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Human-powered spacecraft is a single player casual strategy game with a comedy theme. It was developed by Shiv and was released on May 3, 2018. It received very positive reviews from players.

A nostalgia-infused pixel clicker in a comedy wrapper.

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94%Audience ScoreBased on 481 reviews
story77 positive mentions
replayability4 negative mentions

  • Charming and humorous narrative with a cohesive story and engaging sci-fi references.
  • Polished pixel art graphics and fitting retro visual style.
  • Short, concise gameplay loop that avoids dragging on and makes it a good quick, casual clicker experience.
  • Very short overall length, generally around 30 to 60 minutes, limiting replayability and depth.
  • Repetitive clicking can be tiring and may cause wrist discomfort without automation.
  • Minimal gameplay complexity and depth; lacks advanced progression, prestige, or meaningful player choices.
  • story

    165 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    47% positive mentions, 51% neutral mentions, 2% negative mentions

    The story is charming, light-hearted, and concise, providing a humorous and engaging narrative that complements the simple clicker gameplay. While not deep or complex, it features a clear beginning, middle, and end with some fun twists, making the short experience satisfying and memorable. Most reviewers appreciate the story as the game's main appeal, especially given its brief duration and modest price.

    • “There's even a small story tucked inside, and the twist near the end genuinely caught me off guard.”
    • “The graphics are perfect for the story and the story is memorable, even the short playtime and this being written months later.”
    • “The story was relatively novel in its execution and integration into the gameplay model, and was humorous and clever enough to keep me involved long enough to finish the game.”
    • “The music is nothing out of the ordinary and the plot is not thick enough to generate enough interest.”
    • “After Spaceplan, I was expecting a longer story with more plot twists (on the other hand that's 3 times dearer).”
    • “The story itself is nothing really more than what the store page offers.”
  • gameplay

    85 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    28% positive mentions, 68% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The gameplay is a straightforward, short-duration clicker with light incremental mechanics that blend modest puzzles and a narrative twist, offering a mildly engaging experience for casual play sessions. While the mechanics are competent and occasionally introduce variety, the core loop remains simple and repetitive, limiting depth and long-term replayability. Overall, it’s a charming, well-executed idle game best appreciated for its humor and story rather than gameplay complexity or length.

    • “And there were even a few "figure out a new mechanic" mini puzzles that made this just a little bit more than a traditional clicker/idle game where you completely turn your brain off and just grind.”
    • “The game gives you enough depth, so you can choose between a more passive gameplay or an active one, while sometimes requiring input so you can progress through the different acts in the game.”
    • “The combination of simple mechanics, light storytelling, and quirky upgrades makes it easy to jump into for short play sessions.”
    • “Funny little story, but the gameplay is awful.”
    • “The implementation of the final challenge is disappointingly awkward -- even when you have effectively solved the puzzle, you have to correctly guess how to implement a strange mechanic that was never used in any other part of the game.”
    • “Really... once you've beaten the game once (which took maybe an hour of gameplay at most), I don't know why anybody would want to subject themselves to that sort of pain and tedium again.”
  • humor

    67 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    99% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 1% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is generally appreciated for its quirky, sci-fi-referential, and lighthearted writing, which adds charm and personality to the otherwise simple idle-clicker gameplay. While many find the jokes funny and enjoyable, some consider the humor mild or predictable, with occasional moments that elicit smiles rather than outright laughter. Overall, the humor effectively complements the game's short, retro-styled, and straightforward experience, making it a pleasant and amusing casual play.

    • “Human powered spacecraft is tons of fun, plus the writing is top notch, with lots of sci-fi references and other funny quirky moments that make this game charming as hell!”
    • “It is a deliberately ridiculous scenario, but one that immediately gives the game its personality and charm, framing the entire experience as a humorous take on the idle and clicker genre.”
    • “Each game element you encounter has humorous parts that put a smile on your face, and it is enjoyable to progress in the game.”
    • “I was at least expecting the narration to be handled better, but what you get is a very basic premise/story told through questionable phrasing and grammar, and unfunny jokes and puns.”
  • graphics

    55 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    55% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    The game features charming, colorful pixel art graphics that perfectly complement its indie, retro aesthetic and humorous tone. While simplistic and not highly customizable, the visuals are widely praised for their nostalgic appeal, personality, and coherence with the game's theme, enhancing the overall experience despite the short playtime.

    • “It offers beautiful, oldschool-stylized pixel art graphics, cute and funny story, and - of course - very unique setting.”
    • “The graphics are really great, full of personality and little details.”
    • “A fantastic incremental idler with a great theme, and great visuals and music.”
    • “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades old retro pixel "art" as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
    • “There's no options to change the resolution for the game or customize the graphics settings.”
    • “There's no way for gamers to try to improve the low quality graphics.”
  • music

    26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The music is generally praised for being nice, catchy, and fitting the pixel art style, creating an enjoyable and atmospheric experience. However, many users find the soundtrack repetitive due to short loops, which can become tiresome over the game's typically brief duration. Overall, while the music may not be extraordinary or deeply memorable, it complements the game well and enhances the mood without being intrusive.

    • “A fantastic incremental idler with a great theme, and great visuals and music.”
    • “Sound: the music and sound design is very nice, I don't have any complaints about it at all.”
    • “Right from the get-go I was sucked in by the great music rather than being driven away by annoying sounds and awful music.”
    • “Apparently, it's supposed to have sound and music throughout, but these stopped working for me very early.”
    • “In my first playthrough, sound and music suddenly stopped, right after intro cutscene.”
    • “The music loops get a bit repetitive.”
  • replayability

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    8% positive mentions, 59% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The game is very short and highly linear, offering little to no replay value once completed. While it's inexpensive and may appeal to achievement hunters, players shouldn't expect meaningful reasons to revisit it after the initial playthrough.

    • “There is zero replayability and no difficulty settings or 'ex-game' functions.... 0/5”
    • “Once you complete it there is not much replay value.”
    • “It's very linear so it's probably not too replayable, but definitely worth the price.”
  • grinding

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 70% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is generally moderate, with some users finding it slightly grindy but manageable, especially due to the enjoyable story and satisfying sound effects. While repetitive mechanics may feel tedious to some, the steady sense of progress helps maintain engagement for fans of clicker genres. However, a few players felt the grinding became excessive and diminished enjoyment.

    • “Achievements were fairly easy, wasn't too grindy and clicking the wheel and hearing the sound effects is oh so good!”
    • “Fun little game, not too grindy and has story, short clicker game, I recommend this to everyone.”
    • “A little grindy.”
    • “You'll need a second life, maybe some macros, and a will to live for grinding.”
    • “It was very grindy for a bit, and it gave me very little enjoyment in its core gameplay mechanism.”
    • “A bit grindy.”
  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game’s minimalistic design ensures smooth performance on virtually any system, making it highly accessible. Users appreciate the developer's focus on optimization and hope for even better performance on less powerful machines in future updates.

    • “The minimal presentation also ensures that the game runs smoothly on virtually any system, making it accessible to a wide range of players.”
    • “With this minimalistic approach, I think the developer is onto something. He could even set out to make a game that would be what 'Starbound' was supposed to be, optimized to run even on less powerful machines.”
  • monetization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The monetization in this game is praised for being fair and unobtrusive, avoiding common pitfalls like slow progress or manipulative microtransactions typical in many clicker or shovelware games made with Gamemaker Studio.

    • “Gamemaker Studio is most commonly used to make retro pixel shovelware and cash grabs.”
    • “How do you judge a very short 'clicker' that doesn't try to drag itself out, exponentially slow your progress, or trick you into pointless microtransactions?”
  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Stability is generally solid, with only minor issues such as occasional dialogue glitches reported during subsequent playthroughs.

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a charming and immersive pixel art atmosphere complemented by excellent music, enhancing the overall experience.

    • “Pretty nice and atmospheric pixel game, great music.”
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Play Times

1h Median play time
2h Average play time
1-3h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 6 analyzed playthroughs
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Human-powered spacecraft is a casual strategy game with comedy theme. Common tags for Human-powered spacecraft include indie, 2d, pixel graphics, relaxing, idler and others.

Human-powered spacecraft is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Human-powered spacecraft.

Human-powered spacecraft was released on May 3, 2018.

Human-powered spacecraft was developed by Shiv.

Human-powered spacecraft has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked Human-powered spacecraft for its story but disliked it for its replayability.

Human-powered spacecraft is a single player game.

Similar games include Tower Wizard, (the) Gnorp Apologue, SPACEPLAN, Digseum, Game Corp DX and others.