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Hardspace: Shipbreaker

First-person zero-gravity simulation about dismantling hazardous spaceships for salvage

Blackbird Interactive · Released May 24, 2022

Simulation

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 20K
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 81 in 30 days
Players
137
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
7 months ago
Mar 11, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 770
8 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is Hardspace: Shipbreaker?

A first-person physics simulation about working as a spaceship salvager in zero gravity. You cut hulls, move components with a grapple, and manage hazards such as decompression, fuel, electricity, and radiation. The campaign centers on repaying a corporate debt, while free-play and timed challenge modes provide other ways to dismantle ships.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy careful, physics-based dismantling puzzles
  • +you want both relaxed free play and timed challenges
  • +you like upgrading equipment for increasingly hazardous salvage jobs

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer building spaceships rather than taking them apart
  • −you want multiplayer or cooperative salvage work
  • −you prefer fast action over methodical problem-solving

What players say

88% of 20,183 reviews are positive · 77% of 81 in the last 30 days

Players praise the satisfying, often relaxing dismantling loop, zero-gravity movement, and specialized tools. The most common complaint is that story dialogue and cutscenes cannot be skipped; players also say limited ship variety makes later play repetitive.

Players over time

▼ -41% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 283 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026137
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Nov 4, 2026134
Nov 3, 2026132
Nov 2, 2026125
Nov 1, 2026153
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Oct 13, 2026181
Oct 11, 2026230
Oct 10, 2026231
Oct 9, 2026250
Oct 8, 2026224
Oct 7, 2026246
Oct 6, 2026239
Oct 4, 2026230
Oct 3, 2026216
Oct 2, 2026182
Oct 1, 2026163
Sep 30, 2026186
Sep 29, 2026181
Sep 27, 2026220
Sep 26, 2026203
Sep 25, 2026175
Sep 24, 2026195
Sep 23, 202697
Sep 23, 2026177
Sep 22, 2026210
Sep 21, 2026243

How many players finish Hardspace: Shipbreaker?

14% of Steam players have unlocked «Act III Complete», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Hardspace: Shipbreaker screenshot 1

Hardspace: Shipbreaker system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 770, 8 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel i5-6600K / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Graphics
4 GB VRAM, GeForce GTX 770 / Radeon R9 380
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
30 FPS in 1920x1080.

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor
Intel i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics
6 GB VRAM, GeForce GTX 980 Ti / Radeon RX Vega 56
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
60 FPS in 1920x1080.

Does Hardspace: Shipbreaker have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Hardspace: Shipbreaker run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
27
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese.

Does Hardspace: Shipbreaker use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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