Space Simulator

About

Space Simulator is a physics-based space exploration and combat game that lets players build, customize, and pilot their own spacecraft. The game features realistic orbital mechanics, a wide array of parts and modules, and both procedural and hand-crafted planets and galaxies to explore. With both sandbox and career modes, Space Simulator offers a rich and immersive spacefaring experience.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

33%

Audience ScoreBased on 110 reviews

graphics7 positive mentions

stability9 negative mentions

The game has potential and offers a realistic simulation experience for space enthusiasts.
The cockpit is fully functional with detailed controls, providing an immersive experience.
Some players appreciate the graphics and the attention to detail in recreating the Apollo missions.

The game appears to be abandoned, with no updates or communication from the developers for years.
Gameplay is often described as buggy and unplayable, with many controls not functioning as intended.
Only one mission (Apollo 8) is available, leading to a lack of content and replayability.

story
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
72%
14%
The game's story centers around the Apollo 8 mission, offering a detailed simulation experience with authentic 1968 conversations and realistic cockpit controls. However, players express frustration over the limited content, as it currently features only one mission with plans for more in the future, leading to a sense of incompleteness and potential for improvement. While the attention to detail is praised, the lack of additional missions and persistent glitches detract from the overall enjoyment of the narrative experience.
- “This is amazing for the price and the level of detail in the Apollo missions. The detailed checklists, visual interfaces, and more make this an amazing barn find!”
- “The design of mission play and these procedures are very detailed and feel realistic.”
- “The cockpit is awash with buttons, switches, knobs, and dials that only real astronauts know what they do. I've played 5 hours in and at the moment I'm using the autopilot stage options to launch Apollo 8. It's great to watch it launch into a stable orbit, and it has authentic conversations from 1968 of Apollo and the ground, which is great.”
- “Content is very thin too, as only one mission, Apollo 8, is available.”
- “Only one mission and saving/reloading doesn't work right.”
- “It has one buggy mission with one rocket; demos and freeware games offer more.”
graphics
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
37%
47%
16%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the potential and certain stunning visuals, while others criticize the overall quality, including blurriness, poor textures, and graphical bugs. Many users express a desire for improvements and updates, indicating that while the game has a solid foundation, it currently falls short in visual fidelity. Overall, the graphics are seen as needing significant enhancements to match the game's immersive experience.
- “Being in the seat of the Apollo spacecraft is fantastic; the visuals and especially sounds really engulf you in the virtual reality.”
- “Graphically it's great, needs touching up here and there, but nothing too serious to take away from the realism.”
- “You can tell it's early access, especially in graphics, but it has enormous potential.”
- “Couldn't play and the graphics were bad, too bad.”
- “Graphics still need some work, especially on the terminator and night side views of Earth.”
- “Graphically, it looks pretty poor with shadows and textures bugging out constantly.”
stability
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs that render it nearly unplayable, including mission glitches and sound issues. Many players find the experience frustrating due to frame drops and unclear instructions, leading to a consensus that the game is not ready for release. Overall, the stability issues significantly detract from the gameplay experience.
- “The game itself looks cool, but is so buggy it isn't playable through the checklist system and all 7.5 hours I have into this game is basically letting the computer do the flying and watching.”
- “Even when the computer does the flying, the game glitches and the mission can't be finished.”
- “Highly complicated, buggy: sound cuts out while orbiting, no clear instructions, print in some part of the menu too small, advise do not buy.”
optimization
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
Overall, the game's optimization is mixed; while some users report smooth performance with frame rates above 60fps on decent hardware, others experience significant frame drops and inconsistent performance when the game is functioning properly.
- “Performance-wise, the game runs fine; my system is an i5 with a GTX 970, and the FPS largely sits above 60 FPS.”
- “Performance is quite good.”
- “When the game did run properly, the performance was poor with clear dropped frames.”
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The gameplay has been widely criticized, with users describing it as horrible.
- “Gameplay is horrible.”
- “The mechanics are clunky and unresponsive.”
- “I found the controls to be frustrating and unintuitive.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
While the graphics are praised for their overall quality and realism, some users feel that minor touch-ups are needed, which may slightly impact the emotional immersion of the experience.