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Sci-fi
562 games in our corpus·Review scores in line with what games in our database typically receive.
Total Estimated Market
>$8.52BRimWorld
000K copies
$000K
255.43h avg
70.04h med
★ 97%· 203.7K reviews
31.99 €ARK: Survival Ascended
000K copies
$000K
167.55h avg
28.80h med
★ 59%· 101.7K reviews
44.99 €ARK: Survival Evolved
000K copies
$000K
158.02h avg
19.10h med
★ 83%· 579.1K reviews
14.79 €Stellaris
000K copies
$000K
128.70h avg
19.05h med
★ 86%· 140.8K reviews
49.99 €Elite Dangerous
000K copies
$000K
120.86h avg
15.04h med
★ 77%· 81.7K reviews
19.99 €Starbase
000K copies
$000K
105.13h avg
18.89h med
★ 55%· 6.2K reviews
32.99 €Related Niches
Often co-tagged with Sci-fi
Top 10 Sci-fi games by Average Playtime
| # | Game | Release Year↕ | Developer↕ | Publisher↕ | Revenue | Units Sold | Average Playtime↓ | Median Playtime↕ | Review Score↕ | Price↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | Ludeon Studios | Ludeon Studios | Unlock → | Unlock → | 255.4h | 70.0h | 97% | $31.99 | |
| 2 | 2023 | Studio Wildcard | Studio Wildcard | Unlock → | Unlock → | 167.6h | 28.8h | 59% | $44.99 | |
| 3 | 2017 | Studio Wildcard | Studio Wildcard | Unlock → | Unlock → | 158.0h | 19.1h | 83% | $14.79 | |
| 4 | 2016 | Paradox Development Studio | Paradox Interactive | Unlock → | Unlock → | 128.7h | 19.1h | 86% | $49.99 | |
| 5 | 2015 | Frontier Developments | Frontier Developments | Unlock → | Unlock → | 120.9h | 15.0h | 77% | $19.99 | |
| 6 | 2021 | Frozenbyte | Frozenbyte | Unlock → | Unlock → | 105.1h | 18.9h | 55% | $32.99 | |
| 7 | 2018 | Egosoft | Egosoft | Unlock → | Unlock → | 104.6h | 8.5h | 79% | $49.99 | |
| 8 | 2025 | Funcom | Funcom | Unlock → | Unlock → | 102.7h | 43.2h | 70% | $49.99 | |
| 9 | 2024 | Coffee Stain Studios | Coffee Stain Publishing | Unlock → | Unlock → | 100.3h | 45.2h | 97% | $38.99 | |
| 10 | 2020 | Boxelware | Boxelware | Unlock → | Unlock → | 100.0h | 25.7h | 90% | $24.99 |
Steam-wide market context
Based on 10,699 Sci-fi games across the full Steam catalog · snapshot Jul 12, 2026 — official Steam data, beyond our tracked corpus.
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