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TAXINAUT

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81%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
92% User Score Based on 39 reviews

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About TAXINAUT

TAXINAUT is a single player open world role playing game with fantasy and science fiction themes. It was developed by mosgrom and was released on February 4, 2026. It received very positive reviews from players.

A space-taxi-sim / open-world-RPG with a seamless transition between planetary and in-space flight set in a large galaxy. Explore the Kyprei-41 galaxy as a lonely TAXINAUT carrying fares across alien worlds. Descent onto planets and fly over alien cities and landscapes. Land at bars, diners, garages and many other common and exotic locations. Interact with the locals to ask for directions or lear…

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92%Audience ScoreBased on 39 reviews
graphics4 positive mentions
grinding1 negative mentions
  • Deep and unique open-world space taxi sim with surprising depth and layers of mechanics beyond initial appearance.
  • Chill and immersive gameplay atmosphere with quirky humor, strong world-building, and an expansive, richly detailed galaxy to explore.
  • Active and responsive solo developer continuously updating the game, adding features, and engaging with the community.
  • Steep learning curve with a complicated and cluttered UI that can frustrate new players; tutorials and documentation are sparse or dense.
  • Gameplay pacing is very slow and often repetitive, involving extensive dodging and flying with occasional harsh penalties for mistakes.
  • Technical issues such as occasional bugs, crashes, and some poor UX elements (e.g., help links causing security warnings) can detract from the experience.

  • gameplay

    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    21% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 21% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a mix of simple, familiar mechanics and unique, poetic elements that enhance exploration and immersion, though its basic loop can feel boring or frustrating to some. While early access bugs and crashes were reported, many players find the combination of simulation and diverse subsystems engaging and addictive, especially for those who enjoy gradual learning and exploration. Overall, the gameplay balances accessible mechanics with depth and a satisfying progression loop.

    • “It fits the overall atmosphere - even supports it and makes it alive and addictive - you just want to explore the locations, the mechanics and so forth.”
    • “It manages to hit that sweet spot of zen map traversal with enough gameplay subsystems to track to keep the player from getting bored.”
    • “A legit gem with a satisfying gameplay loop and a vast galaxy to explore.”
    • “In my opinion, the basic gameplay loop is boring and not fun.”
    • “The gameplay is by turns: boring, obtuse or downright maddening.”
    • “It's just that it's not very good gameplay, unless you're the type that enjoys failure and learning from your mistakes.”

  • story

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    30% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 30% negative mentions

    The story in this space sim offers multiple engaging and poetic questlines set within a vast, living galaxy filled with rich lore. Players can choose to follow or ignore these narratives, which deepen the exploration experience and uncover useful locations. Overall, the story balances simplicity with immersive depth, encouraging players to discover more at their own pace.

    • “There are multiple storylines you can follow or ignore.”
    • “Takes place in a massive galaxy with considerable depth of story and lore despite its simple presentation.”
    • “It really feels like a living and breathing galaxy, and I'm looking forward to experiencing more of the story.”
    • “There are multiple storylines you can follow - or ignore.”
    • “They can help you discover useful locations you will visit again and again long after the end of the storyline.”
    • “Pretty laid back except for a few traffic pattern planets found during one of the first quest lines.”

  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 12% neutral mentions, 38% negative mentions

    The game features a unique and attractive art style that, while not graphically advanced, delivers a pleasant and distinctive visual experience. Its indie-style graphics effectively complement the deep and expansive gameplay, appealing especially to fans of retro or old-school aesthetics.

    • “Did I say that the visuals you probably saw in the screenshots above are quite unique?”
    • “Under the nice old-school graphics is a deep taxi game in an insanely vast universe.”
    • “The artwork is really attractive and pleasant on the eyes.”
    • “It's not a graphics powerhouse, so I went into it with some skepticism.”
    • “If this game had the graphics and flight-sim of Cloudpunk, it would be the perfect space-taxi game.”
    • “In the meantime, this is a better game, even with its basic indie graphics!”

  • music

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The music in the game is distinctive and unconventional, effectively enhancing the immersive and strange atmosphere. While some may find it simplistic or odd, it features catchy tunes and integrates well with the gameplay, with options to adjust or mute the soundtrack for personal preference. Overall, the music is praised as fantastic and complements the game's art style.

    • “Its strange, its colorful, its simplistic - someone could even say ugly, but try flying through these views with the extremely odd soundtrack playing in the background and you kind of sink yourself completely into this strangeness and find absolutely nothing strange at all.”
    • “The music is simple but appropriate and a definite collection of earworms.”
    • “There is also some very nice music that plays over the ship's radio.”
    • “It's strange, colorful, and simplistic—some might even say ugly. The extremely odd soundtrack playing in the background creates a strange atmosphere that can be off-putting.”
    • “If you'd rather play in silence or with your own tunes, you have to set the music volume to 0, implying the music isn't enjoyable.”
    • “The music is simple but may come off as repetitive, despite being appropriate.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is light, quirky, and clever, often referencing other games or real-world elements, which adds a thoughtful and enjoyable layer to the experience. Many players appreciate its witty and slightly warped style that brings smiles without being overwhelming.

    • “Some are jumbles of consonants, but many are clever and reference something in another game or the real world, or just bring a smile to your face if you like a slightly warped sense of humor :)”
    • “Ambience and style are pretty cool, humor is light but funny, and you can tell there is some thought behind the game systems.”
    • “The quirky humor is a plus, too.”

  • atmosphere

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

    The atmosphere is immersive and engaging, enhancing the overall experience by bringing the world to life and encouraging players to explore its locations and mechanics.

    • “It fits the overall atmosphere - even supports it and makes it alive and addictive - you just want to explore the locations, the mechanics and so forth.”

  • grinding

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

    Users find the grinding aspect to be tedious and overly repetitive, contributing to a slow and unenjoyable progression experience.

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7h Median play time
7h Average play time
7-7h Spent by most gamers
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TAXINAUT is a open world role playing game with fantasy and science fiction themes. Common tags for TAXINAUT include indie, 2d, exploration, atmospheric, story rich and others.

TAXINAUT is available on PC, Windows and Linux.

On average players spend around 7 hours playing TAXINAUT.

TAXINAUT was released on February 4, 2026.

TAXINAUT was developed by mosgrom.

TAXINAUT has received very positive reviews from players. Most players liked TAXINAUT for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

TAXINAUT is a single player game.

Similar games include Astrox Imperium, Evochron Legacy, SpaceBourne, Everspace 2, Starcom: Unknown Space and others.