Shortest Trip to Earth
Space roguelike about managing a ship through randomized sectors
Interactive Fate · Released Aug 15, 2019
ActionAdventureIndieSimulationStrategy
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 1,435
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 9 months ago
- Dec 20, 2025
What is Shortest Trip to Earth?
This single-player spaceship roguelike follows a crew trying to reach Earth through procedurally generated space sectors. You collect resources, manage your crew and ship, make choices during events, and fight hostile ships and boarders in real time. Losing your ship ends the run, but you can unlock perks for later attempts.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning ship upgrades and managing scarce resources
- +you like making tactical decisions during real-time space battles
Not for you if...
- −you want to keep your progress after losing your ship
- −you prefer a fixed route without random encounters
What players say
77% of 1,435 reviews are positive
Players praise the ship customization and variety between runs. Many complain about steep difficulty spikes, even on beginner settings.
Screenshots and trailer
Shortest Trip to Earth system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10 - 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 or equivalent
- Graphics
- Intel HD4400 or dedicated DX11 GPU (1280x720)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Microsoft Windows 10 - 64 bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 1050 (1920x1080)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Large screen highly recommended (24" or better)
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 78
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- 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
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Roguelite
- Space
- Strategy
- Survival
- Sci-fi
- Exploration
- Resource Management
- Action Roguelike
- Spaceships
- Roguelike
- Choices Matter
- Simulation
- Difficult
- Tactical
- Adventure
- Aliens
Recent updates
- Dec 20, 2025 · Fixed presets & Spideraa evasion (in rare cases may require starting a new run)
- Nov 28, 2025 · New DLC + game update are live!
- Nov 21, 2025 · Fresh major update is live!
- Nov 11, 2025 · New DLC & game update coming soon!
- Apr 9, 2020 · Save/Load modules update + Matconvertors overhaul
3 DLC available.
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