Solar War

Solar War (2015)

Snipefish Entertainment · January 6, 2015 · Strategy, Indie, Grand Strategy, Space, Turn-Based Strategy

Buy Solar War from Steam at $4.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Positive83% · 36
Best price
$4.99-10%
lowest tracked $2.99
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Where to buy Solar War — official stores

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Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$4.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
-10%
$17.99
$19.99
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Solar War price by region

Solar War costs $3.29 in Georgia (USD), €3.99 in Europe (EUR), £3.99 in the United Kingdom, $4.99 in the United States, CA$5.69 in Canada, NZ$6.29 in New Zealand, A$7.50 in Australia, R$10.89 in Brazil and zł17.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Solar War offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $3.29 −10% $3.29 — 2
Europe (EUR) €3.99 −10% €3.99 — 2
United Kingdom £3.99 −10% £3.99 — 2
United Statesyour region $4.99 −10% $4.99 — 2
Canada CA$5.69 CA$5.69 — 2
New Zealand NZ$6.29 −10% NZ$6.29 — 2
Australia A$7.50 −10% A$7.50 — 2
Brazil R$10.89 R$10.89 — 2
Poland zł17.99 −10% zł17.99 — 2

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 Solar War

✦ AI summary

Lead Earth's defense against an invading alien armada by building bases across the Solar System, designing custom warships, and leveraging diplomacy or coercion with world governments. This turn-based grand strategy game blends planetary conquest, ship design, and geopolitical maneuvering into a fresh take on defending humanity's future.

A turn-based grand strategy game in space:
  • Defend Earth against an alien invasion from the edge of the Solar System.
  • Negotiate with the various governments of Earth and secure their support - One way or the other.
  • Establish your bases on other planets to take the fight to the enemy.
  • Design and build powerful spaceships, then take them into battle.

So you've kicked alien invaders off Earth dozens of times, but always wondered what the next step would be?

Solar War gives you that scenario in a turn-based strategy game, combining some novel ideas with familiar concepts from different subgenres of classic strategy games. In the game, you will lead the effort to protect Earth from the aliens and battle them for control over the Solar System.

Solar War — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jul 4, 2024
Awesome hidden gem! Wish It would still be worked on, or a DLC of sorts.
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 26, 2026
Fun game! I loved the parts I got to play recently, the game has stopped being able to open. Emailed the devs, and made a discussion post, thus far no solution. Very cool concept, very cool game, but alas, no run. :(
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 13, 2026
This game is heavely inspired by Master of Orion with some chunk of Xcom inside. It shows its age but it does what it does very well.
Not recommended May 11, 2026
Fix your game. This is a NIGHTMARE for upscaling, especially of the 4k kind. I'm not changing the resolution of my entire monitor to accommodate one game, and this issue makes it virtually unplayable. Furthermore, another person I know refunded on the basis that this game doesn't run on Windows 11. Thanks.
Not recommended Dec 3, 2024
just.. boring
Recommended Jul 12, 2023
I often read "xcom-like" about games that just have soldiers running around. Solar war is XCOM-like in the ways that matter despite being a completely different genre. The nations of earth support you (so long as they're happy) as you wage war across the solar system against an alien menace while building your infrastructure and technology base. Now that's X-com!

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