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Indie · Trese Brothers

Star Traders: 4X Empires

Star Traders: 4X Empires
Steam Deck Playable Windows macOS Linux Brazil · 6+
Mixed · 63% of 82
DeveloperTrese Brothers
GenreIndie
Wait for a sale Price verdict · US updated yesterday

No discount right now. The current price is 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price.

Why this verdict
Price position between all-time low and full price 100%
All-time low $1.99 · 20d ago
Player reviews 63% positive of 82
Quality score 63/100
Value score 0/100

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.

Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire among the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you must lead the refugees of the great Exodus to a new home in hostile space and build a new galaxy-spanning civilization. To survive in the dark reaches of space, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.

This challenging civilization-building game expands upon the universe of the original Star Traders RPG. As the leader of a splinter group who have fallen behind the main fleet, you have no choice but to settle nearby habitable worlds, stake your claim and try to prosper.

Your forces will face hostile aliens at every turn and your fleets will do battle in a challenging tactical conflicts across the solar systems. As the waves of stellar conflict wash across your empire, you’ll face invasions, devastating planetary bombardments and need to exact the same on alien infestations to expand your empire.

Within your own imperium, you must manage your economy, political realm, and technological research. The squabbling factions vie for power, unable to lay old rivalries to rest. Only your deft political maneuvering can build treaties and harmony over discord and war. From the helm, you must also construct a mighty economy, one capable of surviving the devastation of war and the attacks of political adversaries. A sprawling technology tree lies before you and your choice of technologies will determine the strategy of your galactic civilization. To survive, you’ll need to overcome some of these challenges, to succeed you must master them all.

  • Grow a ragtag band of survivors into a new galactic empire.
  • Protect your colonies of galactic refugees from alien attack.
  • Employ devious political and economic machinations to expand your domain.
  • Use spies and espionage to get the upperhand on your enemies.
  • Research and build incredible new ships, weapons and technologies.
  • Trade with a vast universe full of rich, dynamic characters.
  • Explore the galaxy and uncover its many secrets.
  • Multiple difficulty levels and customizable map sizes.
  • Risk everything to rescue refugees and keep them safe.

Take control through the strategic use of spies, economics, politics, technology and advanced weaponry in the most engaging, expansive and intense turn-based sci-fi title. Rebuild the human civilization from the ashes of interstellar war to become the galaxy’s ultimate leader in Star Trader 4X Empires.

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What's in the Box?

Star Traders: 4X Empires includes the full tech tree, and both the Alta Mesa and Hyperion Ship Skin Packs. This games has no chargeable DLC - all present and future content is included in the price.
  • Entire Tech tree
  • All game maps
  • All 6 classic Factions
  • Additional 3 Great Clan Factions (Alta Mesa, Moklumne, Zenrin)
  • All 9 ship design types

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Price history

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Historical lows
All-time low ATL $1.99 2026-06-27
3-month low $1.99
12-month low $1.99
Current $9.99
Price events From the accepted price history
Jul 9, 2026
Sale ended · back to $9.99
Jun 27, 2026
New all-time low $1.99

Star Traders: 4X Empires price history and current deals

Star Traders: 4X Empires for PC currently sells from $9.99 at authorized stores. Its all-time low is $1.99, set on 2026-06-27.

Frequently asked questions

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How does the current Star Traders: 4X Empires price compare?
The price verdict is wait. The current price is 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price. Seasonal sales have priced it lower.
How does $9.99 compare with the Star Traders: 4X Empires price history?
$9.99 is 100% of the way from the all-time low of $1.99 to the full price. A lower price is recorded in the history.
Which stores list Star Traders: 4X Empires?
Star Traders: 4X Empires is tracked at steam. This section lists authorized stores and links to their store pages.
Scores
Steam reviews Mixed · 63%
63% positive of 82
Media (12)
Tech
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSSupported
Requirements
System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP, Windos Vista, or Windows 7 / 8 / 10
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Requires OpenGL 2.0 or higher
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requires MS Visual Studio C++ Runtime 2012 x86
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS: OSX 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
Minimum
Minimum:
  • Graphics: Requires OpenGL 2.0 or higher
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Requires LibGLFW 2 (apt-get install libglfw2)
Facts
DeveloperTrese Brothers
PublisherTrese Brothers
ModesSingle-player
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Ratings
Brazil6+
Indonesia13+
Germany (Steam rating)6+
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