How many people are playing Star Ruler right now?

2 people are playing Star Ruler on Steam right now, making it the 5407th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 4 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Star Ruler's all-time peak player count?

Star Ruler's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 192, reached in July 2012.

Is Star Ruler good? What do Steam reviews say?

86% of 261 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Star Ruler cost on Steam?

Star Ruler costs $7.99 on Steam (US).

Star Ruler

by Blind Mind Studios · Released Sep 20, 2010

Steam Deck UnknownLinux & Deck: Platinum

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Review score

86% positive

Very Positive261 reviews

Owners (est.)100K–200K

24h peak

Highest seen192

Jul 201214.3 years ago

Price on Steam

$7.99

Lowest ever $7.99 Nov 2026

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Nov 1, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC
Build 409704the current build when we started tracking227 MB on Windows

Patch notes

Apr 19, 2012
PatchStar Ruler Update Released
Fixed: * Fix being able to trade research back and forth infinitely. * Fix colonizers with weapons never firing at anything. * Fix crash related to buildings being destroyed in OnGlobalDamage events. * Fix crash when planets marked for autocolonization get des…
Aug 11, 2011
PatchStar Ruler Update Released
Fixes: * Multiplayer clients could not create treaties. * Multiplayer clients could not retract treaties. * The subsystems that are linked are now correctly loaded and imported and will no longer change based on overlap. * Obsoleted blueprints would not be rem…
Jul 27, 2011
PatchStar Ruler Update Released
Fixed: * Ships on hold or defend position stance will no longer move because of work with tool orders. * Homeworlds had less hitpoints than was normal for planets. * The game did not render while maximized. * Notification of new treaties only occurs when a new…
Jul 11, 2011
PatchStar Ruler Update Released
Fixed: * Taking over planets from AIs would sometimes prevent the planet from importing a particular resource. * Deleting a savegame deleted the wrong entry in the list. * Opening the options menu twice at the same time from the escape menu would crash the gam…
May 18, 2011
PatchStar Ruler Update Released
Updates to Star Ruler have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Fixed: * Fixed a deadlock caused by selecting a ship as it was about to dock. * Advanced Parts Assembler used up…
Apr 13, 2011
PatchStar Ruler Update Released
Updates to Star Ruler have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: Fixed: * New treaty notification icon was not disappearing when opening the empire window. * Ship build cost wou…

Other news (12)

Jul 18, 2014
Star Ruler 2 Enters Early Access!
Hello everyone! Thank you all for your support of Star Ruler 1! Without you, we couldn't be here today to release its sequel. We've just released as an Early Access title, with a plan to have it finished by the end of the year. Check it out! http://store.steam…
Jul 18, 2014
Star Ruler 2 Enters Early Access!
Hello everyone! Thank you all for your support of Star Ruler 1! Without you, we couldn't be here today to release its sequel. We've just released as an Early Access title, with a plan to have it finished by the end of the year. Check it out! http://store.steam…
Mar 13, 2014
Star Ruler 2 Dev Blog #3: Faster Than Slow
One of the major differences going from Star Ruler to Star Ruler 2 is the addition of Faster-Than-Light travel. However, that doesn't mean that FTL is easy or cheap. Our most recent dev blog explores the four approaches players may take to traverse the galaxy …
Mar 13, 2014
Star Ruler 2 Dev Blog #3: Faster Than Slow
One of the major differences going from Star Ruler to Star Ruler 2 is the addition of Faster-Than-Light travel. However, that doesn't mean that FTL is easy or cheap. Our most recent dev blog explores the four approaches players may take to traverse the galaxy …
Sep 26, 2013
Dev Diary 2: Diplomacy
We've just posted our second Dev Diary about Star Ruler 2's development, this time about our new (and we feel innovative) diplomacy system. Check it out at Star Ruler 2's site.
Sep 26, 2013
Dev Diary 2: Diplomacy
We've just posted our second Dev Diary about Star Ruler 2's development, this time about our new (and we feel innovative) diplomacy system. Check it out at Star Ruler 2's site.

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History

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Review score: 86% on 2026-11-01 → 86% today (261 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$7.99

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Star Ruler player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Star Ruler right now?: 2 people are playing Star Ruler on Steam right now, making it the 5407th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 4 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Star Ruler's all-time peak player count?: Star Ruler's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 192, reached in July 2012.
Is Star Ruler good? What do Steam reviews say?: 86% of 261 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).
How much does Star Ruler cost on Steam?: Star Ruler costs $7.99 on Steam (US).

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Store info

Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy (with the option to flatten it) from 1 System to 10,000+! Prove your species' ingenuity through a deep and intricate combat system where anything (from individual components on ships to the stars themselves)...

Developer: Blind Mind Studios
Publisher: Blind Mind Studios
Release date: Sep 20, 2010
Install size: 300 MB minimum
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Strategy · All
Steam app ID: 70900

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