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Cargo Commander

A space salvage platformer where you drill your own routes

Serious Brew · Released Nov 1, 2012

ActionAdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 710
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
12 years ago
Dec 16, 2013
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
2 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Cargo Commander?

You are a Cargo Corps worker earning your way back to your family in this single-player sci-fi roguelite platformer. In sectors generated from names you enter, you travel between your ship and cargo containers, fight mutants, and collect salvage. You can upgrade your weapons and tools.

For you if...

  • +you like chasing high scores on shared sector leaderboards
  • +you enjoy workplace humor in a science fiction setting

Not for you if...

  • −you want to explore and fight alongside friends

What players say

82% of 710 reviews are positive

Players praise the salvage-and-escape loop, lonely atmosphere, and music. The most common criticism is that scavenging becomes repetitive or grindy. A recent reviewer also reports being unable to launch the game after a client update.

Screenshots and trailer

Cargo Commander screenshot 1

Cargo Commander system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista/7
Processor
2 GHz (or 4 GHz for CPUs like Celeron/Duron)
Graphics
DirectX 9.0c compatible; integrated or very low budget cards may not work
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
200 MB HD space; 256 MB Video Memory

Does Cargo Commander have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Cargo Commander run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
19
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian.

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

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