Slipways

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Slipways

Short description

Weave isolated planets into a vast trade empire. Hatch plans. Research game-breaking technologies. Still be done in time for lunch. Enjoy the endless possibilities of a space grand strategy game in 60 minutes flat.

Developer
Beetlewing
Publisher
Beetlewing
Release
Thu, Jun 03, 2021
Price
$16.99
Reviews
2,227
Positive
93%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
10
Genres
Strategy
Features
Steam Workshop
Tags
Strategy Puzzle Turn-Based Strategy Relaxing Sandbox Turn-Based Sci-fi Resource Management Economy Procedural Generation Management Science Building Futuristic 4X Space Indie Singleplayer Family Friendly Trading
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1.6msomewhere between $724k and $8.1m · roughly 45K–500K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $16.26, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $16.99 launch price. That is 4% 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 Jul 31, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$1.6m → ~$1.6m
Reviews 2,224 → 2,227
Followers 11,916 → 11,918
Concurrent players 10 → 10
Price $16.99 → $16.99
Positive reviews 93.1% → 93.1%

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. 111 further data points reach back to Jun 1, 2021 — 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: $6.79 on Dec 18, 2025.

How crowded is this niche?

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

±?? Strategy + Puzzle + Turn-Based Strategy

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