The Last Starship

Top-down space sandbox for building ships and taking contracts

Introversion Software · Released Feb 3, 2026

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 1,700
Recent reviews: Mixed; 66% of 18 in 30 days
Playing now: 41; peak 24h 47
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 21, 2026

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is The Last Starship?

This single-player, top-down space sandbox has you build and manage starships while traveling through a procedurally generated sector. You maintain power and life support, mine resources, and take delivery, rescue, and pirate-hunting jobs for people you encounter.

For you if...

+you like testing different ship layouts for specific jobs
+you enjoy combining mining, trading, and ship combat
+you like optimizing resource production and ship logistics

Not for you if...

−you want combat without managing ship power and supplies
−you prefer a guided route through space over sandbox exploration

What players say

75% of 1,700 reviews are positive · 66% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the ship design tools and the loop of taking contracts, gathering resources, and upgrading ships. Many say the campaign and progression feel unfinished and missions become repetitive. Some also report awkward interfaces, logistics problems, and slowdowns with larger ships or fleets.

Screenshots and trailer

The Last Starship system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel i5
Graphics: Geforce or Radeon
Storage: 1 GB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 37
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
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
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Turkish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean. Text only: Danish, Indonesian.