Deep Sky Derelicts

Deep Sky Derelicts

Released Sep 2018

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

74% positive · 2,884 reviews Definitive edition
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Deep Sky Derelicts launched into Early Access and reached its 1.0 release on September 26, 2018. The developer, Snowhound Games, then released two paid DLC expansions: New Prospects on May 30, 2019, and Station Life on December 12, 2019. On March 24, 2020, the studio released the Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition — a bundled package that includes the base game and both DLCs — marking the formal completion of the game's content cycle. The announcement post explicitly described this as a "perfect moment to get the game," framing it as a comprehensive package. Following the Definitive Edition launch, the developer shipped several polish and bug-fix updates through June 2020 (updates 1.3.3, 1.5.1, 1.5.3, and 1.5.4), but no new content was announced or released after that point. Both DLCs are fully released, no unreleased DLC exists in the store listing, and the developer has made no communications about additional content since mid-2020. The game is a complete package.
Evidence
Developer announced the Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition, a bundle including the base game and both DLCs, described as representing the full, complete experience of the game.
news post · Mar 24, 2020 source development ending
high
Station Life DLC released, adding station upgrades, crafting, new encounters, and a new character class.
dlc listing · Dec 12, 2019 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Fulqrum Publishing
Achievements
68
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen and living on the surface of a habitable planet, enjoying non-synthetic air, water and food. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitable planet.

Build and control a squad of up to three mercenary characters and set on to explore derelict ships within your reach from the scavenger's base. Searching the derelicts for loot and clues, you come across many friendly inhabitants and traders, but more often – various enemies. Challenge and defeat them in tactical turn-based fights, where randomly-drawn cards form your changing arsenal of combat actions, gain experience for yourself and your crew, loot dead bodies, resupply and upgrade once back at your base. The scavenger's home ship gives you the opportunity to heal and level-up your mercenaries, recruit new ones, equip them, upgrade their gear or recharge energy for life support during missions.

Key Features:

  • Fresh take on turn-based combat with cards

  • Refined sci-fi comic book look & feel

  • Endless customization options for characters and scavenging teams

  • High replay value thanks to procedural generation of content

  • Story of the human society divided within a dystopian universe

  • Two game modes: story and arena

Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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