Action · June 23, 2009

SPORE™ Galactic Adventures (2009)

local_offer-75% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up136 peak concurrentrecommend6.9k recommendations

Take Your Creature From Zero To Galactic Hero Get out of your starship and turn your Spore creatures into legendary Space Captains. For the first time, beam down with your allies to take on action-packed, planetside adventures. Complete quests, collect rewards, and even create your own missions. PLAY a variety of Maxis-created missions as you explore planets all over the galaxy! LEVEL UP your Space Captain and earn more than 30 powerful new accessories! CREATE your own missions with the all-new Adventure Creator!

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Community Tag Signals

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

Simulation · 181
Action · 138
Space · 135
Adventure · 122
Exploration · 115
Open World · 113
Sandbox · 103
Singleplayer · 99
Strategy · 84
Sci-fi · 70
God Game · 67
Multiplayer · 54
Funny · 51
RPG · 44
Comedy · 36

Position in Action

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	7.2k Steam reviews	Top 48% in Action
Positive rating	89% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 41%
Metacritic	70/100	Genre average 77 — top 82% of Action titles
Concurrent peak	136 players	Top 30% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours	13 h average	Top 37% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 7.2k reviews

6.4k positive · 795 negative

Metacritic

70/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.2/10

Curator recommendations

6.9k

Peak concurrent players

136

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

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

Release & Availability

Release date	Jun 23, 2009
Developer	EA - Maxis
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Base price	$4.99 -75%
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

13h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

2-week avg

Current engagement

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