Polaris Sector
Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.
- Price:$39.99
- Release Date:3/22/2016
- Developer:SoftWarWare
- Publisher:Slitherine Ltd.
- Last Updated:3/24/2025
- Steam App Id:418250
Polaris Sector
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Polaris Sector has 16 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 16% lower than its previous all-time peak of 19 players achieved on 4/7/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Polaris Sector. It has received a total of 452 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 68 (Mostly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Polaris Sector. Right now, it costs $39.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Polaris Sector and its growth over time. It currently has 10,751 followers on its community page.
About Polaris Sector
Polaris Sector is a Simulation, and Strategy game developed by SoftWarWare. On 3/22/2016, it was released on the Steam Store by Slitherine Ltd.
Players have rated Polaris Sector as "Mostly Positive" out of 452 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 322 positive reviews and 130 negative reviews — an overall 71% positive review rating. Additionally, Polaris Sector has earned a metascore of 76 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $39.99. The game also includes a single DLC add-on, Polaris Sector: Lumens available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Polaris Sector supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Polaris Sector has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Strategy RPG
- Real-Time
- Tactical
- Aliens
- Real Time Tactics
- Replay Value
- Simulation
- Real-Time with Pause
- Wargame
- Resource Management
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- 4X
- Grand Strategy
- Singleplayer
- Space
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Polaris Sector and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Polaris Sector is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Polaris Sector: Lumens | DLC | 11/14/2017 | View |
Related Packages
Polaris Sector is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Polaris Sector | $9.59 | View |
Supported Languages
Polaris Sector is available in 3 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| Russian | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Polaris Sector data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 24). Polaris Sector on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/418250
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 24). Polaris Sector. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/418250
- Metacritic. (2025, March 24). Polaris Sector for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/polaris-sector
- SoftWarWare. (2023, July 12). Polaris Sector. Polaris Sector. http://polaris.slitherine.com/