Solargene
Space colony sim built around logistics across the solar system
Alexander Semenov · Released Jan 19, 2026
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 854
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 15
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 days ago
- Sep 17, 2026
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Solargene?
In this single-player colony simulation, you run a private corporation expanding across the solar system as Earth faces resource shortages. You build colonies and orbital stations, manage colonists' needs and production chains, and transport resources between settlements while dealing with hazards such as radiation and storms.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning resource chains and interplanetary logistics
- +you prefer slow, detailed colony management
Not for you if...
- −you want rapid progress with little micromanagement
- −you prefer simple building without complex resource logistics
What players say
76% of 854 reviews are positive
Players praise the depth of colony management, space logistics, and freedom to build in different locations. Their most common complaints are a cumbersome interface and tutorials that leave basic tasks hard to understand.
Screenshots and trailer
Solargene system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 1050Ti
- Memory
- 12 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Graphics
- GeForce RTX 2060 Super
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Portugal, Japanese, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Thai, Turkish, Czech, Swedish, Bangla, Swahili, Hindi.
Tags
- Colony Sim
- Base Building
- City Builder
- Space Sim
- Resource Management
- Sandbox
- Management
- Building
- Economy
- Strategy
- Space
- 4X
- Moddable
- Mod
- Sci-fi
- Realistic
Recent updates
- Sep 17, 2026 · Update 1.5
- Jul 23, 2026 · Update 1.4
- Jun 18, 2026 · Update 1.3
- May 13, 2026 · Update 1.2
- Mar 30, 2026 · Update 1.1
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