Galactic Lander
Released Oct 2018
Inspired by the classic arcade Lunar Lander game, in Galactic Lander you control a delicate scientific spaceship which you must deliver from point A to point B, either alone, or with a friend in a co-op level, potentially made by the game's own Steam Workshop community!
91% positive · 122 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Galactic Lander launched on October 4, 2018 and received updates over the following years. Three major content updates shipped: new levels shortly after launch (October 14, 2018), the "Lander Remade" mega-update (May 5, 2019), and the "New Terrain Update" (December 9, 2022). A feature patch arrived in May 2020 and a small bug fix in December 2025.
The most significant contextual signal is a development status post from October 8, 2021, in which the developer reflected on the game's three-year journey, thanked the community warmly, and released the game's source code on GitHub under an open-source MIT license. The tone of that post reads as a fond farewell — the developer spoke in the past tense about the experience of making the game and described community interaction as the most enjoyable part. While the developer did continue to ship one more major update in December 2022 and a small bug fix in December 2025, neither was accompanied by any statement of future plans or roadmap.
The two major content releases span October 2018 to December 2022 — a roughly 3.5-year window — with the last major update now over three years in the past as of June 2026. The most recent developer communication was the December 2025 bug fix, which addressed two specific issues with no mention of upcoming content. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store, no roadmap or future content announcement has been made, and no season pass or live service structure exists. The game appears to have been shipped as a largely complete product that received periodic improvements, and the developer has not communicated any further plans.
Evidence
New Terrain Update shipped, adding new tunnel levels and level editor improvements — the most recent major content release.
On the game's third anniversary, the developer open-sourced the game on GitHub under MIT license, reflecting warmly on the community experience in a tone that reads as a sentimental send-off.
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Developer
Publisher
ZeroByter Games
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
Galactic Lander is inspired by the classic arcade Lunar Lander game with a few, modern-day additions of it's own. While Galactic Lander provides the classic ship controlling gameplay, it also includes modern Steam features such as co-op gameplay, a level editor, Steam workshop, and more!
Galactic Lander offers several levels for both singleplayer and co-op gameplay. Each level contains it's own puzzle and quirk for you to solve alone; or with a friend in co-op mode!
The in-game level editor allows players to create their own levels and upload them to the Steam Workshop, enabling unlimited fun by sharing levels with the Steam community, commenting and providing feedback on each others works, and playing the levels by yourself, with your friends, or with total strangers!
If piloting this delicate scientific ship isn't hard enough for you, and you are looking for an extra challenge, then look no further then 'no-gravity mode'! No-gravity mode is exactly what it sounds like: no longer must you balance your ship and keep it from crashing into the floor, but now you must also not crash into the ceiling!
The Game Levels
Galactic Lander offers several levels for both singleplayer and co-op gameplay. Each level contains it's own puzzle and quirk for you to solve alone; or with a friend in co-op mode!
The Level Editor
The in-game level editor allows players to create their own levels and upload them to the Steam Workshop, enabling unlimited fun by sharing levels with the Steam community, commenting and providing feedback on each others works, and playing the levels by yourself, with your friends, or with total strangers!
No-Gravity Mode
If piloting this delicate scientific ship isn't hard enough for you, and you are looking for an extra challenge, then look no further then 'no-gravity mode'! No-gravity mode is exactly what it sounds like: no longer must you balance your ship and keep it from crashing into the floor, but now you must also not crash into the ceiling!
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Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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