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Description

Design and build your fleets, fortify your bases, upgrade your tech, and go to war! Take the helm in this thrilling game of spaceship design, strategy, and tactical battles. Will you create swift interceptors, formidable battleships, or perhaps a colossal space shark that actually bites? Get creative to survive!

eXoSpace is a unique blend of spaceship construction, top-down shooter, (star)base building, and base defense. The player needs metal to build bigger ships, which can be gathered by destroying enemy ships. In addition, by completing missions, the player can increase their rank, unlocking new modules and the ability to build bigger ships.

The game aims for high replayability, featuring procedurally generated sectors and combat encounters, extensive Steam Workshop and modding support, new factions, many new modules to discover, and more.

It is under full-time development by a solo developer, with release expected at the beginning of 2025.

Trailer

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Highlights

A powerful yet user-friendly spaceship editor. Features like mirror editing for symmetrical designs, intuitive module selection, customizable ship AI, and an extensive test mode make designing your ships and bases effortless and enjoyable.

Take direct control of any ship in your fleet and issue commands to your allies. Lay siege to enemy star bases, defend your own, intercept enemy transports, and take down massive bosses intent on your destruction. Combat in eXoSpace is explosive, dynamic, and physical, keeping you on your toes in every encounter.

A strategic layer that offers a streamlined turn-based experience, allowing you to build starbases, gather resources, and command your fleets across the map. Investigate mysterious signals - you might discover a derelict alien vessel or stumble upon a hidden pirate outpost. While the strategic layer is easy to learn, it’s filled with discoveries and challenges to keep you engaged.

Three geometrically opposed factions to choose from, each with its own unique set of shapes, technologies, and playstyle. While each faction offers distinct advantages, you're not limited to their modules—you can capture blueprints from other factions to expand your building options even further.

Hundreds of module blueprints to discover, including pistons, rotators, and game-changing unique modules. How you place these modules—and where—can dramatically affect your ship's performance.

Full modding support for spaceship and starbase modules, AI scripting, custom star maps,

Steam Workshop integration for sharing your designs and downloading new mods with ease.

...and more to come!

Details

Full game name: eXoSpace Combat Engineer
Release date: Q1 2025
Platform: Steam (PC)
Publisher: Self-published by Fantastimaker
Technology: eXoSpace uses a custom engine written in Rust, using WGPU for graphics and Rapier for physics

The Developer: Bas@Fantastimaker

Fantastimaker is an independent game studio with a single developer: Bas. He does everything himself: programming, art, game design, marketing, and much more. He has been making game prototypes and toys since he was a small kid, when he got his first Commodore 64.

After working for more than 15 years as a software engineer on all kinds of enterprise software projects, he is now working full-time on game development, trying to make a living as his own boss.

You can contact him on Discord. He's always happy to get feedback.