Commander Keen
Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.
- Price:$4.99
- Release Date:8/3/2007
- Developer:id Software
- Publisher:id Software
- Last Updated:3/25/2025
- Steam App Id:9180
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Commander Keen has 11 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 45% lower than its previous all-time peak of 20 players achieved on 8/10/2024.

Commander Keen Review
Commander Keen has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 93 / 100. This score is calculated from 1,489 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 1,390 positive reviews, 99 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
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Commander Keen Price
Commander Keen costs $4.99 in the Steam store as of 3/25/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
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About Commander Keen
Commander Keen is an Action game developed by id Software. On 8/3/2007, it was released on the Steam Store by id Software.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Commander Keen on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Commander Keen supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Commander Keen has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Classic
- Side Scroller
- Nostalgia
- Platformer
- 1990's
- Pixel Graphics
- Retro
- Old School
- Family Friendly
- Sci-fi
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Packages
Commander Keen is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Name | Price | Actions |
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Commander Keen Complete Pack | $1.99 | View |
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Soures & References
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Commander Keen data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 25). Commander Keen on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/9180
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 25). Commander Keen. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/9180