Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
Released Nov 2015
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.
84% positive · 454 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation launched on November 30, 2015 as a complete space mining/trading game. After launch, the developer shipped a handful of feature patches through early 2016 (builds 63, 65, and 66), adding quality-of-life improvements, new NPC types, and gameplay options. However, by September 2017 the developer publicly announced that all future development energy was being directed toward a full sequel — Astrox Imperium — a separate, standalone game built from scratch with no browser-game limitations. From that point forward, every developer post on this page was about Astrox Imperium's development progress, not this game. By February 2019, the developer announced that Astrox Imperium had its own dedicated Steam store page and that all future updates would be posted there. The last communication of any kind on this page dates to March 2019, and it too was about Astrox Imperium. There is no DLC, no roadmap, no outstanding content commitments, and no post-launch content cadence beyond the early patches in 2015–2016. The game launched as a complete product and received light post-launch improvements before the developer moved on to the sequel.
Evidence
Developer announces Astrox Imperium has its own Steam store page and states all future updates will be posted there, explicitly ending updates on this page.
Developer announces Astrox Imperium, a full standalone sequel, explicitly stating it is a separate game with its own store page — not a DLC or expansion of Astrox HSE. All future development focus shifts to the sequel.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Jace Masula
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade their ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates in the procedural star systems and you’ll have only scratched the surface. This all takes place in a lush 3d environment with full 3d camera control at all times. Akin to eve and homeworld, the intuitive interface provides everything you need, right where you need it. Engaging and casual all at the same time.
+ Completely customize your galaxies.
+ Secure the Galaxy, and continue playing in a brand new one.
+ Procedurally created star systems, connected by warp gates.
+ Mine, sell, or refine 7 unique asteroid types, with various attributes.
+ Trade Asteroids, Refined components, or Trade goods for profit.
+ Hunt down 15 different pirates, with officers and commanders in tow.
+ Eradicate pirate hideouts for fame and fortune.
+ All names and places are Generated.
+ 33 Unique ships, each with individual properties and attributes, and bonuses.
+ 144 Unique modules and items for your ships.
+ Generated Rare, Epic, and Artifact items.
+ Generated Missions. News, and Events.
+ 24 Trainable skills, with 100 levels each.
+ Craft unlimited upgrades with 24 unique recipes.
+ Achievements, Pilot Experience points, and Levels (no cap).
+ Explore Deadspace (The space between the Star Systems).
+ Protect NPC pilots, learn their secrets.
+ Original custom soundtrack, models, sprites, textures and particle effects.
Astrox Wikia - http://astrox.wikia.com/wiki/Astrox_Wiki
Astrox Forums - http://astrox.proboards.com/
Price: $10.00 , Runs on old crappy computers and laptops.
+ Completely customize your galaxies.
+ Secure the Galaxy, and continue playing in a brand new one.
+ Procedurally created star systems, connected by warp gates.
+ Mine, sell, or refine 7 unique asteroid types, with various attributes.
+ Trade Asteroids, Refined components, or Trade goods for profit.
+ Hunt down 15 different pirates, with officers and commanders in tow.
+ Eradicate pirate hideouts for fame and fortune.
+ All names and places are Generated.
+ 33 Unique ships, each with individual properties and attributes, and bonuses.
+ 144 Unique modules and items for your ships.
+ Generated Rare, Epic, and Artifact items.
+ Generated Missions. News, and Events.
+ 24 Trainable skills, with 100 levels each.
+ Craft unlimited upgrades with 24 unique recipes.
+ Achievements, Pilot Experience points, and Levels (no cap).
+ Explore Deadspace (The space between the Star Systems).
+ Protect NPC pilots, learn their secrets.
+ Original custom soundtrack, models, sprites, textures and particle effects.
Astrox Wikia - http://astrox.wikia.com/wiki/Astrox_Wiki
Astrox Forums - http://astrox.proboards.com/
Price: $10.00 , Runs on old crappy computers and laptops.
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