What is the cheapest place to buy Sid Meier's Starships?

Eneba at $1.27 — the lowest of the 15 stores we compare for your region. Eneba is a keyshop: it resells keys, which can be region-locked or a different edition. The cheapest official store is GameBillet at $12.42. Prices update through the day, so check the table above before buying.

Is Sid Meier's Starships free?

No — Sid Meier's Starships is a paid game. The cheapest we can find it is $1.27.

Has Sid Meier's Starships ever been cheaper?

Yes — the lowest we have tracked since September 2026 is $0.59. It is $1.27 today.

Is Sid Meier's Starships Steam Deck compatible?

Mostly. Valve rates Sid Meier's Starships Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.

Can I play Sid Meier's Starships on Mac?

Yes. Sid Meier's Starships has a native macOS version on Steam.

Is Sid Meier's Starships multiplayer?

No — Steam lists Sid Meier's Starships as single-player only.

Is Sid Meier's Starships on PC Game Pass?

No — Sid Meier's Starships is not on PC Game Pass right now. The best price to buy it right now is $1.27.

Sid Meier's Starships

Firaxis Games · March 12, 2015 · Strategy, Space, Turn-Based Strategy, Sci-fi, Singleplayer

Buy the Sid Meier's Starships key for Steam from Eneba at $1.27 — the cheapest of 15 stores we compare.

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$1.27-90%

lowest tracked $0.59

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Where to buy Sid Meier's Starships — official stores

GameBillet

Standard Edition · Steam

-17%

$12.42

$14.99

Buy

Gamesplanet

Standard Edition · Steam

-10%

$13.49

$14.99

Buy

MacGameStore

Standard Edition · Steam

-7%

$13.89

$14.99

Buy

WinGameStore

Standard Edition · Steam

-7%

$13.89

$14.99

Buy

GreenManGaming

Standard Edition · Steam

$14.99

Buy

GamersGate

Standard Edition · Steam

$14.99

Buy

Steam

Standard Edition · Steam

$14.99

Buy

Gamesload

Standard Edition · Steam

$14.99

Buy

Humble Store

Standard Edition · Steam

$14.99

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IndieGala Store

Standard Edition · Steam

$14.99

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Cheapest Sid Meier's Starships keys — keyshops

Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.

Driffle INC

Standard Edition · Steam

$1.29

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Eneba

Standard Edition · Steam

$1.27

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CJS CD Keys

Standard Edition · Steam

$1.76

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Gameseal

Standard Edition · Steam

$5.65

Buy

Kinguin

Standard Edition · Steam

unconfirmed

$0.35

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Sid Meier's Starships price by region

Sid Meier's Starships costs £0.82 in the United Kingdom, €0.94 in Europe (EUR), $1.27 in the United States, $1.27 in Georgia (USD), zł5.15 in Poland, R$7.29 in Brazil, A$14.99 in Australia, CA$16.99 in Canada and NZ$19.99 in New Zealand right now.

Cheapest Sid Meier's Starships offer in each region, in local currency
Region	Best price	Official store	Key shop	Stores
United Kingdom	£0.82 −91%	£8.70	£0.82	13
Europe (EUR)	€0.94 −93%	€12.57	€0.94	14
United Statesyour region	$1.27 −90%	$12.42	$1.27	15
Georgia (USD)	$1.27 −87%	$9.99	$1.27	15
Poland	zł5.15 −90%	zł52.18	zł5.15	14
Brazil	R$7.29 −79%	R$35.19	R$7.29	12
Australia	A$14.99 −17%	A$14.99	—	13
Canada	CA$16.99 −17%	CA$16.99	—	13
New Zealand	NZ$19.99 −17%	NZ$19.99	—	11

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Sid Meier's Starships

✦ AI summary

Command a customizable starship fleet across the galaxy completing tactical missions to build a planetary federation and protect worlds from pirates and hostile factions. This Sid Meier strategy game offers multiple victory paths, procedurally generated combat encounters, and cross-connectivity with Civilization: Beyond Earth for expanded gameplay depth.

Take command of a fleet of powerful starships in this adventure-driven strategy game from legendary designer Sid Meier. Travel to new worlds, completing missions to help save and protect the planets and their people from dangerous Space Pirates, to powerful Marauders and other hostile factions. Build a planetary federation as you strengthen your fleet and secure your homeworld as you attempt to preserve intergalactic peace and your vision of humanity. Set in the universe of Civilization: Beyond Earth after the age of the Seeding, Sid Meier’s Starships offers sci-fi/strategy fans a full stand-alone game experience that also features cross-connectivity with Beyond Earth, expanding the depth of both games. See if you have what it takes to rule the universe!

• Tactical Space Combat: Encounter unique tactical challenges in every mission, with dynamically generated maps, victory conditions, and foes.
• Fully Customizable Starships: Create an armada that fits your tactical plan with modular spaceship design.
• Diplomacy, Strategy, and Exploration: Expand the influence of your Federation and gain the trust of the citizens of new planets. Use the unique abilities of the each planet to enhance your fleet and Federation, and keep your opponents in check. Build improvements on worlds to increase the capabilities and resources of your Federation.
• A Galaxy Of Adventure: Explore the galaxy as you lead your fleet to distant worlds and complete missions to help the citizens of these planets. Fight pirates, protect colony ships, destroy rogue AI, and more.
• Multiple Paths To Victory: Will you win by conquering the greatest threat to the galaxy? Or will you unite a plurality of worlds in your Federation? Perhaps you will lead your people to push the frontiers of science. Each choice you make carries consequences on your path to victory

Sid Meier's Starships — game info

Platforms: Windows, macOS
Steam Deck: Playable
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

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Sid Meier's Starships price history

Sid Meier's Starships is $1.27 at Eneba right now, compared across 15 stores. The lowest we have tracked is $0.59.

2026-09-26low $0.59 · now $1.17

Might be worth waiting — It has been cheaper — lowest tracked price $0.59.

Sid Meier's Starships price changes · since 26 Sep 2026
Date	Price	Store
13 Nov 2026	$1.17 ▼	Eneba
12 Nov 2026	$1.29 ▲	Eneba
9 Nov 2026	$0.95 ▼	Eneba
8 Nov 2026	$1.32 ▲	Eneba
6 Nov 2026	$1.18 ▲	Driffle INC
5 Nov 2026	$1.11 ▲	Gameseal
4 Nov 2026	$0.60 ▲	Eneba
22 Oct 2026	$0.59 ▼	Eneba
20 Oct 2026	$0.60 ▲	Eneba
19 Oct 2026	$0.59 ▼	Eneba
16 Oct 2026	$0.60 ▲	Eneba
7 Oct 2026	$0.59 ▼	Eneba

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Sid Meier's Starships — questions & answers

What is the cheapest place to buy Sid Meier's Starships?: Eneba at $1.27 — the lowest of the 15 stores we compare for your region. Eneba is a keyshop: it resells keys, which can be region-locked or a different edition. The cheapest official store is GameBillet at $12.42. Prices update through the day, so check the table above before buying.
Is Sid Meier's Starships free?: No — Sid Meier's Starships is a paid game. The cheapest we can find it is $1.27.
Has Sid Meier's Starships ever been cheaper?: Yes — the lowest we have tracked since September 2026 is $0.59. It is $1.27 today.
Is Sid Meier's Starships worth buying now?: Might be worth waiting. It has been cheaper — lowest tracked price $0.59.
Is Sid Meier's Starships Steam Deck compatible?: Mostly. Valve rates Sid Meier's Starships Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.
Can I play Sid Meier's Starships on Mac?: Yes. Sid Meier's Starships has a native macOS version on Steam.
Is Sid Meier's Starships multiplayer?: No — Steam lists Sid Meier's Starships as single-player only.
Is Sid Meier's Starships on PC Game Pass?: No — Sid Meier's Starships is not on PC Game Pass right now. The best price to buy it right now is $1.27.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Sid Meier's Starships is a lightweight strategy game that some players find entertaining as a casual time-killer, though most criticize it for extreme simplicity, minimal content, and almost no replay value since a single playthrough exhausts all the game has to offer. Technical issues have compounded these problems, with reports that the game doesn't even boot correctly on modern systems, leading players to question 2K's support and care for the title. Most reviewers suggest this is worth skipping entirely unless you want something extremely casual to pass idle time.

Not recommended Aug 15, 2026

This is easy to say. No. On release it was an overly simple game. Inoffensive, sure, but there was so little going on it would've been hard to recommend regardless. Further, if you've never played this, everyone else talking about the lack of replay is absolutely correct. Play one game and you've played all possible games. That's how little is going on, here. Yet...now it doesn't even boot up correctly. 2K has had lots of flak fired it's way over the years and for good reason, but man, if you can't even keep THIS running right... Just pack it in over there, guys. You clearly don't care, so just stop. Stop making games and stop wasting our time. Do the Konami thing and, I don't know, make a Civilization themed slot machine or something?

12 found this helpful

Recommended Sep 19, 2026

Simple to play, Sleek, Fun!

1 found this helpful

Recommended Aug 19, 2026

An entertaining time killer. Don't expect much though. It's a tiny game with minimal content. I play this when solitaire gets too boring.

1 found this helpful

Not recommended Jul 30, 2026

Not deep, extremely slow game with each shoot taking forever for no good reason

1 found this helpful

Not recommended Aug 31, 2026

Meh... it's barely a time killer. It has absolute minimal content, minimal strategy and tactics, minimal management. You'll master it in 20 minutes and get bored with it.

Recommended Aug 16, 2026

this is so peak

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