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Pixel Starships

Pixel Starships

Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.

Released May 23, 2023 Developer SavySoda Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Sci-fiSpaceStrategyPixel GraphicsBase-Building
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

73.0%positive3,020 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“A mobile port yes, but with more depth and ambition than any mobile game I've ever played. This is however a double edged sword, Steam players expect more polish, more depth and a more refined product, much more so than a mobile game. But saying that, what Pixel Starships has to…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“For a simple 2d 1v1 space game with some fleet structure to it, this game is pretty addicting. Yes, there are pay-to-play aspects, but overall, I really enjoy the format. The combat is somewhat repetitive, but the frequent updates tend to keep the game pretty fresh. Overall,…”

— a player, Steam review · 176 hrs played
Not recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Good for a mobile game port, but too P2W too be worth sinking your time in it. I been playing enough too see that unless you pay you're not going past a certain limit. Virtually no way of obtaining premium currency otherwise. Only had minor bugs that fix when relauched, beside…”

— a player, Steam review · 89 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

520all-time peak
0 250 500 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 265 avg · May 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.

54achievements
12.1%median completion
1.6%rarest: SavySoda Collector
65.2% of players 61.6% of players 59.9% of players 59.1% of players 58.6% of players 58.3% of players 56.9% of players 52.2% of players 50.5% of players 47.1% of players 45.5% of players 40.7% of players 39.2% of players 34.4% of players 33.1% of players 30.9% of players 30.4% of players 29.0% of players 26.4% of players 26.2% of players 24.5% of players 18.9% of players 18.4% of players 17.6% of players 17.4% of players 14.6% of players 14.5% of players 12.1% of players 11.6% of players 11.5% of players 11.0% of players 10.0% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 3.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 65.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
65.2%Full House I — Have 2 crew manning your vessel.
61.6%Starship Architect II — Upgrade to a level 2 starship.
59.9%Basic Economy I — Build a gas storage facility.
Rarest badges of honor
1.6%SavySoda Collector — Collect all SavySoda crew!
1.6%Community Leader — Hidden achievement
1.6%Bug Hunter — Hidden achievement

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

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

Oct 16, 2026
Sneak Peek: Pixel Starships 1.0!

Hi Captains! We have a huge announcement: Pixel Starships is launching Version 1.0! The 1.0 update is massive ( with big plans for 1.1 and 1.2 ), and we are super excited to share a small preview of w

Aug 20, 2026
Thunderbirds X Pixel Starships!

Hi Captains! Hi Pilots! 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…. THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! International Rescue is on the way – The THUNDERBIRDS universe blasts into Pixel Starships! Thunderbirds is vintage sci-fi that features In

Aug 17, 2026
Galaxy Patch Notes V0.999.60

Hi Captains! We hope you enjoyed this year’s End of Summer Splash! Today’s patch includes sweeping performance improvements for Pixel Starships, several Quality-of-Life changes, and long-requested Bal

Jul 06, 2026
Galaxy Patch Notes V0.999.57

Hi Captains! Please find the latest Patch Notes below. This update is now available on Android, iOS, and Steam. Please contact our Support Team if you experience any problems updating the game. V0.999

Jul 03, 2026
KennysGifs is coming to Pixel Starships!

Hi Captains! Arm your Ship with high-caliber cuteness – The wonderful world of KennysGifs is here! What kind of dimensional mischief is this?! We are so proud to be launching this collaboration with a

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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.

GenresCasual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsSci-fi · Space · Strategy · Pixel Graphics · Base-Building · Massively Multiplayer · Rogue-like · 2D · Building · 4X · Free to Play · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Japanese * , Korean * , Simplified Chinese * , Italian * , Dutch * , Polish * , Russian * , Turkish * , Spanish - Spain * , Thai * , Traditional Chinese * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Por…
Achievements54
Official sitehttps://www.pixelstarships.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated GFX Storage: 500 MB available space