Solar Flux
Space puzzle strategy with zero-gravity navigation around collapsing stars
Firebrand Games · Published by Pixel Games UK · Released Oct 24, 2013
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 78
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 12 years ago
- Jan 14, 2014
What is Solar Flux?
You pilot a ship across four galaxies in this single-player puzzle strategy game, collecting plasma fragments and delivering them to dying suns to keep them alive. Its 80-plus missions grow progressively harder, with solar flares, asteroids, supernovas, and force fields obstructing your path.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning routes while keeping limited fuel in mind
Not for you if...
- −you want space combat rather than solving navigation puzzles
What players say
79% of 78 reviews are positive
Players praise the visuals and ambient music. Complaints focus on frustrating difficulty and the precision required by the ship controls.
Screenshots and trailer
Solar Flux system requirements
Minimum: 8000 series, 2 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Solar Flux?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Processor
- AMD Turion X2/Intel Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- Nvidia 8000 series or better
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Solar Flux have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Solar Flux run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 32
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian.
Does Solar Flux 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
