Cobalt Core

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Cobalt Core

Short description

A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

Developer
Rocket Rat Games
Publisher
Brace Yourself Games
Release
Wed, Nov 08, 2023
Price
$19.99
Reviews
4,040
Positive
96%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
100K – 200K
Concurrent players
36
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Features
Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards
Tags
Roguelike Deckbuilder Card Game Strategy Rogue-like Turn-Based Strategy Sci-fi Pixel Graphics Turn-Based Tactics Tactical RPG Funny Space Logic Tactical Deckbuilding Grid-Based Movement Combat Singleplayer PvE Turn-Based Combat Story Rich
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$3.4msomewhere between $1.9m and $3.8m · roughly 100K–200K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $18.77, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $19.99 launch price. That is 6% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

12 data points since Jul 30, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$3.4m → ~$3.4m
Reviews 4,027 → 4,040
Followers 12,610 → 12,621
Concurrent players 36 → 36
Price $19.99 → $19.99
Positive reviews 95.9% → 95.9%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 82 further data points reach back to Nov 1, 2023 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $7.99 on May 4, 2026.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Cobalt Core is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Roguelike Deckbuilder + Card Game + Strategy

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