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Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager

Space management simulation about scheduling rocket flights and building colonies

SpaceOps · Published by Games Operators · Released Apr 9, 2026 · Early Access

IndieSimulationStrategy

As of Oct 28, 2026: AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 1,345
Recent reviews
Very Positive
85% of 54 in 30 days
Players
54
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 20, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager?

A single-player management sandbox, currently in Early Access, where you run an early twenty-first-century space exploration company. You survey and mine asteroids, plan resource shipments around moving planets, research technology, and expand colonies across the Solar System, with the long-term goal of making planets and moons habitable.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy spreadsheet-style management and building supply chains
  • +you like planning flights around orbital mechanics

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer direct action to managing resources and transport schedules

What players say

86% of 1,345 reviews are positive · 85% of 54 in the last 30 days

Players praise the management depth and the importance of infrastructure decisions. They criticize repetitive transport orders, unclear instructions, a cumbersome interface, and bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

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Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 / 11
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 / Intel Core i5-7400
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 / 11
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 / Intel Core i5-10400
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space

Does Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
34
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Some of the translations were done with AI assistance.

The statement mentions: Text & translations

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 Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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