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Build your own global colonies on distant worlds. Manage energy and resource supplies and produce goods for space trade. Form economic and diplomatic alliances or take over competing corporations. Conduct research to protect your colonists from disasters and avoid a climate crisis.
228 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
150 months, April 2014 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
27 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 115 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 113 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Imagine Earth was released on 25 May, 2021.
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25 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Nov 2021 to Apr 2026 · times in UTC
Good news everyone! The Earth Appreciation Fest is online and Imagine Earth is on sale big time! 70 % off like never before! Get it now if you haven't already ;D20 % of net income from this sale is donated to Cool Earth an organisation that…
JensOverlay of reconstruction and demolition at destroyed city centerClear message for reconstruction of destroyed citiesForests should grow back immediately after pollution has been removedSandbox: Remember tool sizeUpgrade city districts…
Patch notesGood news everyone, Indiecade Festival has started and Imagine Earth is part of it! Please enjoy and recommend 65% discount and stay warm through out winter! We wish you a fresh start into 2026 and that things will be more relaxed and…
JensFew fixes:finally got rid of random crash that was experienced by ~10% of our players with the latest versionfixed "scientist" research achievement not being unlockedfixed unlocking of second city on Lorian giving a double research queue…
Patch notesThis minor update comes with a jump of the used unity engine from 6.0 to 6.3. The reason we are updating is a bug we were facing with the previous Unity version that was showing for quite a lot of you. This update will hopefully solve it.
Patch notesWarm greetings from an otherwise rather cold Germany, but winter is helping us keep a cool head as we tinker away at the next DLC for Imagine Earth. This is me officially announcing the "Transformation" DLC before we get to the specific…
JensWDC World Ocean Day Charity Sale We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Ocean Day! The WDC World Ocean Day Sale starts today and runs until 12th June, 10am PDT 2025, and you can save…
JensGood news everyone, again it's fascinating how much you can balance, improve and fix in such a long game development journey, isn't it? At least for us ;D Warm regards, Jens & Martin. P.S.: Please support Imagine Earth Project with a review…
JensGenesis Seed Campaign of Galaxies DLC no longer has a fixed time limit per planet Destructing city district no longer requires all people to find a new home. We will probably come back to this in a dedicated game mode Added 120, 144 and 240…
Patch notesFixes the following problems: Error when hovering the “Typo” icon in the MessagePanel in the galaxy Bug when selecting the last entry in the list of expansions for city centers Occasional error when selecting the faction for a new game…
Patch notesGood news everyone! The Galaxies DLC has just been released and you can start colonizing entire galaxies in Imagine Earth right away! Thank you for your endurance and support over the years! The DLC delivers many new features that round out…
JensEarth Appreciation Festival Dear Space Colony Managers, we’re happy to be on board for this year's Earth Appreciation Festival. Many devs discount their games and pledge a certain % of sales to the cause of protecting forests. In our case…
JensDear Space Colonist community, We have one last little update for you before the long-awaited DLC is finally released. But by the way the Galaxy DLC will be released on April 8 Official DLC Trailer See the official trailer showing off most…
JensLadies and Gentlemen, welcome and thanks for coming over. Before we bring you the benefits of update 1.18 we want to invite you to join the beta test of our Galaxies DLC. If you’re interested in giving the new game mode an exclusive test…
JensHello everyone, the Galaxies DLC is almost finished. By now the Store Page is online and you can wishlist the game already. Thank you for your patience! But before we start an open beta test in Januar, I want to use this opportunity to…
JensHello, faithful souls, our Galaxies DLC is almost finished. Thank you for your patience! But before we start an open beta test in December, I can already talk about the new features and heat up the anticipation. Please let us know what you…
JensDear all, Before we finally get down to finishing the long-awaited Galaxies DLC, we're serving you one last polish update today. And it's definitely the last tidy-up before we can manage entire galaxies. You wouldn't believe how happy we…
JensWDC World Ocean Day Charity Sale We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Ocean Day! The WDC World Ocean Day Sale starts today and runs until 15th June, 10am PDT 2024, and you can save…
JensThat's basically it. The headline says it all. After Imagine Earth came into Early Access 2014 it’s now today finally available for Mac players. We hope it runs without any unwanted surprises, please try it and let us know what you…
JensHappy Earth Day, Humans🌍! Today all proceeds from Imagine Earth are donated to reforestation! The game is also part of the Earth Appreciation Fest starting at 7pm. You'll get 30% off & 10% are donated all week long. You'll notice the banner…
JensDear colony managers, we have continued to improve the global management system, but have also found and ironed out a few bugs. Radio Noises When characters speak, the voice output is sometimes missing because we have added new content to…
JensDear Space Colony Managers, A lot has been going on behind the scenes in the last few months, we've been working hard on console versions of the game, constantly improving it in many details and carefully fine-tuning proven features. At the…
JensFixed merchant sometime not arriving at all, when a single spaceport is blocked by other traders. E.g. this lead to a quest not being started in the Joma mission Fixed birds sometimes flying through mountains or buildings Fixed crash…
Patch notesFixed roads fading out too early.
Patch notesFrom now on you can watch birds in Imagine Earth. Soon, more species will surely be sighted. And then we also assign them a central role in the ecosystem or global simulation of our planet. I'm still not sure if they are the right size or…
JensFixed graphic errors in transparent building elements, e.g. when placing a new building or in the shield of frontier towers Fixed “ambient occulusion” not working Fixed two problems that could make the game crash
Patch notesDear players, Serious Bros. proudly present the latest minor update for our building and simulation game, Imagine Earth. From now on, you can enjoy customizable keyboard controls! You can imagine how busy we two are keeping the global…
Patch notesWe are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Oceans Day! The WDC World Oceans Day Sale started on World Ocean Day and runs until 15th June, 10am PDT 2023, and you can save fin-tastic % off…
JensIn order to also initiate change with our climate crisis game project in the real world, we entered into various collaborations with NGOs that generate a great range of effects. Even more impactful actions are planned for the future, for…
JensWelcome to our latest update, with which we deliver nothing less than the long-awaited native Linux version. We hope for a good start on this new platform and serve you some more crisp features with update 1.12, but read for yourself.…
JensImproved AI behaviour in serious mode, by relying less on resource harvesting and trade Fixed re-sell pricing of landing permits and tech licenses Doubled self-cleaning time of Xrathul pollution Fixed Magni Xrathul pest clean-up goal not…
Patch notesAlmost unbelievable, but we managed to get a serious bug taking down voice overs in the game and in the story based campaign while having our biggest and most important sale on Steam ever since. I'm wondering how many of you had to read…
Patch notesGreetings space colony managers. The next technological update is ready to optimize your world building workflow. As promised, we are now releasing the new Hi-Tech buildings to shorten your wait for the DLC. As always, we look forward to…
JensDear Civilization Manager Guild, finally we have the update announced for February in the box. Due to the long waiting time, the blog post has become quite a few pages long, stuffed with optimizations of game mechanics and interfaces, plus…
JensHi guys. Short time ago, our Steam deck was finally delivered, and we immediately tried out how Imagine Earth runs on it. Somehow, the folks at Steam noticed it right away and promptly tested IE. Except for some text that is displayed a bit…
JensGreetings colony managers, welcome to our latest Imagine Earth update - it feels great to deliver once again! We have decided to bring you one of the new buildings and a new bonus mission to give you something while our main efforts still…
JensHello dear ones, we wish you all a wonderful World Oceans Day! Together with WDC - the Whales and Dolphines Conservation Organisation we doing a charity event offering a weekend deal with 40% discount and 10% of the net income from Imagine…
JensGreen Game Jam 2022 just started. Together with many games studios we try to do our bit to save the Worlds Forests. We made a new Steam achievement that plants real trees in-game and 10 trees planted for every copy sold in the Steam sale…
JensWelcome to update 1.8, we have pushed some necessary optimizations in between. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/5849166/12258275ccfcbae0800b00d94ea2110129c968bd.jpg At the very bottom, at the end of this update we have again mapped the current position…
SeriousMartinDear planet managers, we really struggled a bit to be able to offer you this hyper-speed optimization of the global management system! The interface is the most annoying part of the game production. Let's hope that the latest interface…
JensBecause of the Earth Appreciation Fest - We replaying the gorgeous 5 hours play session, when Nookrium tested our ground breaking interplanetary world management system. Also: Earth Day Sale - 45 % OFF! And We Plant 10 Trees For Each Game…
JensApril 22 marks this year’s World Earth Day – and we want it not to be the last. With issues such as pollution, overpopulation, rapid climate change, conflicts, and lack of sustainability, the Earth’s future may look grim, as this selection…
JensGreetings, world builders! Looks like a problem related to an easter egg in Imagine Earth made the game crash on startup. Luckily the problem is solved now and the game should be working fine again for all of you. The Easter egg hunt is on!…
Patch notesHail to the winners of the first season 2022 of weekly challenges. These victors have forever inscribed their names in Imagine Earth's high score system. Fresh season just started, so take your chances! Here are the Top 18 Players of…
JensGreetings, world builders! Recently I had a particularly nice task on the table, but it also made me a little nervous. To finally give you a complete vision of what we want to accomplish next in the evolution of Imagine Earth. You can see…
JensGreetings, dear world-builders! While we are already working on the next big thing for Imagine Earth we have worked on a lot of usability, balancing and performance improvements and decided that this is worth being released in a dedicated…
JensThis update fixes a few errors that have been reported: Error related to navigation in tool ring Error related to multi-threading IOException related to loading the player profiles on the local system The last problem seems to be related to…
Patch notesThis update fixes a few errors that have been reported: Error related to navigation in constructs ring Fixed translations of new challenge seasons feature Error related to research Error related to diplomacy Malfunctioning of new lens…
Patch notesGreetings, dear Worldbuilders! We hope you started the new year safe and sound and are fit for the challenges it brings, because it will definitely not be boring. The Corona virus keeps the world in suspense and mankind has its trouble to…
JensGamepad: Bookmark entry is not shown in menu ring Moved trade item tool tips to the left/right of the item Fixed space ships starting directly when loading savegame Fixed multiple exceptions that lead to crashes
Patch notesEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Imagine Earth - Galaxies | WindowsmacOSLinux | 08 Apr 2025 |
| Imagine Earth Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 26 May 2021 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | ImagineEarth.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | ImagineEarth.x86_64 | linux 64 | ||
| Launch | ImagineEarth.app | macos |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocal | ImagineEarth | *.* and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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