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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

ActionIndieSimulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 1,911
Recent reviews
Mixed
50% of 10 in 30 days
Players
15
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
11 months ago
Nov 12, 2025
Minimum PC
® 8800 GT
4 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

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

78% of 1,911 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.

How many players finish Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor?

3.6% of Steam players have unlocked «Survivor», 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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Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor system requirements

Minimum: ® 8800 GT, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
34
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

Does Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor 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

1 DLC available.

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