Steam app 1857080 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:23 UTC
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
44 months, February 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 437 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
The Last Starship was released on 3 Feb, 2026.
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37 achievements in total.
49 developer announcements, Jun 2022 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
An interim update ahead of Update 27 to fix the following issues: #752 Achievement glitch with 1k rescue, when having over 10k #813 Dead bodies not being collected by ports that accept both outgoing cargo and crew #818 Interstellar…
Patch notesWe've been working across the entire width of the game for this update, with numerous updates all over the game. Take a look at the full list below to see everything we've done. There's no video this month - we've been working toward quite…
ChrisUpdate 25e : - Allow Reactor Core components to be bought and sold in trading posts. - Drones can now transfer boxed equipment again.
Patch notesAttention Captains! Update 25 is now out, bringing practical new features to your shipboard industry, logistics, and automation systems:Docking Port Fluid Pipes: Streamline your resource management by running fluid transfer pipes directly…
ChrisUpdate 24 has been released! We've added new ways to control power on your ship, including a new Power Switch which can disable entire sections at a time. We've introduced a new way to fabricate ship equipment on the fly, made some massive…
ChrisFor those who didn't catch the end of our Update 23 video, here is the current roadmap for The Last Starship up to the end of 2026. We were overjoyed by how well the launch went for the game, with something like 50,000 new players coming…
ChrisAfter a phenomenal launch bringing 50,000 new players into the game, we've not taken our foot off the Metreon gas pedal! As well as the usual round of fixes and smaller improvements, enjoy mass-configuration of fabricators and other…
ChrisWe want to send a huge thanks to everyone who has loved The Last Starship since the v1.0 launch - we have lots of plans for the game this year! Chris has made a video detailing the nine years that led up to the launch of The Last Starship…
ChrisAfter five years of development and three years of Early Access, we are very happy to announce that we are exiting Early Access and launching v1.0 of The Last Starship TODAY! It's been an incredible journey through Early Access, with 22…
ChrisAfter three years of early access and 21 content updates, we are ready to launch The Last Starship on February 3rd 2026. Check out our 1.0 announcement trailer above! To celebrate the launch announcement we've also pushed Update 21 to Steam…
ChrisUpdate 21 has been released!We are rapidly approaching our v1.0 launch, but we've still had time to put together a new update for you to play. Our ship editor has come a long way since we started, as seen with DrX's incredible ship design…
ChrisLess than three weeks after Update 19, we decided to release one final update to close out the year! This update brings some much requested small changes and balance adjustments, as well as a raft of bug fixes. Thanks to everyone who has…
ChrisThe Last Starship is now in BETA! Updates will be coming more frequently, roughly once a month, and will focus on quality of life, reliability, and performance. Update 19 is a massive update and continues our run toward our planned v1.0…
ChrisThe Last Starship is now in BETA! Updates will be coming more frequently, roughly once a month, and will focus on quality of life, reliability, and performance. We will be tying up loose ends and generally working toward a planned v1.0…
ChrisLatest German Translations (thanks Lord Kazzak) Fix bug in painting triangular shapes in the Ship Editor. Asteroid composition now shows when the asteroid is exhausted. Powergrid window tweaks.
Patch notesAlpha 17 is now released! This massive update brings the long awaited conclusion to Survival Mode, with players making one final desperate jump to the Andromeda Galaxy to escape the ever expanding Void.Over in our story driven "Boldly Go"…
ChrisAlpha 16 is here! It doesn't seem like long since Alpha 15 was released, but the pace of updates continues. We have a brand new exterior painting tool that we think you'll absolutely love, along with new crew furniture, asteroid cracking…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/d3667d77fc3eb08056f64e017a8dc1d7e864c78e.png Alpha 15 is released! We've continued work on all three of our major game modes - Survival Mode now has entirely new jumpgates with their own missions at the end of…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/74459a0964f280039767133462ac7c81ae3228d5.png Alpha 14 is ready to go and is a massive new update! Who has the best ship design when it comes to combat? We've created an entirely new ARENA mode in which you can…
ChrisAlpha 13d is a hotfix update that should fix the following issues. Please note that for episode fixes, it is necessary to play from before the bug occurs (the save game isn't automatically fixed once the bug has occurred). Crash in Tiddlets…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/18c29e8376192f258b24f74d58e8fd2660b59c8e.png The Last Starship Alpha 13 has been released! We have added a new high-tech defensive weapon system - The Deflector Beam - that can deflect incoming cannon shells, a…
ChrisWe have updated the demo of The Last Starship to DEMO2. - Save/Load is now supported. Note you cannot load saves from the full game, or autosaves from Demo1 - sorry about that. - Modified the galaxy map to draw more attention to the special…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}42450473/bde56e0980faebd4c7f42b5815b0f6db374500ec.png Alpha 12 is a huge update, with new story episodes, new massive combat zones, new parallax effects, and a ton of bug fixes, balance changes and small updates. We hope…
ChrisAlpha 11d (Hotfix) The game can now be launched and played when offline. Performance improvement when lots of particles on screen in tactical mode (relevant to AMD graphics cards).
Patch notes- Game can now be played in offline mode. - Improved performance with particles in tactical mode on certain AMD graphics cards
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/4aac201465a9823625d139baeacc957d9866f72e.png Work continues on the all new Story Episode system! We have added new story chapters, and completely revamped the opening of the game. Special episodes are now…
ChrisAlpha 10c is a hot fix release for the following issues: Fix crash when removing a piece of track in a loop. Fix crash in Main Menu when viewing long file lists. Fix crash in Tiddle particle creation when they catch fire Fix crash in Drone…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/323d73c32a2e2b6aeb58f16af812a1a84d6dd606.png = New Episodes: Work continues on a series of hand crafted story episodes, designed to pull new players into the game and provide some excellent adventures for…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/0a0682345feb1aed3adb57bd3676ceddc94b081f.png Be the first to play "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" parts 1 and 2! There's a bandit ship attacking innocent vessels and Commander Harken needs you to track down this…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/d1a9ea6bab3894c313bfd5ada99fdb1efe5cef55.png Alpha 8 delivers a totally re-worked new player experience, simplifying and massively improving the early game. We’ve also re-positioned the game in a static star…
ChrisWe have fixed a couple of issues affecting FTL travel. - Loading an older save game (pre-alpha 7) will now automatically enable multi-system simulation. This fixes an issue where loading an older save game didn't enable multisystem…
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/866db291c3a98f7ede5f0ea183e1f07332224239.png This is an interim update on the way to a major new version of the game, due in December (Alpha8). Major structural work has occurred behind the scenes to expand the…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/70840651901a402e682b5077dcbbbfb9f25bad8d.png Whilst sitting at Introversion HQ we suddenly realised that far too many players weren't getting the full TLS experience, because the entrance to the game was just too…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/5b6863ceabb70daaf99eafe61449d217fa21d1a6.png 1.21GW!! That's (kinda) what'll you need to complete the test fire of your Stargate. This update builds on the last and develops the automated systems needed to…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/6c36ae86cc159442b1f14d1476eba530924900f4.png It’s all about mining, refining, processing, manufacturing and contributing to the biggest mega-project ever attempted! In Alpha 4 Mark and Chris demonstrate the new…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/7989fe623bb956b8def53db09075c963eb63b6f5.png Mark and Chris will be available to answer all your questions about the latest update to The Last Starship: Alpha 3 (Will and Harry)
Mark{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/5c2eecb0fc290ea79708a1425db6eccb029ed2b0.png England crowns a new King and we deliver Alpha 3 - this time it's all about the crew. Workstations and weapons now need human oversight to function meaning you'll need…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/3f1b7f114064a92411d84d67a73e554b5341e8bc.png Mark and Chris will be available to answer all your questions about the latest update to The Last Starship: Alpha 2 (Fred and Barney)
Mark{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/6fd95f67409a9d6667918c22cf504c6ea954acae.png Watch Mark and Chris walk you through all the updates that made the Alpha 2 drop - an update so large that it has precisely equivalent mass to Sagittarius A*. We…
ChrisDEMO PLAYERS! Thank you for playing the Steam next-fest demo of The Last Starship. As Steam Next Fest has now come to an end, we will be disabling this demo at the start of next week. You have the remainder of this weekend to give the game…
Patch notesWe are delighted to announce that The Last Starship is now available in Early Access! Enjoy the game, leave us a review, upload your ships to the Steam Workshop! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the game so far. This launch kicks off the…
Chris{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/3e2f5805f9e26c851bcadbe7e5ada0dd745bb7a3.png Mark and Chris will be demoing The last Starship and taking your questions about the game and early access process.
Mark{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42450473/3e2f5805f9e26c851bcadbe7e5ada0dd745bb7a3.png Mark and Chris will be demoing The last Starship and taking your questions about the game and early access process. After 50 updates to Prison Architect we hope to…
MarkCheck out our latest video - Mark & Chris demonstrate the new 'Creative Mode' version of the ship editor, where you can build any ship of any size, with unlimited budget and no constraints on construction. You can instant spawn any…
ChrisWe are delighted to announce the demo of The Last Starship is available to play right now! Go to the Store page for The Last Starship and click the button to install the demo, and let us know what you think in our discussion forums. We will…
ChrisGreetings playtesters! We have been hard at work and have produced an entirely new version of the game for you to try. We have tons of new features including a new ship editor, steam workshop support, and a ship library full of amazing…
ChrisJust three weeks after starting out, we have released Update 2! Along with a Mark & Chris video diving into how things have progressed. In our latest video Mark and Chris show off some of the incredible ships created by the first batch of…
ChrisWelcome to the first major update video for The Last Starship! Mark and Chris fire up the port guns, arm the fore cannon and kick some space pirate ass in a combat deep dive. (We also say sorry for robbing stuff IRL) Tally Ho!…
ChrisToday we officially announced our new game 'The Last Starship'. Start with an empty starship hull and fit her out with propulsion, life-support, weapons and FTL drive, before blasting off into the galaxy to test your design against a range…
ChrisWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | LastStarship64.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Launch | Last Starship.app | macos | ||
| Last Starship (Safe mode) | LastStarship64.exe | --safe-mode | windows 64 |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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