Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
Skip · Multiplayer · 2011
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 44, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Cost per hour
- $1.22/hr
- Reviews▼
- 78% of 819
- Critics
- 87 players 9 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 24% Multiplayer
Holding it back: Reviews, Reach
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Typical playtime
- 8.2h
Price and sales
- Sales
- 99 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $2.49 October 2026
- Sale every
- 45d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 9 now
- Cheaper than
- 34% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 72% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 99 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 5 days ago.
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 24 percent. It is pricier than 66 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 72 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion ($19.99, scores 92) beats it on value, while it beats Sins of a Solar Empire II ($49.99, scores 39).
More about Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
The press liked it more than its buyers did, 87 against 78 percent.
Inside the two-hour refund window, 44 percent of the 109 reviews written there were positive, against 78 percent overall, and those are 16 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely in the Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4, at about $3.99 (60% off). Predictions like this were right 87% of the time when tested on 70 past weeks.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 5 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Gameplay It is a real-time strategy and space strategy game focused on space wars and colonization. You start the game by choosing one of three different factions. You build bases, produce spaceships, and grow stronger by colonizing new star systems. The game also features technology research and diplomacy systems, while your economy relies on several different types of resources. Graphics The graphics are good for...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Olde Man here...I love the balance of action and building. For me, just the right amount of pressure. Well done.
I used to beat this and other stardock games on the hardest difficulties. Now the "FIXED" it and as soon as you start to win it turns on AI cheating to keep you from winning. Even on normal mode. Even if you take 3/4 of the planets and have tones of money and resources, it still overwhelms you. Even if everything on a planet is 100% upgraded and 100% tech tree finished with everything done that is possible the AI...
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About the game
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 128 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card w/Pixel Shader 2.0 Support, 4 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity® scores 44/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/201290/sins-of-a-solar-empire-trinityReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 2, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.