Dual Universe
Released Sep 2022 · delisted
Dual Universe is a first-person Sci-Fi MMO built and driven by players, in a single persistent universe. You can build almost anything out of voxels, trade in a free economy, lead industries, travel through space, explore planets, or wage war in a fully editable sandbox universe. Subscription-based.
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Evaluation
Dual Universe is no longer available for purchase on Steam — the store listing shows no purchase options, meaning the game has been removed from sale. The game launched on September 27, 2022 as a subscription-based sci-fi sandbox MMO. It received several major updates after launch: version 1.2.0 in December 2022 (new planet, alien cores, tactical map), version 1.3.0 in February 2023 (maintenance unit, new player improvements), and version 1.4.0 in June 2023 (PvE combat missions, two reworked planets, joystick support). Subsequent patches continued through mid-2024, with the most recent developer communication being a hotfix on August 14, 2024 that notably added a blueprint export tool "in preparation for myDU" — referencing a community-hosted server initiative. The store description still references the game's subscription-based nature. The game is no longer purchasable, regardless of what future content may or may not have been planned.
Evidence
Version 1.4.0 launched with PvE combat missions, two reworked planets, joystick support, and Lua upgrades — the last major content update for the game
Game is listed as having no purchase options available, meaning it has been removed from sale on Steam
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Novaquark
Achievements
81
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Ten thousand years after a neutron star collision destroyed Earth, you and countless others awake from cryosleep in an unknown galaxy…
You are settlers in this distant land, and you have the opportunity to rebuild a society in this brand-new solar system.
Your role is not defined by a character class, but by the paths you take.
How will you choose to shape your new universe?
Build anything your imagination allows and bring whole worlds to life thanks to one of the most advanced voxel technology ever created.
In this shared universe, everything you do is persistent, and every player can see what you create!
Do you want to build a heart-pounding racetrack or a giant space station to house your industrial complex? Do you want to fly a colossal warship or do you want to kick back at your cabin in the woods?
And if you don’t feel like creating, choose to browse the many player-run shops across the system and shop to your heart's desire.
Our player-driven economy builds opportunities for everyone, from captains of industry to artists, miners, and more. Perhaps you want to build wealth by running automated mining units and processing ores into elements? Or perhaps you prefer to create sleek and functional cargo ships? You could also sell codes that control weapons systems in warships or form your empire of arcade machines...
Buy anything you’d like in-game or try to build a reputation as a broker and build business partnerships that span an entire solar system.
Fight for high-tier resources, for political domination, for an economic monopoly, or just for the fun of it.
Laws protect the core of the Helios system, but out in the far reaches where spoils await the daring, packs and lone wolves are hunting. You can build your war fleet and venture into unknown territory to hunt or patrol the trade lanes to protect your convoys. You can try to conquer an undiscovered asteroid or take control of an "Alien core unit" to harvest its resources... or just stay within the protection of the law.
The choice to fight is yours.
Whether they’re building alliances, negotiating peace, manufacturing a market monopoly, or just building a museum to display the work of their artists, leaders across Helios shape the fabric of the game. Will you build connections and collaborate, or compete to win alone?
The system is a chessboard, with power to take, influence to win, and market share to claim.
Can you make the strategic moves that drive the life of the game?
You are settlers in this distant land, and you have the opportunity to rebuild a society in this brand-new solar system.
Your role is not defined by a character class, but by the paths you take.
How will you choose to shape your new universe?
Build anything your imagination allows and bring whole worlds to life thanks to one of the most advanced voxel technology ever created.
In this shared universe, everything you do is persistent, and every player can see what you create!
Do you want to build a heart-pounding racetrack or a giant space station to house your industrial complex? Do you want to fly a colossal warship or do you want to kick back at your cabin in the woods?
And if you don’t feel like creating, choose to browse the many player-run shops across the system and shop to your heart's desire.
Our player-driven economy builds opportunities for everyone, from captains of industry to artists, miners, and more. Perhaps you want to build wealth by running automated mining units and processing ores into elements? Or perhaps you prefer to create sleek and functional cargo ships? You could also sell codes that control weapons systems in warships or form your empire of arcade machines...
Buy anything you’d like in-game or try to build a reputation as a broker and build business partnerships that span an entire solar system.
Fight for high-tier resources, for political domination, for an economic monopoly, or just for the fun of it.
Laws protect the core of the Helios system, but out in the far reaches where spoils await the daring, packs and lone wolves are hunting. You can build your war fleet and venture into unknown territory to hunt or patrol the trade lanes to protect your convoys. You can try to conquer an undiscovered asteroid or take control of an "Alien core unit" to harvest its resources... or just stay within the protection of the law.
The choice to fight is yours.
Whether they’re building alliances, negotiating peace, manufacturing a market monopoly, or just building a museum to display the work of their artists, leaders across Helios shape the fabric of the game. Will you build connections and collaborate, or compete to win alone?
The system is a chessboard, with power to take, influence to win, and market share to claim.
Can you make the strategic moves that drive the life of the game?
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jul 23, 2026
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