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Star Traders: Frontiers

Star Traders: Frontiers

You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

Released Jul 31, 2018 Developer Trese Brothers Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Sci-fiModdableSimulationTactical RPGTrading
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.

84.1%positive3,623 reviews
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“This games first hour(s) doesn't help it much to get more positive recognition. I have played loads of games like this and even me got sometimes lost in those systems. There isn't anything super complicated here but hell is it not clear! That said, once you get, the games opens…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“This game is incredibly addictive. I just can't stop playing it. The depth that it possesses is significant, and the width it has to take on may different roles, play the main quests, completely ignore them etc. is impressive. This one should be an easy buy.”

— a player, Steam review · 295 hrs played
Not recommended · 25 found this helpful

“Think the devs leaned a little too hard on RNG for the entire game design doc. I love D&D and TTRPG based systems, but this game takes it to an extreme that makes outcomes basically impossible to predict, which leaves me feeling like I have zero agency or control over the…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

41playing at last check
5624-hour peak
1,111all-time peak
0 250 500 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 364 avg · Aug 2018

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.

34achievements
2.3%median completion
0.7%rarest: Specialty Acquisitions
19.9% of players 10.1% of players 8.9% of players 7.9% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 5.9% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 4.0% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.0% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.7% of players 19.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
19.9%Quick Survey — Visit 10 new planets on Difficulty Normal or higher in less than 1 year (before 211.03).
10.1%Heir Apparent — Escort and protect the Faen heir during the Duel of Assassins on Difficulty Normal or higher.
8.9%Perfect Contractor — Complete 25 missions without failing any on Difficulty Normal or higher; no time limit.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Specialty Acquisitions — Discover 15 stashes of Rare Trade Goods while Salvaging at an Orbital on Difficulty Hard or higher in less than 20 years (before 230.03).
0.9%Xeno Slayer — Win 20 crew battles against xeno on Difficulty Hard or higher in less than 10 years (before 220.03).
0.9%Hunt the Hunter — Defeat the famed Bounty Hunter Zerod in ship battle twice on Difficulty Hard or higher.

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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

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

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 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.

Jun 30, 2026
Update #379: Strikecarrier

Welcome to so many new captains sailing the void with us during the Summer Sale! We've got an update coming out tonight to add a new enemy ship class, adjust the enemy's use of a specific boarding pro

Apr 27, 2026
Update #378: Shiner

Captain and officers, we've put some work into bug hunting and chasing player reports of issues for this late April update. There are all pretty detailed little fixes but each one responds directly to

Jan 17, 2026
Update #377: Exo-Suit Up

Captain and officers, word is going out through the clamor of the spice hall that another update has arrived, once again with new fancy updates, as well as fixing some bugs with XP allocation in orbit

Dec 25, 2025
Update #376: Frozen Landscape

Captains and crew, happy holidays and we hope you are making the most of the Winter Sale with the best prices of the year (50% off Star Traders: Frontiers and 34% off Cyber Knights; Flashpoint). To ce

Dec 02, 2025
Update #375: Scar-Wild

Captain and officers, another update and some fancy new outfits are touching down at the starport. One of the new outfits is the matchy-match for the update released in #373, we've improved the Contac

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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.

GenresRPG, Strategy
Player tagsSci-fi · Moddable · Simulation · Tactical RPG · Trading · Management · Procedural Generation · Sandbox · Turn-Based Combat · Space Sim · 2D · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements34
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.tresebrothers.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Windos Vista, or Windows 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: 1.2 Ghz Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 or higher Storage: 250 MB available space