The Corporate Machine
Short description
Stardock's classic 2001 real-time economic strategy game, available now on Steam. Dive back into the timeless battle for one of the most ruthless environments ever created: international trade.
- Developer
- Stardock Entertainment
- Publisher
- Stardock Entertainment
- Release
- Wed, Mar 25, 2015
- Price
$9.99
$3.99
60%- Reviews
- 64
- Positive
- 69%
- Followers
- n/a
- Owners (estimated)
- 50K – 100K
- Concurrent players
- n/a
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Features
- Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP
- Tags
Review count and SteamSpy's owner range disagree, so the band is widened to cover both rather than picking a favourite. Multiplied by $9.29, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $9.99 launch price. That is 7% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.
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Media
History
2 data points since Aug 3, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.
The blurred area is the rest of the history. 181 further data points reach back to Mar 1, 2015 — 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: $0.99 on Feb 5, 2016.
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| Image | Name | Studio | Shared | Tag difference | Price | Reviews | Positive | Released | Revenue (estimated) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Software Inc. | Coredumping first game | 4 | − Time Management − Crafting + Early Access + Simulation | $22.99 | 7,532 | 94% | Fri, May 01, 2015 | $3.2m $2.4m – $3.2m |
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High Seas, High Profits! | lexy.zip first game | 4 | − Time Management − Crafting + Trading + Exploration | $14.99 | 161 | 87% | Mon, Mar 31, 2025 | $93k $42k – $166k |
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Pub Sim | 1st impact games first game | 4 | − Building − Crafting + Simulation + Trading | $6.99 50% |
113 | 73% | Mon, Mar 31, 2025 | $71k $32k – $126k |
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