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Drox Operative

Drox Operative

Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Mac.Eons ago the Drox ruled the galaxy through their mighty Operatives. These elite starship captains were trained to accomplish the impossible at

Released Feb 18, 2014 Developer Soldak Entertainment Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SpaceIndieActionRPGAction RPG
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

89.7%positive321 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Years ago, I had a mixed impression of a previous Soldak game, Depths of Peril because they tried to mix their Diablo-style ARPG formula with what was functionally a 4X game's diplomacy system in a way that clashed and detracted from the game overall. I would be in a dungeon…”

— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Soft recommend if it's on sale. It's fun for a few runs (few hours each) but ehhh, doesn't seem like there's much variety beyond that. I don't even want to try bothering with the other victories beyond fear and military. I'll probably play for a bit more and then put it down.…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Drox Operative is an unusual and refreshing hybrid, blending the loot-driven frenzy of an action RPG with the dynamic political landscape of a 4X strategy game. Developed and published by Soldak Entertainment, it casts you as a member of the legendary Drox Operatives—an elite…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

63achievements
3.0%median completion
0.3%rarest: Savior
65.6% of players 38.8% of players 28.9% of players 25.2% of players 21.6% of players 21.1% of players 17.2% of players 15.4% of players 13.6% of players 12.9% of players 12.9% of players 12.6% of players 8.9% of players 8.4% of players 8.3% of players 7.9% of players 7.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 4.8% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 65.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
65.6%Efficient — Unlocks after having a ship with at least 100 kills per death.
38.8%Wrecker — Unlocks after destroying 1,000 ships (all your ships combined).
28.9%Fetcher — Unlocks after solving 100 quests (all your ships combined).
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Savior — Unlocks after winning 250 sectors (all your ships combined).
0.4%Annihilator — Unlocks after destroying 100,000 ships (all your ships combined).
0.5%Ultimate Hardcore Operative! — Unlocks after having a hardcore ship at level 100.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US19.99 USD
EU19.50 EUR
UK16.75 GBP
Australia29.50 AUD
Canada25.99 CAD
Japan2,300 JPY
Brazil59.99 BRL
China76.00 CNY

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

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$22

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Aug 25, 2026
Din's Champion released!

After a long Early Access, we finally released our next game, Din's Champion! Get it now while it's 20% off during its 2 launch weeks. Din's Champion is a sidescrolling 2D action RPG in a highly dynam

Oct 25, 2021
Drox Operative 2 released!

After a long Early Access, we finally released Drox Operative 2! Get it now while it's 10% off during its launch week. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1305310/Drox_Operative_2/

Jun 07, 2020
Drox Operative 2 Early Access

We recently started Drox Operative 2 Early Access . What are you waiting for? Go buy it now ! Drox Operative 2 is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolv

Sep 04, 2014
Drox patch 1.042

This patch makes the 3 monster races power more inline with the other races, makes sure Drox Guild quests are more doable, and fixes a few other minor issues. 1.042 change list: Legion race will now f

Sep 04, 2014
Drox patch 1.042

This patch makes the 3 monster races power more inline with the other races, makes sure Drox Guild quests are more doable, and fixes a few other minor issues. 1.042 change list: Legion race will now f

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsSpace · Indie · Action · RPG · Action RPG · Sci-fi · Co-op · Procedural Generation · Singleplayer · Loot · 4X · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements63
Official sitehttp://www.soldak.com/Drox-Operative/Overview.html
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: XP or newer Processor: 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: GeForce 2 or better Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 200 MB available space