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Satellite Reign

Real-time cyberpunk tactics with four customizable agents and open-ended missions

5 Lives Studios · Released Aug 27, 2015

ActionIndieStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 2,715
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
8
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
9 months ago
Jan 19, 2026
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB
3 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 75/100 (critic reviews)

What is Satellite Reign?

Satellite Reign is a real-time, top-down strategy game set in an open cyberpunk city run by corporations. You direct four specialized agents through missions, using stealth, hacking, sabotage, or gunfire to challenge a corporate monopoly. You find objectives as you explore the continuous city; co-op works over LAN, with online friends needing a VPN.

For you if...

  • +you like planning stealth routes through open-ended missions
  • +you want to customize a specialized four-agent squad
  • +you enjoy exploring a cyberpunk city at your own pace

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike managing a squad in real time
  • −you want missions that favor constant gunfire over stealth
  • −you prefer separate, linear levels to open-world objectives

What players say

75% of 2,715 reviews are positive

Players praise its resemblance to the Syndicate games, the cyberpunk city, and the different ways to infiltrate locations. They complain about confusing controls and tutorials and frustrating stealth patrols. Recent players also report agents getting stuck and Linux keyboard commands failing during the tutorial.

How many players finish Satellite Reign?

5.0% of Steam players have unlocked «Fire the CEO», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Satellite Reign system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB, 3 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or newer
Processor
x86 Dual Core 2.4 GHz
Graphics
DirectX 9 GPU with 1GB of memory
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

Processor
x86 Quad Core 3.4GHz or greater
Graphics
DirectX 11 GPU with 2GB of memory
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Satellite Reign have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and LAN; PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Satellite Reign 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
  • Cloud saves are not shared across platforms

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
40
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Russian.

Does Satellite Reign 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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