Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew.
- Strategy (90)
- Space (69)
- RTS (55)
- Sci-fi (40)
- Singleplayer (35)
- Adventure (11)
- Indie (11)
- Realistic (11)
- Atmospheric (11)
- Exploration (10)
- Space Sim (8)
- Action (8)
- Real-Time (7)
- Simulation (7)
- Management (7)
- Relaxing (6)
- Building (6)
- Destruction (6)
- Inventory Management (6)
- Science (5)
Release Date | Sep 23, 2014 |
Price | $ 19.99 Top 10% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 41.7% (mixed) Bottom 10% / 44.6% Bottom 10% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 43.3% Bottom 15% / 45.5% Bottom 15% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 254 Top 25% / 352 Top 25% |
Curators | 19 reviews Top 30% |
Median Play Time | 4.5 hours |
Play Time per Dollar | 14 minutes Bottom 25% |
Followers | 14.4K Top 10% |
Owners | ± 63.6K Top 20% |
Copies Sold | ± 36.7K Top 15% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 398.3K Top 15% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Ancient Space's Steam rating and reviews between September 2014 and September 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 53.6% (September 2014) and 44.3% (August 2019).
With its 352 reviews Top 25%, Ancient Space could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Ancient Space's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (73%), followed by Russian (7%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 16 different languages represented. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Ancient Space depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 18 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 3.4 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.