Shortest Trip to Earth

Shortest Trip to Earth

Released Aug 2019

Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.

76% positive · 1,436 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Shortest Trip to Earth launched on August 15, 2019 and has received three paid DLC packs over its lifetime: the Supporters Pack (October 23, 2019), The Old Enemies (November 5, 2020), and most recently One Last Run (November 28, 2025). All three are fully released with no unreleased DLC remaining in the store listing. The October 2025 developer post ("We are back!") [NEWS-4] gave an overview of Interactive Fate's history and noted the studio was working on "something new" — a reference to their next unrelated project, not additional Shortest Trip content. Shortly after, the "One Last Run" DLC was announced and shipped in November 2025, accompanied by a major game balance update. The DLC name itself ("One Last Run") carries a strong finality signal, and the developer framing described it as content the community had encouraged them to create — presented as a culminating addition rather than the beginning of a new content phase. A bug fix patch followed on December 20, 2025 [NEWS-5], which represents the most recent developer communication. All DLC is released, there are no announced future content plans, no unreleased DLC entries on the store, and the developer's own post-DLC communication has been a single maintenance patch. The historical cadence of major content releases (Supporters Pack in October 2019, The Old Enemies in November 2020, One Last Run in November 2025) shows irregular, widely spaced releases rather than a sustained ongoing pattern. The most recent patch on December 20, 2025 is now over six months old as of today (June 27, 2026), with no further developer communication. The combination of a "final" DLC name, all content shipped, no outstanding commitments, and silence extending beyond six months points to the game being complete.
Evidence
Third and most recent DLC 'One Last Run' released — the name signals finality, and it is the last entry in the DLC list with no unreleased items following it.
dlc listing · Nov 28, 2025 source development ending
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Developer launched 'One Last Run' DLC alongside a major game balance update. Framed the DLC as something the community encouraged them to create, with no mention of further Shortest Trip content in the pipeline.
news post · Nov 28, 2025 source content shipped
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Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Interactive Fate
Achievements
78
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

From the writer of “Teleglitch: Die More Edition” comes Shortest Trip to Earth, a roguelike spaceship simulator featuring exploration, ship management, game-influencing decision-making and real-time tactical battles.

Community Translations available in German, Russian, Simplified Chinese and more


Onboard combat against hostile intruders is a messy business

Explore a detailed and deadly universe


Embark on a perilous journey through a procedurally generated universe and explore massive space sectors crawling with exotic lifeforms. Engage in action-packed tactical combat against hostile ships, boarding parties and inter-dimensional space monsters.


Each ship comes with its own strengths and weaknesses

Master the art of survival by customising your ship with modular components and perks. Choose from a range of spaceships and manage life within your vessel - from crew, pets and drones to ship modules and weapons. Shape your journey through hundreds of multiple-choice events, featuring unique hand-drawn illustrations.

A selection of crew types

Shortest Trip to Earth features unforgiving permadeath, but you can unlock perks to increase the odds of survival on your next run.

Key Features


  • Master the art of survival in unexplored space!
  • Explore a procedurally generated universe, packed with content
  • Collect resources, craft modules & upgrade your ship
  • Epic real-time tactical space battles
  • Onboard combat, featuring hostile intruders, drones and battle-hardened pets
  • 500+ ship modules, a variety of ship weapons and nukes
  • 30+ unique crew weapons
  • 50+ types of crew, drones & combat pets
  • Hundreds of random events with unique illustrations and outcomes
  • Every ship starts with a cat
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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