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Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.

Released Sep 8, 2016 Developer Massive Damage, Inc. Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategySpaceIndieTurn-Based CombatRPG
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-05)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

83.8%positive1,321 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Quite the game, epic final boss, beat this by the skin of my teeth ouch”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Not recommended · 3 found this helpful

“made obsolete by the lightspeed edition less than a year later.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-03 via SteamCharts.

2,957all-time peak
0 500 1k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 495 avg · Sep 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

69achievements
14.8%median completion
0.5%rarest: Hero of the Stars
73.9% of players 72.5% of players 69.4% of players 66.0% of players 61.5% of players 57.3% of players 57.1% of players 56.7% of players 52.9% of players 49.7% of players 49.4% of players 48.9% of players 48.1% of players 47.7% of players 44.1% of players 42.1% of players 40.4% of players 39.3% of players 37.5% of players 36.2% of players 36.0% of players 35.5% of players 27.0% of players 25.9% of players 24.0% of players 20.6% of players 20.6% of players 20.3% of players 19.9% of players 19.8% of players 18.9% of players 17.5% of players 17.0% of players 14.9% of players 14.8% of players 13.8% of players 12.2% of players 12.0% of players 10.7% of players 10.2% of players 9.4% of players 9.4% of players 9.0% of players 8.6% of players 8.5% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 7.5% of players 6.9% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 4.4% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.2% of players 73.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.9%Tier 1 Ship — Built a tier one ship.
72.5%Blanket Fort Baron — Built a base room.
69.4%Knowledge is Power — Finished the tutorial.
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%Hero of the Stars — Successfully beat the game on Grand Admiral difficulty.
0.6%Damnit, Jim. I'm a Doctor, Not An Undertaker! — Lost 100 Green Shirts in ground combat.
0.6%Champion of New Terra — Successfully beat the game on Admiral difficulty.

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-05 20:23 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-25 08-02 08-10 08-19 08-28 09-05

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, 2023
Announcing our new title, Fera: The Sundered Tribes!

Hello hello, I know it's been awhile, thank you for your continued support and being a wonderful community! We've been heads down for 2 years working away on this new title, and I'm so glad we can fin

Mar 13, 2018
Announcing our new game, Star Renegades!

We're excited to announce we're working on a new game called Star Renegades! Watch the teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaBeEKxFA3s WISHLIST Star Renegades here: http://store.steampower

Mar 13, 2018
Announcing our new game, Star Renegades!

We're excited to announce we're working on a new game called Star Renegades! Watch the teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaBeEKxFA3s WISHLIST Star Renegades here: http://store.steampower

Oct 11, 2017
Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is ON SALE for 35% OFF!

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Oct 11, 2017
Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is ON SALE for 35% OFF!

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11555913/1aac05779a859c633bdd92691cb64d0d16b36416.jpg In case you've wishlisted Halcyon 6 but haven't picked it up yet, we're hav

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Space · Indie · Turn-Based Combat · RPG · Pixel Graphics · Base-Building · Simulation · Strategy RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements69
Official sitehttp://playhalcyon6.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 128MB Storage: 400 MB available space