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Steam app 2876200 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:12 UTC

eXoSpace Combat Engineer

Evolve from simple drone to massive dreadnaught in eXoSpace! Explore a vast galaxy, design custom drones, and battle diverse factions. Defeat epic bosses in thrilling missions, or unleash your creativity in Sandbox and Arena modes.

eXoSpace Combat Engineer Steam header artwork
FantastimakerFantastimaker
25playing now
2824-hour peak
28all-time peak
7average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

+3.2Gain+75.61%% gain28Peak

277 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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13 months, September 2025 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.

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Monthly peak

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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.

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July 2026

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September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 121 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

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October 2026

eXoSpace Combat Engineer was released on 14 Sep, 2025.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:12 UTC
App ID
2876200
Last updated
09 Sep 2026 build 25203932
Developer
Fantastimaker
Publisher
Fantastimaker
Release date
14 Sep, 2025
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Partial
Early Access
Listed in Early Access
Achievements
32

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsSteam WorkshopStatsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Steam Input API SupportPartial Controller Support

Accessibility

Adjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultySave AnytimeStereo Sound

Popular tags

Early AccessSpaceshipsBuildingShooterSci-fiSpaceSpace SimExplorationSingleplayerSimulation2DBullet HellTop-DownActionPhysicsSandboxModdableAdventureProcedural GenerationIndie
About this gameFull description from Steam
eXoSpace Combat Engineer combines the gridless spaceship building of Reassembly, the intense combat of Nova Drift, and the unpredictable hyperjump encounters of FTL. Using a fully gridless, intuitive snap-and-rotate designer, you balance weapons, thrust, energy and armor, use advanced mechanical parts like pistons and hinges to build transforming warships, or install hangars to deploy swarms of custom-designed drones. Take your custom vessel into Bounty Hunt mode, navigating asteroid storms, pirate ambushes, and random encounters as you evolve your ship from a basic drone into a true dreadnought to survive intense, bullet-hell boss fights. Mission-based game loop: complete missions to increase in rank and build even bigger ships to hunt more dangerous targets. Gridless spaceship designer that lets you easily snap parts together in any angle, allowing you to quickly try out new designs or upgrade your ship. Design your own drones and deploy swarms of them from your hangars. Intuitive engineering constraints: balance thrusters, weapons, energy and armor to create an effective warship. Bullet-hell boss fights: each mission ends with an epic phased boss-fight. Find weak points while dodging projectiles. A fully-featured sandbox allowing you to build any ship, create your own faction, and share it with a click on the Steam Workshop. You can even build your own boss! The Galactic Arena: face design and piloting challenges ranging from 1 vs 1 drone skirmishes to cruiser battles. More than 600 different ship designs to discover, including many community creations. More than 200 parts to build your ship with, including powerful faction-specific weapons. 5 playable factions with their own tech tree, powerful unique parts, and crew. And more is added in regular updates! User Praise: "Again, awesome work. Been a while since I've been this impressed with such a hidden gem." “This game is ingenious, amazing and AWESOME! Something that fills the gap between Reassembly, Cosmoteer and Starsector.” “I like how here, I can quickly design something and experiment. I can iterate quickly and comfortably." eXoSpace is developed by Bas (@ Fantastimaker), a solo developer. No generative-AI was used to create this game.
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Microsoft Windows 10, 11, or newer Processor: 2 GHz Dual Core Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Vulkan, DirectX 12 or OpenGL ES Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Microsoft Windows 10, 11, or newer Processor: Quad-core Intel 2.5 GHz (or AMD equivalent) or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Vulkan, DirectX 12 or OpenGL ES Storage: 1 GB available space

macOS

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Linux

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Supported languages2 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
Dutch

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Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

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AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

32 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Engage!Achievement
Keep on JumpingAchievement
Frequent FlyerAchievement
Bad CompanyAchievement
Supersize MeAchievement
Who is the Boss?Achievement
Dread NaughtAchievement
ExplorerAchievement
Insane DethronedAchievement
Thief No MoreAchievement

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DemosPlayable demos on Steam

19 developer announcements, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC

August

  1. Release 77 - Small Patch

    Bugfix: - Moving the ship with the controller did sometimes not work.

    Patch notes
  2. eXoSpace Combat Engineer 1.0 officially launches on September 22!

    After a full year in Early Access with many updates, eXoSpace Combat Engineer is ready for full release!Full release means that I'm confident enough that the game deserves its "1.0" label. With lots of improvements to the Bounty Hunt…

    Fantastimaker

June

  1. Hangars are coming to eXoSpace Combat Engineer

    Design your own drone, turret or missile in eXoSpace Combat Engineer! Hangars are now in development and will be coming in the next update!

    Fantastimaker
  2. Release 76 - Small Patch: Camera changes, bugfixes

    This patch brings a change to the default camera behavior to avoid nausea in some players: it no longer moves with the aim of the ship. The old behavior can be re-enabled in the settings. In addition there's bugfixes, some tutorial and UI…

    Patch notes
  3. Release 75 - Small Patch

    Changes: - Reduced Salvo-3 launcher range from 6000 to 5000. - Missiles now target ships up to 125% of their actual range. - Made ships brighter while jumping. - Updated audio library to hopefully fix some issues. - Added some designs to…

    Patch notes
  4. Welcome to the Persistence Update!

    After months of hard work and hundreds of sizeable code commits, the most-requested feature for eXoSpace Combat Engineer is finally here: continuous progression! This major overhaul to the Bounty Hunt mode lets you evolve your ship over…

    Fantastimaker

March

  1. Release 72 - Small Patch

    Release build 72 is now available with several smaller fixes: Spray Specialist crew member inaccuracy effect reduced a little. Negative crew effects (e.g. reduced accuracy) are now colored red. Reduced excessive pushback caused by plasma…

    Patch notes
  2. Galactic Arena Update Available!

    Galactic Arena Update & Spring Sale This update brings a brand-new game mode: the Galactic Arena. In the Arena, you can find new challenges for both your ship design and your piloting skills. Even better, you can build your own arena and…

    Fantastimaker

December

  1. Release 70 - Small Patch

    A small patch for fixing the configuration tool, used for setting the rendering backend. This would not work properly if the Windows UI scaling was changed.Bugfixes:Launcher configuration options would disappear when windows ui scale was…

    Patch notes
  2. Release 69 - Small Patch

    This patch brings a major improvement to ship rendering when zoomed out. More precisely, it fixes a long-standing graphical issue that I hadn’t been able to resolve until now: when zoomed out, ship parts appeared "pixelated". Your ships now…

    Patch notes
  3. Happy Hunting Update Has Arrived!

    Better BossesThe Happy Hunting update brings a complete overhaul of all bosses in the game. A new target boss, The Cultist, joins the roster alongside several new minibosses.You can now even design your own boss by placing a Boss Core in…

    Fantastimaker

October

  1. Steam Deck Compatibility Fix 2

    Another small fix for running eXoSpace on Steam Deck has just been released. Links that cannot be opened on the Steam Deck are now hidden. P.s. I'm also working hard on the next update with new mechanics, bosses, and a lot of new content!

    Patch notes
  2. Steam Deck Compatibility Fix

    A small fix for running eXoSpace on Steam Deck has just been released. If the game runs on Steam OS (e.g. Steam Deck), the launcher is skipped and Vulkan rendering is used.

    Patch notes

September

  1. Hotfix 64: Squashing Bugs

    Small patch fixing some issues in the latest release:Opening trader would crash the game in some situations.Improved thruster calculations fixing inaccuracies in thrust-to-weight (TWR) values and thruster usage.Drops stay around for much…

    Patch notes
  2. Hotfix 63: Color Pickers

    A small hotfix on the latest patch: Ship editor color pickers did not work correctly. New organization logo size was too small. Crash when starting game after using save data reset function.

    Patch notes
  3. Patch 62: First Boss Boost, Control Schemes and Fixes

    The first patch after eXoSpace released to Early Access! So far the release goes well, I see some rather awesome ship designs being created, and get a lot of useful feedback, so thank you all.Boss BoostOne of the things I am working on now…

    Fantastimaker
  4. Combat Engineer is out now in Early Access!

    Hi everyone! eXoSpace Combat Engineer is now available in Early Access on Steam!You can jump in right now for $14.99 (with 15% off during launch week).This release marks the beginning of the Early Access journey. The current build already…

    Fantastimaker
  5. eXoSpace Roadmap

    Here's the eXoSpace development roadmap for the coming months! Of course these are plans, and plans are subject to change, but it gives a good idea of what I'm planning on working on for the coming time. Got any ideas or suggestions? Join…

    Fantastimaker
  6. Combat Engineer will launch in Early Access on September 15

    Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce that eXoSpace Combat Engineer will be launching into Early Access on Steam on September 15!The game will be priced at $14.99, with a special 15% launch discount during the first week.I plan to keep…

    Fantastimaker

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