Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
2D starship-building strategy with physics-driven combat and galactic exploration
Walternate Realities · Released Oct 24, 2022 · Early Access
SimulationStrategyEarly Access
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 13K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 76 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 242
- peak 24h 268
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 months ago
- May 9, 2026
Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.
What is Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander?
This 2D space strategy simulation centers on designing starships module by module, assigning crew priorities, and commanding ships in real-time tactical battles. A career spans a procedurally generated galaxy, where you complete faction contracts, earn loot, and upgrade a ship or fleet; creative building, online co-op, and PvP are also available.
For you if...
- +you enjoy testing custom starship designs in battle
- +you like difficult strategy built around crew logistics
- +you want solo, cooperative, and competitive play options
Not for you if...
- −you want action combat without construction or crew management
- −you prefer simple ships over detailed systems optimization
What players say
94% of 12,895 reviews are positive · 84% of 76 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the shipbuilding depth, logistics optimization, destructive combat, and co-op. Common complaints describe the career mode as repetitive and short on long-term goals, while fleet AI and pathfinding can make multi-ship battles require heavy micromanagement; some players also say major development updates arrive slowly.
Screenshots and trailer
Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10, 11, or newer
- Processor
- Dual-core Intel 2.0 GHz (or AMD equivalent)
- Graphics
- 1GB DirectX 10 Graphics Card or better
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10, 11, or newer
- Processor
- Quad-core Intel 2.5 GHz (or AMD equivalent) or better
- Graphics
- 2GB DirectX 11 Graphics Card or better
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Japanese.
Tags
- Sci-fi
- Singleplayer
- Building
- Space
- 2D
- Indie
- Strategy
- Space Sim
- Exploration
- Multiplayer
- Difficult
- Survival
- Online Co-Op
- Simulation
- Atmospheric
- Spaceships
Recent updates
- May 9, 2026 · Hotfix 0.30.4c Patch Notes
- May 8, 2026 · Hotfix 0.30.4b Patch Notes
- Apr 20, 2026 · Hotfix 0.30.4a Patch Notes
- Apr 17, 2026 · Update 0.30.4 - Ironman Mode, Balance Changes, New Ships, & Bug Fixes
- Apr 11, 2026 · Release Candidate 0.30.4 - Ironman Mode, Balance Changes, New Ships, & Bug Fixes
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