Gratuitous Space Battles
| App ID | 41800 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Positech Games |
| Publisher | Positech Games |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Last Changenumber | 28820342 |
| Last Record Update | 5 May 2025 – 10:31:34 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 16 November 2009 – 21:18:00 UTC ( |
Who needs backstory? Who needs resource-gathering? Diplomacy is so last year. Gratuitous Space Battles cuts right to the chase of sci-fi strategy games, and deals with large, completely unjustified space battles between huge opposing space fleets.
Additional Information
| Developer | Positech Games | |
| gamedir | Gratuitous Space Battles | |
| metacritic_name | Gratuitous Space Battles | |
| icon | empty string | |
| metacritic_score | 72 | |
| NoServers | Yes | |
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/gratuitous-space-battles?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |
| primarycache | 41801 | |
| state | eStateAvailable | |
| serverbrowsername | empty string | |
| ValidOSList | Windows macOS | |
| GameManualURL | https://store.steampowered.com/manual/41800/ | |
| InstallScript | 41800_install.vdf | |
| DLCAvailableOnStore | Yes | |
| installscript_macos | Gratuitous Space Battles.app/installscript_osx.vdf | |
| installscriptosx | Gratuitous Space Battles.app/installscript_osx.vdf | |
| primarycache_macos | 41806 | |
| primarycache_mac | 41806 | |
| LegacyKeyRegistrationMethod | registry | |
| LegacyKeyRegistryLocation | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\TestApp41800\SteamKey | |
| ShowCDKeyOnLaunch | Yes [view your cd keys in client] | |
| SupportsCDKeyCopyToClipboard | Yes [view your cd keys in client] | |
| DLCPurchaseFromInGame | No | |
| Publisher | Positech Games | |
| Store Release Date | 16 November 2009 – 21:14:00 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |
| Primary Genre | Strategy (2) | |
| Store Genres | Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2) | |
| Steam Release Date | 16 November 2009 – 21:18:00 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 8 March 2013 – 00:41:20 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 6 | |
| review_percentage | 71 | |
| Detected Technologies (?) | FMOD SDK, cURL SDK | |
| First seen on SteamDB | 11 February 2013 – 14:26:35 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes |
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| trailer_category | 0 |
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| all_ages | true |
| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 18:25:00 UTC |
| trailer_name | Gratuitous Space Battles - The Parasites DLC Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
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| all_ages | true |
| timestamp | 12 November 2015 – 19:01:34 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 0 players right now
- 3 24-hour peak
- 3,231 all-time peak
22 February 2013
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- 86 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~57.9 k by Gamalytic
- ~58.5 k by VG Insights
- ~990.0 k by PlayTracker
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User reviews history
Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 16 November 2009 | Steam Release | - |
| 13 December 2011 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Indie Bundle #4 | - |
| 1 October 2012 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: The Humble Indie Bundle 6 | - |
| 25 July 2013 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Positech Games | - |
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