Distant Worlds 2

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Distant Worlds 2

Short description

Distant Worlds 2 is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game.

Developer
CodeForce
Publisher
Slitherine Ltd.
Release
Thu, Mar 10, 2022
Price
$49.99
Reviews
2,645
Positive
72%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
100K – 200K
Concurrent players
129
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Tags
Strategy Simulation 4X Grand Strategy Space Sci-fi 3D Singleplayer Procedural Generation Combat Early Access Real-Time with Pause RTS Economy
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$5.4msomewhere between $4.6m and $9.1m · roughly 100K–200K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $45.52, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $49.99 launch price. That is 9% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

4 data points since Aug 4, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$5.4m → ~$5.4m
Reviews 2,644 → 2,645
Followers 29,674 → 29,686
Concurrent players 129 → 129
Price $49.99 → $49.99
Positive reviews 72.1% → 72.1%

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. 129 further data points reach back to Feb 10, 2022 — 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: $17.49 on Jul 10, 2025.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Distant Worlds 2 is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Strategy + Simulation + 4X

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