Helium Rain
Single-player space sim with Newtonian flight and a reactive economy
Deimos Games · Released Oct 11, 2018
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 339
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 1
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 7 years ago
- Feb 9, 2019
What is Helium Rain?
In this single-player space sim, you run a company competing for control of a planetary system around the gas giant Nema. You pilot ships between sectors to trade resources, complete contracts, and fight rivals while buying stations, upgrading ships, and building fleets.
For you if...
- +you enjoy switching between piloting ships and planning fleets
- +you prefer a laid-back space trading sandbox
Not for you if...
- −you prefer constant action to trade and resource management
- −you dislike balancing commerce with combat and rival factions
What players say
79% of 339 reviews are positive
Players praise the Newtonian flight physics and the approachable mix of trading and company management. Some say the game becomes repetitive or that its interface feels clunky.
Screenshots and trailer
Helium Rain system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 (64 bits)
- Processor
- Intel Core® i3
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 470 / AMD Radeon® HD 6870 / DX10 compatible GPU with at least 1GB VRAM
- Memory
- 4000 MB RAM
- Storage
- 5000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
- Notes
- Only 64 bits versions of Windows are supported.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 (64 bits)
- Processor
- Intel Core® i7
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970
- Memory
- 8000 MB RAM
- Storage
- 5000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Only 64 bits versions of Windows are supported.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 23
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- 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
Tags
- Space Sim
- Simulation
- Space
- Strategy
- Indie
- Action
- Exploration
- Trading
- Economy
- Sci-fi
- Free to Play
- Singleplayer
- Management
Recent updates
- Feb 9, 2019 · Helium Rain 1.3.6 hotfix released
- Jan 10, 2019 · Helium Rain 1.3.4 hotfix released
- Dec 23, 2018 · Helium Rain 1.3.3 hotfix released
- Dec 8, 2018 · Helium Rain 1.3.2 hotfix released
- Dec 4, 2018 · Helium Rain 1.3.1 hotfix released
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