3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey

Released Sep 2017

3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.

93% positive · 1,161 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

3030 Deathwar Redux launched in full release on September 13, 2017, after an Early Access period that included substantial content updates. Post-launch, the developer shipped two major named content updates: "The Nanobot Conspiracy" modding update on March 15, 2018, and "The Latinum Shipyards" update on November 5, 2018. These established a post-launch update cadence of roughly 6–8 months between major releases. After November 5, 2018, there have been no further updates to 3030 Deathwar Redux itself. The developer's subsequent news posts — from October 2022 and May 2023 — are announcements about an entirely separate game, Galactic Glitch, being developed by one team member. These posts explicitly position Galactic Glitch as their next project and make no reference to any planned content for 3030 Deathwar Redux. The last developer communication about 3030 was on November 5, 2018. With more than seven years of silence on this title and the team's attention clearly shifted to a new game, the content for 3030 Deathwar Redux is complete. The game has no unreleased DLC listed on the store, no announced future content, and no ongoing update activity. It stands as a finished, well-reviewed space adventure.

Evidence

The Latinum Shipyards update launched, adding new ships, weapons, combat AI, and achievements. This is the last major content update shipped for 3030 Deathwar Redux, and the last developer communication about the game.

news post · Nov 5, 2018 source content shipped

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The Nanobot Conspiracy update launched, adding full modding support and Steam Workshop integration — the first major post-launch content update.

news post · Mar 15, 2018 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Bird in Sky

Publisher

Crunchy Leaf Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Adventure Indie Space Action Simulation Open World Sci-fi 2D Exploration Sandbox Space Sim Story Rich Atmospheric Great Soundtrack Comedy

About this game

Rated 94% with over 1000 reviews and over 40,000 copies sold

Awarded Space Game of the Decade by Space Game Junkie!

Fusing space exploration, fast-paced combat, trading, and a healthy dose of point-and-click comedic adventuring, 3030 Deathwar Redux sets you free to roam an entire war-torn galaxy filled with devastated planets, uninhabitable zones, and space stations in quarantine lockdown.

Help freewheeling space pilot John Falcon get back on his feet in a huge open world inspired by both the classic Elite and Lucasarts' finest adventures, and plot your own course through the game's dizzying array of missions, stories, and places.

It's not been a good day for you. Your crew has discovered a dead body, your brand new ship's been impounded by the cops, and most people you run into seem very unhappy with you... probably something to do with that missing cargo of gold bars.

So... will you take on a couple shady delivery jobs in order to afford a better ship, or will you downsize to a cheap jetsuit and go shooting space-junk for quick money? Will you perhaps decide to focus on finding that missing gold shipment before the local gangs and salvage teams get there first?

Meanwhile, there's that damn mechanic who sold you a stolen ship, and a mysterious 'Taoist' group everyone keeps talking about. Oh, yes, you have most definitely found yourself inextricably caught up in a plot of intergalactic intrigue...

Features:

Open-world space adventuring with frantic combat and 30 star systems to explore.
Stations to board, bars to visit, scores of space scum to talk to.
Ghostly derelict ships to discover via your star-map, space-walk into, and salvage valuables from.
Large variety of intriguing jobs and missions, with exciting, and occasionally silly side-quests.
A diverse array of ships to buy and upgrade.
The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to refuel from the corona of a sun without burning up!
Pirate Stations to discover, and the option of living a life of crime, piracy, cargo stealing, and nastiness.
The chance to invest in a large cargo ship and go asteroid mining for metals, or just haul goods between systems.
Hidden wormhole shortcuts, comets, unique stations, and a ton of secrets to uncover.
An irreverent, thoroughly amusing, and enthralling main story.
A whole load more!