Istrolid
Released May 2016
In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
86% positive · 2,695 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Istrolid launched on May 6, 2016 and spent several years in development, shipping regular feature patches and two cosmetic DLC packs (Paint Job in May 2016 and Curves and Shadows in May 2017). On April 10, 2021, the developer released version 1.0.0, marking the game's official completion milestone with a reflective post describing it as the realization of a long-held dream. A follow-up balance patch (1.0.1) shipped on June 12, 2021, which is the last recorded developer communication.
Both DLC items are released. The store description contains no mention of future content, roadmaps, season passes, or ongoing live service elements. The developer has made no announcements of planned expansions or additional updates since June 12, 2021 — nearly five years of silence. The 1.0.0 post itself reads as a celebratory conclusion rather than a launch pad for further content. There is no evidence of any outstanding commitments or future content in the pipeline. The game appears to have shipped as a complete product and quietly concluded its update cycle after reaching 1.0.
Evidence
Developer released version 1.0.0 with a reflective post describing the journey from concept to completion, framing the release as the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. No future content or roadmap was mentioned.
Version 1.0.1 shipped with community-driven balance adjustments. This is the last recorded developer communication as of June 27, 2026.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
treeform
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
Challenge your strategies and stretch your creativity, perfecting your spaceships' designs before taking them onto the proving grounds of battle. Jump straight into tense fights for territorial control where you maneuver your ships to best use their energy, ranges, firing arcs, turn rates and firepower.
Conquer an entire galaxy in the single player campaign, where you collect the parts you need to build bigger and meaner ships. Use them to defeat increasingly tougher and more complex opponents. Test the strength of your designs in multiplayer combat, fighting solo or with allies. Face custom AIs with their own fleet lineups or even design your own AI that fights by your side.
Are you ready?
Challenge your strategies and stretch your creativity, perfecting your spaceships' designs before taking them onto the proving grounds of battle. Jump straight into tense fights for territorial control where you maneuver your ships to best use their energy, ranges, firing arcs, turn rates and firepower.
Conquer an entire galaxy in the single player campaign, where you collect the parts you need to build bigger and meaner ships. Use them to defeat increasingly tougher and more complex opponents. Test the strength of your designs in multiplayer combat, fighting solo or with allies. Face custom AIs with their own fleet lineups or even design your own AI that fights by your side.
Are you ready?
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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