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Eterium

Eterium

In this fully 3D, real-time space flight simulator, you will play a pivotal role in the war between the United Earth Alliance and a vicious alien threat known as the Revi. Strap into the cockpit, get your joystick ready, and join the fight in this retro space sim inspired by the games of the '90's.

Released Apr 15, 2014 Developer Rogue Earth LLC Platforms Windows ActionIndieSpaceSpace SimSimulation
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

49.5%positive99 reviews
Recommended · 143 found this helpful

“Forget the boring story and pretend it's Wing Commander. Ignore the terrible 2D drawings of your fellow pilots and don't bother trying to keep track of their 10,000 names. Then load up with FF missiles and go be the Red Baron in space for a few minutes. Gameplay is everything in…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 57 found this helpful

“Im really torn with how to reveiew Eterium The gameplay is very very similiar to how I remember Wing Commander 1 and 2 playing, which is why I bought it. However those games had conversations and stories that made the space between missions interesting and gave a solid context…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 8 found this helpful

“flight stick controls are broken as hell. Extremely difficult to understand.”

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

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2020-10 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

42all-time peak
0 2 5 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 3 avg · Sep 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

12achievements
5.0%median completion
2.5%rarest: Take the Honorable Route
23.1% of players 13.3% of players 7.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.0% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 23.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
23.1%Virtual Gamer — Complete a mission in the simulator.
13.3%Capship Down! — Score the killing shot of a capship (campaign only).
7.0%Do not Abandon Hope — The Nozomi Maru must survive until she reaches Lyota Station.
Rarest badges of honor
2.5%Take the Honorable Route — The UEA Sirius must survive the encounter in Procyon.
2.8%The Free Republic of Vega — Complete the campaign.
3.2%Overkill — Score more torpedo hits than required to take out a capship (campaign 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.

Jul 01, 2022
Eterium Retiring

Unfortunately the cost of maintaining Rogue Earth LLC has significantly exceeded income from sales of our games for several years now. We are left with no choice but to close down Rogue Earth LLC and

Jul 08, 2014
Version 1.1 Released + Free Act II Episode 1 Expansion

Eterium version 1.1 is now available. Includes free Act II Episode 1 expansion! 27 new complex and challenging missions. Branching story-line with 3 possible endings. Continue your service aboard the

Jul 08, 2014
Version 1.1 Released + Free Act II Episode 1 Expansion

Eterium version 1.1 is now available. Includes free Act II Episode 1 expansion! 27 new complex and challenging missions. Branching story-line with 3 possible endings. Continue your service aboard the

May 01, 2014
Eterium 1.0.1 Patch Released

Eterium version 1.0.1.3402 is now available! This patch includes bug fixes and some new features. New Features Rudder Pedal Support Optional First Person Shooter style mouse control. The original joys

May 01, 2014
Eterium 1.0.1 Patch Released

Eterium version 1.0.1.3402 is now available! This patch includes bug fixes and some new features. New Features Rudder Pedal Support Optional First Person Shooter style mouse control. The original joys

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Indie · Space · Space Sim · Simulation · Sci-fi · Anime (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements12
Official sitehttp://www.rogueearth.com/eteriumgame
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, 7, 8 Processor: Core 2 Duo or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Shader 3.0 or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Does not work with most integrated graphics cards