Action · May 14, 2020

Nimbatus – The Space Drone Constructor (2020)

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You are the Captain of the Nimbatus – the biggest mobile drone factory ever made. Design your own unique drones to explore a physics-based universe. Survive by shooting your way through completely destructible planets in different biomes, compete against autonomous drones built by other players or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox. Let your imagination run wild Choose from more than 75 physically simulated parts . The drone construction workshop enables full creative freedom. Explore three different game modes Survival campaign : Pick one of six diverse captains, navigate the universe and grow your arsenal while facing overwhelming odds. Sandbox : Get creative with unlimited power. Adjust game parameters to your liking, create your own challenges or conquer the universe with endless resources at your disposal. Competitive arenas : Show your engineering skills to the world. Battle other players in several arenas such as Sumo, Racing, Brawl & Catch. Mine entire planets You’ll encounter countless procedurally generated planets that are fully destructible and rich in resources, each with their own unique properties, climate zones and enemies. Automate your drone to the fullest Take the additional challenge and construct fully automated space drones by combining sensors and logic parts. Use your inventions in singleplayer or measure your programming skills against other players. Choose your weapon and upgrade your ship Fight with endless weapon combinations in the campaign or build your own custom weapons from scratch in the weapon workshop by researching the tech tree. Upgrade your mothership to aid you on your mission and shift the odds in your favour. Inspired by Kerbal Space Program and Reassembly

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Interface / Subtitles (12)

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Full audio (12)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Turkish

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Community Tag Signals

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  • Strategy · 1.3k
  • Singleplayer · 1.3k
  • Adventure · 1.2k
  • Sci-fi · 966
  • Space Sim · 961
  • Exploration · 945
  • Robots · 924
  • Space · 899
  • Sports · 857
  • Puzzle · 854
  • Action · 853
  • Programming · 851
  • Crafting · 846
  • Logic · 841
  • Building · 719

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.1k Steam reviewsTop 96% in Action
Positive rating80% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 69%
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 87% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play Together

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Difficulty

Input & Comfort

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Save Anytime

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

34

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 14, 2020
DeveloperStray Fawn Studio
PublisherStray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames
Base price$4.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners10k–100k
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Reception Metrics

Steam community

80%Mostly Positive · 2.1k reviews

1.7k positive · 418 negative

Curator recommendations

1.7k

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