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IndieRPGSimulationFlightSpace SimSandboxDifficultSurvival

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Game description

Navigate your scrappy ship through the boneyard in search of valuable parts in abandoned vessels. Use salvage to upgrade your ship, or sell it for cash to pay down your mounting debt, or restock fuel, air, or food. Fly and role-play aboard your dream spaceship in this hardcore noir space-sim.

Basic info

DeveloperBlue Bottle Games
PublisherKitfox Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 3, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 version 21H1 (or newer)
ProcessorDual Core 2 GHz
Memory8 GB
GraphicsIntel HD 4600 (AMD or NVIDIA equivalent)
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 427 reviews from the past 1 year

75.0/ 100
Bottom 40%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (77%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Living as a spacer who salvages ships to survive, players give Ostranauts 75.0, praising its ideas but not its polish.

👍 Strengths

147 reviews find it fun and unique, and some call the salvage loop addictive and satisfying. 52 praise the world and its atmosphere, with a setting that feels lived in and immersive simulation that creates emergent stories. Story & World ranks 664th of 1096. 34 enjoy the freedom to build a ship from scrap and choose paths such as piracy, salvage or trade. Content Volume ranks 544th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 49% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1154th of 1399. 71 reviews report bugs that break quests, kill crew or make systems unreliable. 70 say it is hard to learn, with unclear quests, little documentation and a tutorial that leaves out key details, and some rely on the wiki. 42 dislike the interface and controls, citing heavy manual dragging in the inventory and windows that cover much of the screen. Gameplay ranks 856th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“unique and fun experience overall” · 147 reviews
“constantly encounters bugs that break gameplay, kill characters, ruin story” · 71 reviews
“worldbuilding puts you into the setting, core gameplay mechanics feel proper” · 52 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -1.84 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “quests unclear without wiki, need to look up discord for progression” · 70 reviews
Positive “mysterious design encourages self-discovery and exploration” · 6 reviews

Progression 19% · Difficulty 14% · Freedom 27% · Strategy 29% · Controls & feel 25%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.06 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “worldbuilding puts you into the setting, core gameplay mechanics feel proper” · 52 reviews

Story 10% · Characters 5%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +1.60 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “70+ hours of content, stripping derelicts, building ships, exploring planets” · 7 reviews
Negative “limited endgame content, runs out of steam quickly after early progression” · 8 reviews

Variety 13% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +1.79 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “音乐很棒” · 1 review
Negative “music is really good but game needs more ambient sounds” · 1 review

Visuals 9%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -0.54 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 5% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.10 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “money earned too fast, breaks game balance and progression” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 49% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.82 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “constantly encounters bugs that break gameplay, kill characters, ruin story” · 71 reviews

Performance 15% · Developer support 30%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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