# Astroneer

> System Era says space game Astroneer sold over 600,000 units in its first month.

- Owner: System Era Softworks
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2016-12-16
- Peak date: 2019-02-10
- Spread Score: 46 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

System Era posted Astroneer GIFs in September 2015 and released a trailer on October 7, which developers on Twitter relayed. Early Access opened December 16, 2016 at #1 on Steam Top Sellers, with Twitch streams on day one. It sold 600,000+ units in its first month.

## Timeline

- 2015-09-26 — Astroneer (X) — Astroneer's official account posted a GIF of a crashed spaceship uncovered with the deformation tool.
- 2015-10-07 — System Era Softworks (YouTube) — System Era launched Astroneer's website and released its first trailer, with no external funding.
- 2015-10-07 — GamesBeat (Press) — GamesBeat covered the reveal trailer the day it came out.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/astroneer

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Astroneer.” Case HIS-00431. Spread Score v1.2: 46/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00431