the level 1
12.2%Level 1/10 completed — You have completed the level 1/10
11.9%Play — Start game
Rarest badges of honor
5.2%Game over — Complete all levels
6.5%Level 26 completed — You have completed the level 26
6.5%You killed the last boss — The last boss is dead

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$0.49−51% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$0.99base price
$0.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US0.49 USD−51%
EU0.49 EUR−51%
UK0.44 GBP−51%
Australia0.75 AUD−50%
Canada0.64 CAD−50%
Japan60 JPY−50%
Brazil1.74 BRL−50%
China3.00 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.3 Japan China Canada US Australia EU UK≈$0.6

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 03, 2018
40% discount for Distant Space 2

http://store.steampowered.com/app/729460/Distant_Space_2/

Jan 03, 2018
40% discount for Distant Space 2

http://store.steampowered.com/app/729460/Distant_Space_2/

Nov 01, 2017
Update!

New: - Gameplay - Control - Graphic arts - Interface - Soundtrack - Sound effects - Levels - Achievements Added controller support. Black screen bug fixed.

Nov 01, 2017
Update!

New: - Gameplay - Control - Graphic arts - Interface - Soundtrack - Sound effects - Levels - Achievements Added controller support. Black screen bug fixed.

Sep 17, 2017
50% discount for Minimalism

http://store.steampowered.com/app/585690/Minimalism/

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsShoot 'Em Up · Indie · Arcade · Space · Pixel Graphics · Casual · Action · Adventure · Difficult · 2D · 1980s · Retro (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic * , Bulgarian * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Hungarian * , Vietnamese * , Greek * , Danish * , Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese * , Sim…
ControllerFull support
Achievements44
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1 GHz Processor Memory: 2 GB RAM