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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 2026-07-26)

What players say

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

83.9%positive1,308 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 count fetched 2026-07-24 00:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
124-hour peak
2,957all-time peak
0 500 1k 2017 2019 2021 2023 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 2026-07-25.

69achievements
14.8%median completion
0.5%rarest: Hero of the Stars
73.9% of players 72.5% of players 69.4% of players 66.1% of players 61.6% of players 57.3% of players 57.1% of players 56.7% of players 53.0% of players 49.7% of players 49.4% of players 48.9% of players 48.2% of players 47.7% of players 44.1% of players 42.1% of players 40.5% of players 39.3% of players 37.5% of players 36.2% of players 36.0% of players 35.6% of players 27.1% 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 17.6% 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 3.6% 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 2026-07-26 08:39 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 (2026-07-24). 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.

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!

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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.

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
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
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