Space Fighter

Free to Play· Action· Space· Split Screen

Released Sep 2017

A mini-game designed for split screen experiences with up to 8 players. Pilot your spaceship through an anti-gravity suspended asteroid field to destroy enemy targets. Summon wingmen to coordinate your team, unlock upgrades to increase your spaceship’s efficiency, all in objective or deathmatch modes.

66% positive · 129 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

Steam Free

Evaluation

Space Fighter is a free-to-play space combat mini-game released on September 14, 2017. The developer's two recorded communications both date from late 2017: a pre-launch patch on September 10, 2017 adding expanded multiplayer support, and a Mac platform release announcement on October 26, 2017. There have been no developer posts of any kind since October 26, 2017. The store description presents the game as a self-contained mini-game with no references to future updates, seasonal content, or planned additions. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmap, and no monetization structure — the game is explicitly and completely free with no in-app purchases. With no update activity in nearly nine years and a store page that describes a finished product, the game launched and was completed as a compact, standalone experience.

Evidence

Space Fighter officially released on Mac. This is the last recorded developer communication.

news post · Oct 26, 2017 source content shipped

medium

Pre-launch patch expanded split-screen to 8 players, added broad controller support, and enabled multi-screen play.

news post · Sep 10, 2017 source content shipped

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Roger Barton

Publisher

Roger Barton

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer

Free to Play Action Space Split Screen

About this game

Completely Free to Play, with no Ads or In-Game Purchases.

Welcome To Space Fighter
In this mini-game you are in control of a high-tech modular spaceship equipped with the latest blasters. Fly in the battlefield above a mining operation on an alien planet through an anti-gravity suspended asteroid field.

Features:

Play split-screen multiplayer with up to eight players across several screens (requires sufficient controllers*).
Pilot your own spaceship and destroy enemy spaceships in challenging dogfights
Summon wingmen to give you support and release them on a target
Play with up to 40 AI controlled spaceships
Fire and guide a missile so it meets its target
Game Modes
- Objective: Attack or defend an anti-gravity generator essential for a mining operation in a multi-step mission
- Deathmatch: Destroy the enemy fleet before it eliminates your’s
Best of all its completely free!

*A very wide range of controllers are now natively supported, including popular Xbox and Sony controllers as well as types by Logitech, Saitek, GameSir and more. Using multiple mice or keyboards is not supported due to back-end limitations.