Crying Suns

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Crying Suns

Short description

Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.

Developer
Alt Shift
Publisher
Alt Shift
Release
Wed, Sep 18, 2019
Price
$24.99
Reviews
3,143
Positive
86%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
12
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Features
Steam Trading Cards
Tags
Strategy Space Indie Pixel Graphics Rogue-lite Sci-fi Post-apocalyptic Real-Time with Pause Rogue-like Tactical Story Rich 2D Singleplayer Procedural Generation Perma Death RTS Hex Grid Real Time Tactics Resource Management Dark
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$4.7msomewhere between $4.7m and $5.9m · roughly 200K–251K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $23.45, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $24.99 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

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

Revenue (est.) ~$4.7m → ~$4.7m
Reviews 3,140 → 3,143
Followers 29,076 → 29,081
Concurrent players 12 → 12
Price $24.99 → $24.99
Positive reviews 85.6% → 85.6%

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. 170 further data points reach back to Sep 1, 2019 — 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: $7.49 on May 14, 2023.

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

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