Drox Operative
Starship action RPG amid wars between expanding alien empires
Soldak Entertainment · Released Feb 18, 2014
DRM declared on Steam
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 286
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 12 years ago
- Sep 4, 2014
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is Drox Operative?
This space action RPG casts you as a mercenary captain working for the surviving Drox guild. Each game generates a new sector where you explore, complete quests, fight enemy ships, and outfit your vessel with components and crew while deciding which factions to help.
For you if...
- +you want to explore space cooperatively with friends
- +you like pursuing military, diplomatic, or economic victories
Not for you if...
- −you want to colonize planets and manage an empire
What players say
88% of 286 reviews are positive
Players praise the independently evolving factions and the freedom to meddle in their politics. Some criticize the visuals, and recent reviewers disagree about whether the sequel is a better choice.
Screenshots and trailer
Drox Operative system requirements
Minimum: 2, 0.3 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Drox Operative?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- XP or newer
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz Pentium 4
- Graphics
- GeForce 2 or better
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
Does Drox Operative have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.
Does Drox Operative run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- simple key
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 63
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Drox Operative 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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Recent updates
- Sep 4, 2014 · Drox patch 1.042
- Sep 4, 2014 · Drox patch 1.042
- Apr 21, 2014 · Drox Operative patch 1.041
- Apr 21, 2014 · Drox Operative patch 1.041
1 DLC available.
