Action · December 19, 2008

SPORE™ (2008)

local_offer-75% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up599 peak concurrentrecommend63.4k recommendations
From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve in a universe of your own creations. Play through Spore's five evolutionary stages : Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. Each stage has its own unique style, challenges, and goals. You can play how you choose: Start in Cell and nurture one species from humble tidepool organism to intergalactic traveler, or jump straight in and build tribes or civilizations on new planets. What you do with your universe is up to you. Spore gives you a variety of powerful yet easy-to-use creation tools so you can create every aspect of your universe: creatures, vehicles, buildings, and even starships. Features CREATE Your Universe from Microscopic to Macrocosmic: From tide pool amoebas to thriving civilizations to intergalactic starships, everything is in your hands. EVOLVE Your Creature through Five Stages: It's survival of the funnest as your choices reverberate through generations and ultimately decide the fate of your civilization.

Action releases from 2008

28 Action titles launched in 2008 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume66.1k Steam reviewsTop 10% in Action
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 28%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 77 — top 22% of Action titles
Concurrent peak599 playersTop 14% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours17 h averageTop 29% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • God Game · 1.5k
  • Open World · 1.5k
  • Sandbox · 1.5k
  • Colony Sim · 1.4k
  • Exploration · 1.4k
  • Simulation · 1.4k
  • Space · 1.4k
  • Casual · 1.4k
  • Cute · 1.3k
  • Science · 1.3k
  • Funny · 1.3k
  • Aliens · 985
  • Sci-fi · 977
  • Adventure · 950
  • Cartoony · 929

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 66.1k reviews

60.8k positive · 5.3k negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

5.7/10

Curator recommendations

63.4k

Peak concurrent players

599

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Hungarian
  • Dutch
  • Norwegian
  • Polish

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

17h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 19, 2008
DeveloperMaxis™
PublisherElectronic Arts
Base price$4.99 -75%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Trading Cards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy SPORE™