SpaceKraft!

About

SpaceKraft! is a single-player simulation game that offers 7 hours of playtime. As a spaceship pilot, you'll collect crystal energy for refueling, repairing, and upgrading your ship. Docking arms and crane ropes allow precise movement and lifting of objects. Discover unique planets, gather resources, and craft elements to repair facilities while navigating through an unknown universe.

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Play Modes

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

+17

96%

Audience ScoreBased on 104 reviews

gameplay16 positive mentions

grinding4 negative mentions

The game features engaging and sophisticated controls, providing a fun and challenging experience reminiscent of classic games like Lunar Lander.
Visually stunning with a unique art style, the game offers a variety of puzzles and missions across multiple planets, keeping gameplay fresh and interesting.
The developer is responsive to feedback and the game shows potential for future updates and expansions, making it a promising title for fans of physics-based puzzle games.

Several technical issues have been reported, including bugs that can lead to soft locks and inaccessible save files, which can hinder progress.
The presence of a Discord link in the game interface has been criticized for breaking immersion and making the game feel less polished.
Some players find the controls difficult to master initially, which can lead to frustration, especially with the sensitive damage and collision mechanics.

gameplay
48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is characterized by its unique movement mechanics and sophisticated controls, offering an engaging and challenging experience that combines physics-based puzzles with steampunk-inspired spaceship customization. Players appreciate the depth added by transporting items between planets and the nostalgic feel reminiscent of classic games, despite the game still being in development. Overall, the gameplay is described as addicting, visually impressive, and rewarding, with a good balance of difficulty and exploration.
- “Offers an addicting and challenging gameplay experience.”
- “The freedom to undertake unique missions and engage in battles, coupled with steampunk-inspired spaceship customization, adds depth to the gameplay.”
- “This ended up being a very stellar gameplay-focused experience based on rocketing around carefully and managing fuel and health while grabbing currency for upgrades and completing objectives to advance to the next planetoid.”
- “I think this is a very basic approach to thruster control spaceships with some sort of story, but the gameplay is not convincing to me.”
- “This is not a completed game yet, but what's here are around 6-7 hours of playtime, 7 out of 10 planets finished, with a good ramping difficulty and expanded use of previously introduced mechanics.”
- “The gameplay was difficult at first, but I got used to it and enjoyed it very much; I'm looking forward to the full release.”
story
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The game's story is centered around completing various missions assigned by scientists, which are presented clearly and concisely, avoiding excessive reading. While the narrative framework is basic and somewhat overshadowed by gameplay mechanics, players appreciate the unique planetary content and the freedom to explore and engage in side missions. Overall, the story serves as a backdrop for physics-based challenges and spaceship upgrades, adding a layer of enjoyment to the gameplay experience.
- “I've completed the current storyline as far as I know, but I haven't encountered everything shown on the store page, but almost all of it, so I cannot rule out that I've missed something on the way.”
- “But there are already several planets of content, and each one is unique, and your missions will sometimes require traveling back to previous planets and moving materials between them.”
- “The freedom to undertake unique missions and engage in battles, coupled with steampunk-inspired spaceship customization, adds depth to the gameplay.”
- “I think this is a very basic approach to doing things under the pretext of thruster control spaceships with some sort of story, but the gameplay is not convincing to me.”
- “I've completed the current storyline as far as I know, but I haven't encountered everything shown on the store page, almost all of it, so I cannot rule out that I've missed something along the way.”
- “It was very enjoyable to deal with irrelevant things other than the missions.”
graphics
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game have received widespread acclaim for their captivating art style, blending retro and steampunk aesthetics that enhance the overall atmosphere. Players appreciate the high-resolution visuals and the seamless integration with unique gameplay, noting that the graphics contribute significantly to the immersive experience without any reported bugs. Overall, the visuals evoke nostalgia while providing a visually impressive backdrop for the challenging gameplay.
- “The graphics work brilliantly for this style of game, and I haven't encountered any bugs during my time.”
- “It captivated me with its visually impressive graphics and unique gameplay.”
- “Spacekraft seamlessly blends retro and steampunk aesthetics in an exhilarating space adventure.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
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The music in the game is described as repetitive and somewhat background noise, though it contributes to the retro and steampunk atmosphere alongside custom sound effects. While some players find the music enjoyable, others feel it lacks variety, with sound effects receiving more positive feedback. Overall, the audio experience is immersive but could benefit from more diverse musical elements.
- “Custom-designed sound effects and music enhance the retro and steampunk atmosphere, creating an immersive audio experience.”
- “The music is enjoyable and the controls in my opinion were great, still can barely handle the craft though, found myself deep into space from being launched by TNT so many times!”
- “It also warns you when the music moon is about to crash into you!”
- “Music is very, very, very repetitive; it's just really there. The rest of the sound effects are good, but the music lacks variety.”
- “The music feels uninspired and fails to engage, making the overall experience feel flat.”
- “The soundtrack is forgettable and doesn't contribute to the game's atmosphere.”
atmosphere
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of "spacekraft!" is described as mesmerizing and immersive, set against a vast space backdrop that combines retro and steampunk elements. Custom sound effects and music enhance the experience, while the unique application of physics adds depth to the gameplay, making it both challenging and enjoyable. Overall, players appreciate the captivating visuals and the game's ability to draw them into its distinctive world.
- “I recently dove into 'spacekraft!', a mesmerizing, atmospheric, and immersive physics-based puzzle game set in the vast expanse of space.”
- “Custom-designed sound effects and music enhance the retro and steampunk atmosphere, creating an immersive audio experience.”
- “The game has its own unique atmosphere where the rules of physics apply.”
grinding
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players note that the game involves significant grinding, primarily due to the need for backtracking between planets to collect resources and manage fuel consumption. This repetitive process of farming crystal points for upgrades can become tedious, as players must accumulate large quantities to enhance their ships.
- “Which leads to a lot of repetitive grinding as I earn the tens of thousands of crystal points to fully upgrade my ship.”
- “It's not perfect; the game naturally requires some backtracking as you progress from planet to planet and have to move back and forth to ferry resources produced on each. You're constantly burning fuel, which means you're probably going to be farming the energy/money resource you drain from crystals. These are an infinite resource but require you to burn fuel as you get the means to buy more, and the junk produced piles up.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users report significant stability issues, particularly noting that cables and other elements appear in a disorganized and buggy manner, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “On the other side of the teleporter, the cable stretched between the top and bottom of the cave in a buggy mess.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate that while optimization issues are present initially, they may improve over time as players progress and unlock better upgrades. There is a sense of hope that future updates could further enhance performance.
- “However, this might be optimized in the future or become less of an issue as you progress and unlock better upgrades.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the humor in the game to be highly entertaining, often leading to laughter even during chaotic moments, such as self-inflicted explosions. The comedic elements contribute significantly to the overall enjoyment, making it a memorable experience.
- “I will definitely blow myself up playing this again and laughing my head off while doing so!”
- “I will definitely blow myself up playing this again and laughing my head off while doing so!”