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Etherium
Developer Tindalos Interactive
Etherium is a real-time strategy game set in a science-fiction universe, where three factions battle it out for a mysterious and rare resource known as ‘Etherium’. From the Steam store page
200 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 27, 2026 · last updated Oct 28, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
24
Rotten
44 positive · 140 negative
95% range 18–31%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 44 | 140 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Negative
194 of 556 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
25% recommend · 46 yes, 141 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 187 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Negative (348 of 953 positive).
Some players enjoy the game's RTS mechanics and grand strategy elements. [1][2][3] Many reviewers report frequent crashes, especially after battles, which break progression. [4][5][6] Players widely criticize the developers for abandoning the game without fixing major bugs. [4][5][7]
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- [1]
Its a good game, crashes are annoying but they can mostly be fixed by putting -force-d3d9 in the launch options. its sad that this game was abandoned by the devs and bombed by negative reviews. Also most of the crashes are a fault of the unity version that the game uses. overall 8/10 game EDIT: I have developed a mod that fixes the bugs and crashes i posted it on nexus mods at this link: …
- [4]
The multiplayer is dead and the game constantly crashes after finishing singleplayer missions, which makes it impossible to progress. The devs have abandoned the game so that will never be fixed. Otherwise it would've been an ok RTS.
- [5]
This game has been on sale recently, DO NOT BUY IT! It has a major issue with crashing at the end of a battle. Every time. There are very few people who claim to not have this issue, and many more who, like me, have the game crash all the time. Nothing you do will stop the crashes, compatibility modes, verifying the game integrity etc will not make any difference. And the big one: this game is not supported at all …
- [7]
DO NOT BUY THIS TRASH!!! THE GAME ITSELF IS COMPLETELY AWESOME AND IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE CASUAL GAMER. IT'S DESIGN IS SOUND AND THE GRAPHICS ARE WELL DONE. THERE'S JUST ONE MAJOR PROBLEM: THE DEVS ARE COMPLETE TRASH AND LACK ANY COMPETENCE. THEY HAVEN'T FIXED ANY OF THE BUGS AND GAVE IT NO ATTENTION FOR OVER A YEAR. THE GAME CRASHES AFTER EVERY BATTLE. IT ALSO CRASHES LOADING YOUR SAVED GAMES 50% OF THE TIME. AT …
- [9]
Does some things well but lack of stability or innovation or depth leaves it wanting. Etherium is an RTS game with a turn based element. The player along with 2 enemy empires controlled by the AI fight over 5 strategic planets to control the vital element Etherium. Each of the 3 will take turns where they can move their fleets around, attack the fleets of their opponents or attack one of the planets. One thing the …
Summarised from 34 of the 202 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Etherium talk about interesting conquest mode and political cards; those who didn't talk about game crashes after almost every battle. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 200 · most liked firstThe multiplayer is dead and the game constantly crashes after finishing singleplayer missions, which makes it impossible to progress. The devs have abandoned the game so that will never be fixed. Otherwise it would've been an ok RTS.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- Battles are too small - AI just spam missle tanks - Campaign is repetive - The game just feel as though it rushed out and left to dry
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has been on sale recently, DO NOT BUY IT! It has a major issue with crashing at the end of a battle. Every time. There are very few people who claim to not have this issue, and many more who, like me, have the game crash all the time. Nothing you do will stop the crashes, compatibility modes, verifying the game integrity etc will not make any difference. And the big one: this game is not supported at all by the developers; this game is abandonware. It is not worth any money…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's pretty obvious that this game has a negative conotation. I don't support the developers abandoning the game but their recent titles are pretty good. If you're one of the lucky ones like me who can get past the constant crashing, you'll find that the gameplay isn't spectacular, and neither are the graphics. The grand strategy is very interesting and very well done, but the constant land conquest will eventually get any player to wish they were playing another game. Ultimately, this game is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly I would recomend it for the price I paid ($4), as it is a half-decent RTS game but seeing as the game has been out for well over a year now and it is crashing to desktop after winning almost every other fight I really can't.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shoved out of EA and abandoned. Would say get it on sale, but even then I can't recommend it. Don't bother with this trash.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: February 18 2024. What is this? ---------- This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week. Updates ---------- Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST on the following platforms: **Mastodon**: [@danielpervan](https://mastodon.social/@danielpervan) **Discord**: [https://discord.gg/dN4P4PZcU9](https://discord.gg/dN4P4PZcU9) **Reddit**: /r/boardgames Selection criteria ----------…
neutral · AI labelView post →It's been a year and the devs still won't fix the game-breaking bug that causes it to crash after almost EVERY campaign battle. They have proven they don't care about the consumers with their outright refusal to even address the issue after the thousands of complaints. The issue could be somewhat mediated if they allowed you to save the game anywhere but at the main menu, but the devs were too lazy to implement that either. I mean seriously.....how does this even get past playtesting?…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY THIS TRASH!!! THE GAME ITSELF IS COMPLETELY AWESOME AND IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE CASUAL GAMER. IT'S DESIGN IS SOUND AND THE GRAPHICS ARE WELL DONE. THERE'S JUST ONE MAJOR PROBLEM: THE DEVS ARE COMPLETE TRASH AND LACK ANY COMPETENCE. THEY HAVEN'T FIXED ANY OF THE BUGS AND GAVE IT NO ATTENTION FOR OVER A YEAR. THE GAME CRASHES AFTER EVERY BATTLE. IT ALSO CRASHES LOADING YOUR SAVED GAMES 50% OF THE TIME. AT RELEASE THIS GARBAGE WAS $30, THEN QUICKLY WENT TO $20. THEN STEAM GAVE…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely not worth the price. Boring gameplay, not enough units, not enough updates. I regret spending 30 euros on this falsely advertised game. Never trust the trailers. The only good thing about this game are the profile backgrounds.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekly Crowdfunding Roundup: January 28 2024. What is this? ---------- This is a weekly crowdfunding roundup of new projects launched last week and projects that end the coming week. Updates ---------- Expect new lists every Sunday between 00:00 and 23:59 CEST on the following platforms: **Mastodon**: [@danielpervan](https://mastodon.social/@danielpervan) **Discord**: [https://discord.gg/dN4P4PZcU9](https://discord.gg/dN4P4PZcU9) **Reddit**: /r/boardgames Selection criteria ----------…
neutral · AI labelView post →Game constantly crashes. Devs do not seem to want to fix or update the game. Battles and Maps are repetitive. The Space & Land battle concept is cool but does not seem to be fully developed. Not recommended.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to answer all of your questions and give my opinion about this game. Is it worth 20 bucks? Nope, it is not! Maybe around 5 or 10 in a sale. But why, you might ask? Well... The good things: -Interresting conquest mode. -It's not difficult to learn how to play. -Epic soundtracks. (My opinion) -A good overview on what's happening on the battlefield. -It looks nice. (The skybox is also amazing!) -There is more combat and less base building. -Great in-game features that can change the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a good game, crashes are annoying but they can mostly be fixed by putting -force-d3d9 in the launch options. its sad that this game was abandoned by the devs and bombed by negative reviews. Also most of the crashes are a fault of the unity version that the game uses. overall 8/10 game EDIT: I have developed a mod that fixes the bugs and crashes i posted it on nexus mods at this link: https://www.nexusmods.com/etherium/mods/2 With this mod and the -force-d3d9 fix the game becomes a 9/10 i…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before I say anything else I have a warning and work around: The game has a bug that basically makes the game crash at the end of every battle the first time you do it. The solution is to disable anti-aliasing and the crashes go away entirely as far as I can tell, which completely saves the game. I play on medium graphics otherwise and it doesn't make that much of a difference in most cases having no anti-aliasing. Without further ado though, the rest of the review: Great RTS for those who…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game awhile ago. There are two major problems: 1. Lack of cutscene/campaign. Some of us strategy gamers like a story with their RTS, this doesn't have one. It's just a bunch of skirmishes. 2. The more important problem, repetitive game mechanics. The opposing players always, always attack your base every turn, like clockwork, 2 attacks per ship, with 2 players attacking.... That's a minimum of 4 battles/turn before you can do anything.. And it's always the same deal with that,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite the negative reviews, I enjoyed this game immensely. I created a guide that has all the instructions to get it working. Yeah its a pain, but trust me it is worth it if you are willing to grind. During one mission, I hatched a secret plan to launch a surprise attack on the enemy base. Unbeknownst to me, the enemy was doing the exact same thing! I managed to complete my surprise attack before they could complete theirs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →amazing game im ♥♥♥♥ at it please revive game fix gamer thru link https://www.nexusmods.com/etherium/mods/2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The multiplayer is dead Crashes in single player Lots of bugs
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best RTS game out there! However please download a patch here to fix frequent crashes: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3334651815
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game crashes after every match. Very sad, cause the gameplay seems fun so far.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nope. Abandonware since Releaseday.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How can you enjoy a game which keeps crashing before the levels end???? Which does not allow you to progress....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worst game after playing mission for 40 min what you get game crash last not least no way saving game middle . I already had requested steam to refund my advise don't buy it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dont buy it if you see this review. The game constantly crashes, the gameplay is basic at best and repetitive with very few ways to play the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When it worked it was some of the best RTS I have ever played, but the crash, ohhh the crash. Reducing all your play time to nothing the game would crash at the end of a level. too bad the game has been abandonned by the dev. Avoid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is no save game during missions. Any game that does no support anytime, anyplace saves is not going to be part of my games I play collection. It looks nice, plays smooth, has some interesting features, but no save game, no play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game crashes every round
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does some things well but lack of stability or innovation or depth leaves it wanting. Etherium is an RTS game with a turn based element. The player along with 2 enemy empires controlled by the AI fight over 5 strategic planets to control the vital element Etherium. Each of the 3 will take turns where they can move their fleets around, attack the fleets of their opponents or attack one of the planets. One thing the game does quite well here is introduce a special element called political cards.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i dont think that i've ever seen devs walk away from a product that has a reproducable crash to desktop. i get that its been a few years since the release, but normally there would be a final patch release to correct this type of bug. I'm hoping that i got this out of a humble bundle 'cause i'd be choked if i actually paid money for this. the controls are cludgy and the units are extremely limited, graphics are weak. your money would be better spent on grey goo or ashes of the singularity.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i cant even .... this game is really really ..... bad .... it looks like a bad Supreme Commander and plays even worse
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Infinidrive now has SEEDS If this game had a community I bet there would be some wild seeds found This update also adds states and laws Moon Mines now have mining system Etherium Goop is now superfuel No food/water depletion in Etherial Realm #textgame #indiegame games.axolotlia.com/py/infinidrive
neutral · AI labelView post →Abandonware. Unplayable. The single player conquest kicks you from tutorial because connection was lost. The worst experience possible. It was never good RTS, it was only ok RTS. It is alright to skip this one.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →so i got this game on the steam sale event thinking "yeah i'll give it a go, i like things like grey goo, dawn of war, AoE base building and supreme commander (which is the closest one i can link to this game). Oh boy what a mistake i made with it, went straight to the tutorial to get it out of the way and the thing was spazzing all over the place, then when my orbital platforms finally nerfed the enemies fleet bar to zero, camera pans up and yep game completely crashes out. From what i'm…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →crashes all the time, crashed after the tutorial, campaign and skirmish. brought this on sale for 2 euro, wont recommend it even if its on sale. not untill they fix the game. its unplayable
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably the worst RTS game I've ever played. I bought this for 2.5 bucks just because I'm obsessed with achievements and I can't stand having a game I played during free weekend drag my completion rate to the abyss. I probably will uninstall it once I get all the achievements that I can get my hands on. To begin with, the tutorial is horrible. It's plagued with information overload while lacking proper instructions for the crucial parts. And if that isn't bad enough, the text is tiny and hard…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a lover of RTS games but please skip this one. it's confusing, not fun at all, and the tutorial makes little sense.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mentally challenged cousin of RTS games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →**DO NOT PLAY*** This game is broken and will delete your progress. Seems like it could have been an interesting game, even in single player, but it's extremely unstable and crashes constantly. On top of that it has very few points where you can save, therefore it's a complete waste of time. I'd rate this game as Permanent Game Crash / 10.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game crashes at the end of every battle for me making it impossible to progress. Tried suggestions online and they did not work. The gameplay was pretty sweet but useless if it will not run.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This could be a fun little RTS game reminiscent of Z (1996), where you capture territories on the map to gain resources and this will let you gain stronger and better units. This is combined with a space map overview that works turn based. After playing 4 battles I can tell you not to buy the game though, since it crashes and then crashes and crashes some more just to annoy you. Also there is no save function when you play the battles, this would be no problem if the game didn't crash all the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Terrible complicated game with bad user interface and terrible Controls (like selecting units). You can't beat enemy AI in micro management. It just sends 10 divisions around at the same time - healing, attacking, refilling troop count, evading special attacks. The player AI on the other hand just hunts down enemy divisions while you try to handle the 20 other divisions you have instead of attacking the enemies nearby. Battles are just decided by spam. Units die so fast you are just busy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game Crashes If you want to play - try to set a lower setting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A solid strategy game that is fun and brings a fun spin on it with a galaxy conquest like in Battlefront 2. There are fun mechanics and counter mechanisms, but on my system the game simply lacks stability.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For the blockchain technology at the very core foundation of cryptocurrencies, it's a reasonable concept that solves a specific challenge (ie no one can change this value unless they have the cryptographic key) and the notion of an indelible or tamper-evident ledger is useful in other fields (eg certificate revocation lists). Using a blockchain as a component is -- like all of engineering -- about picking the right tool for the job, so I wouldn't say that having/not having a block chain imparts…
neutral · AI labelView post →this game was definetly made by developers who had at least basic knowledge of how to code
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crashes in single player.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay is fun, game is broken. Go for a different RTS, you'll have a better time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this years ago. Finally trying to play it. The Software is trash and doesn't work. Game freezes constantly, like it is processing. Terrible. Also uninstalled and reinstalled via steam. Don't waste your money. Broken software.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i would like to recommend this game, its awesome.. but when i win after 25 min match : it crashed when i win after 9 min match : it crashed when im going to launch my final assault to punish the enemy, with my 8 armies + 3 guardian + 3 parasite : it crashed.. edit : i try to adjust the resolution as same as my desktop resolution. and set graphic quality to medium, all other aspect low. It get better, no crashed until 8 victory. i dont know, but i feel gratitude. oh, to steam, i would like…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Two words come to mind honestly with this game. Soulless and convoluted. While the game may be technically sound, its just not engaging IMO. It doesn't have or project personaility in terms of the factions, unit types, terrain, etc the way some other titles do. I do believe the lack of a campaign (conquest mode does not suffice) feeds this problem. During play, I just didn't really care about the units, objectives, etc. Additionally, there is a problem with the interface. I find the UI…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, most people dislike this game. However, I don't really agree that it is a multiplayer only: the AI is a hard as nails on difficult. The campaign is not great. Despite the fact that factions do rather play the same, I find this streamlined game most enjoyable when I'm tired of FPS.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't buy it - the game does not allow to save your games, but it crashes in almost every later game battle. It's extremely annoying to fight hard 50 minutes - you're almost at the end! - and then the game just crashes once more.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as I was trying to enjoy this game, it has way too many problems with bugs, glitches, etc. First, it stopped doing anything at the very first turn the AI fleet was given. Then, the saved file was corrupt, so I couldn't even continue from where the glitch had occured. Lastly, I couldn't even get back in the game, because then I was stuck with nothing but a cursor and a black screen. Boo-hiss!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like it more than I do. It's just boring with repitition mixed in. I understand now why I didn't even know I owned it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just get the fix its a great game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DOGE, GOP and the Playground Forums. The Playground forum leaks from the darknet have exposed a lot. I am linking the posts to real events (ex. the Etherium hack post corresponds with actual events, along with all posts I have evaluated to date). Is there any public information about DOGE cuts to human trafficking investigations or cuts to anti-human slavery organizations?
neutral · AI labelView post →Difficult to recommend this. Shows the age, lot of crashes and bugs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you ignore outdated visuals, poor UI and generic music - Etherium actually has few fresh mechanics to offer. Parallel orbital war is a nice touch, faction unique abilities usable, hirable sub-factions really good, sector-based expansion interesting, weather events devastating- all clicks. Had no bugs, no crashes under linux. Quite decent small scale RTS.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…
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