Vanguard Galaxy
Top-down space sandbox playable in a strip on your desktop
Bat Roost Games · Released Oct 30, 2025 · Early Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 612
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 31 in 30 days
- Players
- 267
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 day ago
- Oct 27, 2026
What is Vanguard Galaxy?
A single-player, top-down space simulation set in the procedurally generated Canis Major dwarf galaxy, where corporations clash with local inhabitants. You travel through a gate network, take missions, mine asteroids, salvage wrecks, fight enemies, and trade goods to earn credits and materials for crafting equipment.
For you if...
- +you prefer setting your own pace and goals
- +you enjoy leveling a captain through multiple skill trees
Not for you if...
- −you want multiplayer cooperation or battles against other players
What players say
91% of 612 reviews are positive · 90% of 31 in the last 30 days
Players praise the autopilot for gathering resources without constant attention and the gradual process of upgrading and customizing ships. Recent reviewers also appreciate regular fixes and developer communication. Several earlier reviews complain about sparse sound effects, particularly for mining and refining.
Screenshots and trailer
Vanguard Galaxy system requirements
Minimum: No special requirements, 8 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Vanguard Galaxy?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Any laptop built in the last 5 years
- Graphics
- No special requirements
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
- Notes
- If you want to play Vanguard Galaxy and something else at the same time you might need higher specs.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor
- Any desktop built in the last 5 years
- Graphics
- No special requirements
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Does Vanguard Galaxy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Vanguard Galaxy run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Vanguard Galaxy use AI-generated content?
Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:
Some image assets in the game of lesser importance (character portraits, item icons) are made using a process that includes AI image generation. This will be replaced with original artwork in the final product.
The statement mentions: Art
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
Tags
- Early Access
- Idler
- Space
- Casual
- Sandbox
- Top-Down
- Incremental
- Loot
- Space Sim
- Mining
- Resource Management
- Crafting
- Exploration
- Sci-fi
- 2D
- Relaxing
Recent updates
- Oct 27, 2026 · Beta Update 0.8.3.3
- Oct 23, 2026 · Beta Hotfix 0.8.3.2
- Oct 23, 2026 · Beta Update 0.8.3.1
- Oct 22, 2026 · New Beta Update 0.8.3 - Empire
- Oct 17, 2026 · Update 0.8.2.5
2 DLC available.
