FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the overall point of the game?

Your primary mission objective is to explore space beyond Earth and attempt to make as many successful first contacts as possible, while managing the ongoing health of the ship and her crew.  You will encounter a wide array of scenarios as you explore the galaxy, with each offering their own particular challenge. Your mission will be classed as a success if you return back home to Earth in approximately one piece.

How much will the game cost?

The base sandbox (full galaxy, ship, and all procedural content) will be completely free, no strings attached. No micro-transactions, no content gated behind a paywall, just completely free. My loving gift to the space sim community.

Are you insane!? Why do this amount of work for free!?

Aside from simply loving what I do, we’re a new studio and this is our first title. I want to build up a solid community around the game, and the best way to do that is to remove all barriers to entry. Of course that absolutely wouldn’t be possible without our backer community, so really it’s them you have to thank. Our backers on Patreon, Paypal, and Ko-fi help us keep the lights on, and ensure I’m able to devote all my time to building the game.

Will anything have a cost associated with it?

To help fund ongoing development (because game dev costs a lot of money), I’m planning to release some extra ships after the v1.0 sandbox release. The cost will depend on just how much work was involved in making the ship, but as a ballpark figure I’m thinking around £10 or so. These ships will be designed around solo play or small multiplayer groups, so they won’t have an NPC crew etc. We also have 3 full single player campaigns planned in a fair amount of detail, and each of these will likely have a cost comparable to a typical AA indie title.

When and where will I be able to get Starship Simulator?

As of the time of writing, we are releasing exclusively on Steam for Windows PC. A more fleshed-out Early Access release is planned for some point in 2024/25. When it’s ready, essentially.

We have a tech demo currently on Steam.

We do not currently have plans to release on any other platform, however, that might change if we get sufficient funding to expand the team.

What is the minimum PC spec required to run the game?

An Intel i5 system (or equivalient) with 8GB RAM and a GPU with at least 4GB VRAM should be sufficient to run the game. The current install size is 2.5GB.