Relentless Expanse

Real-time space strategy about conquering planets with fleets of ships

Cowmera Games · Released Jan 14, 2025 · Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 115
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 2; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 week ago; Oct 15, 2026
Minimum PC: Anything made within the …; 2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Relentless Expanse?

This is a free-to-play, top-down 2D space strategy game in Early Access. You send ships to capture planets, spend energy upgrading them, and aim to eliminate every opponent in single-player or online PvP matches.

For you if...

+you prefer clear conquest goals over complicated strategy systems
+you want strategy sessions that can be kept short

Not for you if...

−you prefer taking turns rather than issuing orders in real time

What players say

88% of 115 reviews are positive

Players praise the straightforward planet-conquest gameplay. Earlier reviews commonly criticize multiplayer disconnections, lobby crashes, and awkward interfaces. A later reviewer reports that an update only partly fixes ship pathfinding, with ships still taking indirect routes.

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Relentless Expanse system requirements

Minimum: Anything made within the …, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Anything made within the last decade.
Graphics: Anything made within the last decade.
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
Notes: These requirements are simply meant to reflect that the game should be very easy to run on most machines.

Does Relentless Expanse have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does Relentless Expanse run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 45
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Relentless Expanse 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