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Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager

Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager

Explore the Solar System. Mine and drop asteroids. Colonize and terraform. Lead the space race and compete with other corporations on your way to profit. Watch the expansion of human race over the centuries.

Released Apr 9, 2026 Developer SpaceOps Publisher Games Operators Platforms Windows Early AccessSpaceSimulationSandboxPhysics
View on Steam ↗ $14.39 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

87.6%positive1,357 reviews
Recommended · 26 found this helpful

“I love what this game could become. It has so much potential. The tech tree is awesome. I love the wide variety of resources and the challenge of acquiring them and moving them around the solar system. I love the careful planning needed to expand and grow. (I play with a…”

— a player, Steam review · 107 hrs played
Recommended · 14 found this helpful

“Great game with an IMMENSE amount of UI and UX problems. If you wished the Terra Invicta space strategy layer was deeper and the entire focus of a game this is basically that, but without combat. It takes roughly 50 clicks to send colonists from Earth to Mars.”

— a player, Steam review · 154 hrs played
Not recommended · 133 found this helpful

“What makes a spreadsheet game? Is it a game that requires a literal spreadsheet? Screens full of numbers and data? Is it a game you need to pull out a calculator for? Solar Expanse is a really interesting simulation as seen from the perspective of a space program's Chief…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

1,114all-time peak
0 500 1k 512 avg · Apr 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

34achievements
13.2%median completion
2.8%rarest: The Windy Planet
99.8% of players 93.6% of players 93.3% of players 82.1% of players 62.0% of players 58.3% of players 48.8% of players 48.4% of players 47.0% of players 41.3% of players 39.6% of players 35.5% of players 31.1% of players 27.4% of players 22.7% of players 17.5% of players 14.0% of players 13.2% of players 12.4% of players 11.6% of players 10.4% of players 10.1% of players 9.7% of players 6.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.4% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 99.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
99.8%Launch! — Launch the game for the first time
93.6%First Orbit — Complete contract "First Orbit"
93.3%Old Reliable — Construct your first Chemical Spacecraft
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%The Windy Planet — Colonize any moon of Neptune
2.8%It's lonely out here — Colonize any Kuiper Belt Object
2.9%Traveller — Colonize any Comet

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.39−20% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$17.99base price
$14.39lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US14.39 USD−20%
EU14.39 EUR−20%
UK11.99 GBP−20%
Australia20.40 AUD−20%
Canada17.40 CAD−20%
Japan1,800 JPY−20%
Brazil50.39 BRL−20%
China55.20 CNY−20%

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

China≈$8.2 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). 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.

Sep 10, 2026
Major Update #2 is LIVE NOW!

Greetings Space Explorers! A long-awaited new Major Update #2 has just been released! This build introduces all the newly announced features along with many tweaks and fixes! added Space Stations with

Jul 24, 2026
Major Update #2 Preview

Greetings Space Explorers! It's been a while since our last update, so we would like to tell you about the current and future plans for Solar Expanse development. Let's have a look at what's coming in

Jul 17, 2026
Solar Expanse Bugfix #6

Greetings Space Explorers! Thanks to your extensive open_beta testing, we're bringing you the new build 0.26.7.16.10 BETA to the default branch! We have also updated our DEMO to reflect the current st

Jun 08, 2026
Solar Expanse Bugfix #5

Greetings Space Explorers! This time we're bringing you a lot of fixes and improvements tested on open_beta branch to default with new 0.26.6.3.14 BETA build! Enjoy! If you preferred the previous defa

May 15, 2026
Solar Expanse Bugfix #4

Greetings Space Explorers! A new build, 0.26.5.21.13 BETA just made it to the default branch! This build introduces several fixes, balance and QoL changes! Make sure to give it a try! If you preferred

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Space · Simulation · Sandbox · Physics · Science · Singleplayer · 3D · Realistic · Sci-fi · Indie · Space Sim (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil
Achievements34
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 / 11 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel Core i5-7400 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850 Storage: 5 GB available space