Stacks:Space!
Released Feb 2023
Stacks:Space is a space-themed base builder card game with rogue-like elements. Buy booster packs to get new cards, discover craft recipes by stacking cards together, create structures, manufacture drones and droids, defend your base from enemies, visit distant planets, and more!
83% positive · 108 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
Stacks:Space! is a free-to-play space-themed card game that released on February 20, 2023. The store description presents a complete, self-contained experience: approximately 370 cards, ~100 craft recipes, 7 bosses, 13 locations, multiple scenarios, a Daily Challenge Mode, and a bundled fantasy mod (Stacks:Village). The description does not reference any upcoming DLC, planned expansions, roadmaps, or promised future content. There are no unreleased DLC entries in the store listing, and no developer news posts announcing future content. The modding manual is noted as a "work in progress," but this refers to documentation rather than game content. The game appears to have launched as a finished product with no post-launch content cycle — consistent with a solo or small indie project that shipped a complete package from day one. There is no evidence of developer communications since launch that would suggest further content updates are in development.
Evidence
Store description presents a complete feature set: ~370 cards, ~100 recipes, 7 bosses, 13 locations, multiple scenarios, Daily Challenge Mode, and an included fantasy village mod. No mention of planned DLC or future content.
Short description aligns with the full description — positions the game as a complete, feature-rich package with no indication of ongoing or upcoming content additions.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Stacks:Engine
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Stacks:Space is a space-themed base builder card game with rogue-like elements. Buy booster packs to get new cards, discover craft recipes by stacking cards together, create structures, manufacture drones and droids, defend your base from enemies, visit distant planets, and more!
DISCLAIMER: This game is inspired by Stacklands, but it is not Stacklands, and it is not a sequel to Stacklands - it is a completely independent project that feels and plays differently from Stacklands.
Both ranged and melee combat modes are supported (no combat box!). Melee units will move toward the enemy as soon as they see it. Drag your card next to an enemy card (do not stack them!), and you'll see them punching each other. Ranged units will shoot their projectiles immediately.
Stacks:Space is moddable! The built-in mod management interface allows near-infinite extension of a game. With just a tiny bit of JSON knowledge, it is possible to create and add new cards, recipes, scenarios, locations, and even completely new games. This game is so moddable that it already includes Stacks:Village, a fantasy village sim, as a mod - accessible via the top-right corner of the starting screen. See this youtube video for gameplay details. The comprehensive modding manual is a work in progress, please stay tuned.
DISCLAIMER: This game is inspired by Stacklands, but it is not Stacklands, and it is not a sequel to Stacklands - it is a completely independent project that feels and plays differently from Stacklands.
Options and Features
- Created with Stacks:Engine, a card game framework that is heavily inspired by the Stacklands and Cultist Simulator games
- ~370 cards to collect and use in Stacks:Space (~370 cards in Stacks:Village mod)
- ~100 craft recipes (some cards could be crafted via multiple recipes)
- 7 unique bosses to defeat
- 1 base location + 12 visitable quest locations (incl. shops)
- Astronauts / Settlers have trainable attributes: Strength, Agility, Endurance, Intelligence
- Various scenarios - each having different starting conditions, different end-game goals, or even a different location
- Game Tutorial included for the first scenario
- Daily Challenge Mode - an option to have a relatively quick game run with random goals and restrictions each day
- Modding support
Combat
Both ranged and melee combat modes are supported (no combat box!). Melee units will move toward the enemy as soon as they see it. Drag your card next to an enemy card (do not stack them!), and you'll see them punching each other. Ranged units will shoot their projectiles immediately.
- Stacked cards - the ones doing crafts - do not engage in combat, but could be attacked by an enemy card.
- Some enemies prefer to attack resource cards instead.
Modding support
Stacks:Space is moddable! The built-in mod management interface allows near-infinite extension of a game. With just a tiny bit of JSON knowledge, it is possible to create and add new cards, recipes, scenarios, locations, and even completely new games. This game is so moddable that it already includes Stacks:Village, a fantasy village sim, as a mod - accessible via the top-right corner of the starting screen. See this youtube video for gameplay details. The comprehensive modding manual is a work in progress, please stay tuned.
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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