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Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection

Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection

Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light

Released Jun 4, 2010 Developer Kerberos Productions Inc. Publisher Paradox Interactive Platforms Windows Strategy4XSpaceSci-fiTurn-Based
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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.

87.7%positive677 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“[b]Amazing worldbuilding, amazing gameplay[/b] But, since there are other reviews detailing the gameplay, I'll mostly focus about how Sword of the Stars engages [b]my imagination[/b]. For a game with no up-front campaign mode (OK, there are story missions that form short…”

— a player, Steam review · 82 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“it is a good offline space game to pass the time with, not fancy but well built and entertaining.”

— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Awesome 4x/rts game. The unique FTL drives for each race and randomized tech tree give this game a lot of replay ability. Runs fine for me in windows 10, haven't tried win 11, and could not get it to run in proton, but I believe there's a patch for that somewhere. Would love it…”

— a player, Steam review · 93 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:36 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

25playing at last check
2324-hour peak
138all-time peak
0 50 100 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 59 avg · Jul 2012

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.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada13.99 CAD
Japan1,390 JPY
Brazil35.99 BRL
China52.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.1 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$11

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

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · 4X · Space · Sci-fi · Turn-Based · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Turn-Based Strategy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.swordofthestars.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista Processor: 1.5 Ghz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista) Hard Disk Space: 3 GB Available Video Card: DirectX® 9 compliant video card with 128MB RAM Sound Card: DirectX® 8.1 or better compatible DirectX® Version: DirectX® 9c Internet Connection: at least 56k modem Multiplayer Requirement: Gamespy key (provided by publisher)