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House of the Dying Sun

House of the Dying Sun

House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.

Released Nov 1, 2016 Developer Marauder Interactive, LLC Platforms Windows ActionSimulationIndieSpaceSpace Sim
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (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.

89.9%positive1,908 reviews
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Such a great experience, especially in VR, which is a must. I love the feel, sound and atmosphere. The only downside is its short and each mission there is the pressure to complete the objectives as fast as possible, so you dont get a chance to take your time. I so wish the devs…”

— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“Great concept but half-hearted execution. The campaign is VERY short (one to two hours) and forces artificial "replayability" on the player in the form of making him replay completed missions on higher difficulties to unlock upgrades for his ships. Also, half of these upgrades…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Does not seem to be an option to adjust/flip, the Pitch and Yaw mode, as is the case with practically every FPS or Flight 'sim' combat game ever over the last 30+ years. This a Game Breaker for me, as Im completely wired to use the standard Flight Yoke responses found in all Air…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 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 2026-07-25.

38achievements
4.4%median completion
1.8%rarest: VI
81.4% of players 73.1% of players 71.0% of players 70.7% of players 64.3% of players 53.0% of players 39.3% of players 34.1% of players 29.3% of players 27.9% of players 21.2% of players 21.0% of players 19.2% of players 15.0% of players 12.6% of players 10.4% of players 7.6% of players 6.9% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 81.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
81.4%Reveille — Complete host uplink training.
73.1%Invader — Complete a mission on Invader or higher.
71.0%War Criminal — Destroy an escape pod.
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%VI — Hidden achievement
2.0%Prince Aum — Assassinate Prince Aum on Harbinger or above.
2.1%Kingsclone A1 — Assassinate Kingsclone A1 on Harbinger or above.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$23

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

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

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 18, 2018
1.05 Release Notes

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25166108/807d1fd9cbeb846dcb3df56c5fbbb68174a9f863.png Greetings Starfighters, We are pushing the beta branch of 1.05 to the main br

Jan 18, 2018
1.05 Release Notes

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25166108/807d1fd9cbeb846dcb3df56c5fbbb68174a9f863.png Greetings Starfighters, We are pushing the beta branch of 1.05 to the main br

Aug 07, 2017
1.05 BETA Release Notes

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25166108/2fbf0bdd7f690878dec06f5f1bc6f2994e5fa6c4.png Greetings Starfighters, We have a few small changes that are now waiting in

Aug 07, 2017
1.05 BETA Release Notes

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25166108/2fbf0bdd7f690878dec06f5f1bc6f2994e5fa6c4.png Greetings Starfighters, We have a few small changes that are now waiting in

Apr 24, 2017
1.04 Release Notes

http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25166108/57bad1e8e5956a2267471974d86e04a69f87bc07.png Greetings, Starfighters! 1.04 has been pushed to the main branch. This has

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsAction · Simulation · Indie · Space · Space Sim · VR · Sci-fi · Flight · Singleplayer · Shooter · First-Person · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · VR Supported · VR Support · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements38
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.dyingsungame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 2.4GHz Quad Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9.0c compatible, 2048 MB of VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Gamepad required Additional Notes: Installation of SteamVR is required for VR support.