SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Space Empires I

Space Empires I overview

Malfador Machinations | Oct 8, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 4 October 2026 - 01:26:55 UTC

StrategySteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)480
  • Revenue (VGI)$575
  • Review score50% positive

Space Empires I dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak1
  • Units sold (VGI)480
  • Revenue (VGI)$575
  • Review score50% positive
  • Total reviews14
  • Release dateOct 8, 2020
  • DeveloperMalfador Machinations
  • PublisherStrategy First

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Malfador MachinationsPublisher: Strategy First

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Game overview

Overview

Space Empires I comes from Malfador Machinations and is published by Strategy First. It arrived on Steam on Oct 8, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Space Empires I's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 01:26:55 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 50% positive across 14 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Space Empires I is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster1024 MB RAMVideo card with 64MB RAM5 MB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows 101 gigahertz (GHz) or faster2048 MB RAMVideo card with 128 MB RAM100 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Space Empires I has sold up to 480 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $575. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Space Empires I overview details

Space Empires I combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Space Empires I is the first chapter of the Space Empires series. A classic galactic conquest and turn-based strategy video game where you are the leader of a race of intelligent beings building large spaceships for interplanetary and interstellar travel through warp points between star systems. You will meet extraterrestrial races while fighting for survival and conducting diplomacy signing treaties between empires, trade agreements to full-blown partnerships, and even create protectorates. In Space Empires, the player assumes the role of the single leader of a race of intelligent beings that has recently acquired the technology required to build large fully space-based ships for interplanetary and interstellar travel. Starting out with only a few possible hull sizes for their ships, on which they can place any number of components to essentially create a unique ship, the player can research new hull sizes and components to use with them, eventually being able to build ships ten times the size of his original hull size. The components available to the player can vary greatly, from ship bridges, long-range scanners and shield generators to emergency supply components that, when used, will be destroyed but will allow a ship to continue moving for a longer time, and of course, weapons of various kinds, boarding parties, cloaking devices right up to Dyson sphere construction material and star-destroying devices. The player can meet extraterrestrial races (which will inevitably happen as the player expands their realm) and conduct diplomacy with them. Treaties can be signed be…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Space Empires I is listed as a game with $0.79 (60% off from $1.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 01:26:55 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 50% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameSpace Empires I
Steam App ID1425110
Typegame
Release dateOct 8, 2020
DeveloperMalfador Machinations
PublisherStrategy First
Price$0.79 (60% off from $1.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 4 October 2026 - 01:26:55 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Positive reviews7
Negative reviews7
Total reviews14
Positive percent50%
Review typeMixed
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtime645 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateOct 8, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)4 October 2026 - 01:26:55 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)4 October 2026 - 01:26:55 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)4 October 2026 - 01:26:55 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1425110
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1425110/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1425110
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Space Empires I

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Space Empires I?

Space Empires I's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 01:26:55 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 11 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Space Empires I growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Space Empires I?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Philippines (50%), United Kingdom (50%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Philippines (27.6%), United Kingdom (27%), United States (8.2%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (32.6%), Philippines (32.3%), United States (7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United Kingdom (22.8%), Philippines (21.8%), United States (10%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Space Empires I?

Space Empires I currently sits at 50% positive across 14 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 7 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Space Empires I have?

Space Empires I currently has about 83 tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Space Empires I?

Space Empires I is currently listed at $0.79 on Steam. That is 60% below the usual price of $1.99.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

50% positive, 7 positive, 7 negative

Price and discount

$0.79 (60% off from $1.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 8 October 2020

DLC and packages

Space Empires IBuy Space Empires I #500420$0.79

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster Memory: 1024 MB RAM Graphics: Video card with 64MB RAM Storage: 5 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster Memory: 2048 MB RAM Graphics: Video card with 128 MB RAM Storage: 100 MB available space

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