eXoSpace Combat Engineer

Released Sep 2026

Snap, rotate and launch your own warship in minutes, then pilot it into bullet-hell boss fights to hunt the galaxy's supervillains. Master intuitive engineering, evolve from drone to dreadnought, and use the fully gridless designer to build anything you can imagine!

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $14.99

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Evaluation

eXoSpace Combat Engineer launched into full 1.0 release on September 22, 2026 after approximately one year in Early Access. The developer — a solo developer at Fantastimaker — has been actively and consistently updating the game throughout its Early Access period, shipping major content updates roughly every 3–4 months: the Galactic Arena Update (March 16, 2026), the Persistence Update (June 5, 2026), the Happy Hunting Update (December 10, 2025), and the Wild Waste 1.0 launch update (September 22, 2026). Critically, the developer explicitly stated in the 1.0 launch announcement on August 11, 2026 that "Full release definitely does not mean 'I'm finished with the game'. I have lots and lots of ideas for cool things to add, so expect many more updates after release as well!" This was reinforced just days after launch in a September 26, 2026 development update, where the developer confirmed that strong sales mean they "can keep focusing full-time on improving eXoSpace" and outlined concrete near-term plans: reworked tutorials and onboarding improvements, dedicated Linux support and Steam Deck verification, new ship parts, a new playable faction, updated or new bosses, and additional quality-of-life features. The developer also noted there are further plans being kept under wraps until more certain. The game is already receiving post-1.0 patches — a feature patch shipped on September 25, 2026, just three days after launch. The developer's engagement, financial viability (better-than-expected sales, growing wishlist), and explicit commitment to continued development all point to active ongoing development well beyond the 1.0 release milestone.

Evidence

Developer confirms strong sales allow continued full-time development and outlines near-term plans: onboarding rework, Steam Deck/Linux support, new parts, a new playable faction, new/updated bosses, and more QoL features. States there is even more planned that they are keeping quiet for now.

news post · Sep 26, 2026 source development ongoing

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1.0 launch post (Wild Waste Update) states 'The future will bring more updates' and that the developer has 'lots and lots of ideas to bring it even further'.

news post · Sep 22, 2026 source development ongoing

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Details

Developer

Fantastimaker

Publisher

Fantastimaker

Achievements

Platform

Windows, Linux

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Spaceships Building Shooter Sci-fi Space Space Sim Exploration Simulation 2D Top-Down Bullet Hell Action Physics Sandbox Moddable

About this game

eXoSpace Combat Engineer combines the gridless spaceship building of Reassembly, the intense combat of Nova Drift, and the unpredictable hyperjump encounters of FTL.

Using a fully gridless, intuitive snap-and-rotate designer, you balance weapons, thrust, energy and armor, use advanced mechanical parts like pistons and hinges to build transforming warships, or install hangars to deploy swarms of custom-designed drones.

Take your custom vessel into Bounty Hunt mode, navigating asteroid storms, pirate ambushes, and random encounters as you evolve your ship from a basic drone into a true dreadnought to survive intense, bullet-hell boss fights.

Mission-based game loop: complete missions to increase in rank and build even bigger ships to hunt more dangerous targets.
Gridless spaceship designer that lets you easily snap parts together in any angle, allowing you to quickly try out new designs or upgrade your ship.
Design your own drones and deploy swarms of them from your hangars.
Intuitive engineering constraints: balance thrusters, weapons, energy and armor to create an effective warship.
Bullet-hell boss fights: each mission ends with an epic phased boss-fight. Find weak points while dodging projectiles.
A fully-featured sandbox allowing you to build any ship, create your own faction, and share it with a click on the Steam Workshop. You can even build your own boss!
The Galactic Arena: face design and piloting challenges ranging from 1 vs 1 drone skirmishes to cruiser battles.
More than 600 different ship designs to discover, including many community creations.
More than 200 parts to build your ship with, including powerful faction-specific weapons.
5 playable factions with their own tech tree, powerful unique parts, and crew.
And more is added in regular updates!

User Praise:

"Again, awesome work. Been a while since I've been this impressed with such a hidden gem."
“This game is ingenious, amazing and AWESOME! Something that fills the gap between Reassembly, Cosmoteer and Starsector.”
“I like how here, I can quickly design something and experiment. I can iterate quickly and comfortably."

eXoSpace is developed by Bas (@ Fantastimaker), a solo developer. No generative-AI was used to create this game.