Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor

Space drone-building simulation with destructible planets and automated machines

Stray Fawn Studio · Published by Stray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames · Released May 14, 2020

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 2,172
Recent reviews: Mixed; 50% of 10 in 30 days
Playing now: 10; peak 24h 14
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 10 months ago; Nov 12, 2025

What is Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor?

As captain of a mobile drone factory, you build drones to mine resources and fight enemies on procedurally generated, destructible planets. The game has a survival campaign, a configurable sandbox, and arenas where your drones compete against autonomous designs built by other players.

For you if...

+you enjoy building drones and testing your designs
+you like solving problems with sensors and logic gates
+you want a sandbox with adjustable challenges and resources

Not for you if...

−you want a story-led campaign with varied missions
−you expect direct control in every drone challenge
−you want automation tools available with every captain

What players say

79% of 2,172 reviews are positive · 50% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the freedom to build drones and automate them with sensors and logic, particularly with the Programmer captain. Their most common complaints are repetitive campaign missions and grinding for parts; some also report unclear explanations, balance problems, and bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP SP2+
Processor: Quad Core Processor
Graphics: nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.