Simulation · May 24, 2022

Hardspace: Shipbreaker (2022)

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Welcome to LYNX, the solar system’s leader in spaceship salvaging! We offer you the privilege of helping turn humanity’s past into its future by salvaging ships in zero-g. Each one is a puzzle, and how you solve it is up to you! Carve your way in, salvage everything, and maximize your profit. Our cutting-edge LYNX tech helps you do the job. Slice metal with the laser cutter and use the grapple tool to move salvage with ease. Earn upgrades, such as demo charges, sensors, and safety gear. Careful where you point those tools! Hazards include explosive decompression, fuel, electricity, and radiation. Your life is protected by our EverWork™ technology, but our profits aren’t. Your LYNX adventure starts now! Account balance owing is: 1,252,594,441.92 Credits Start paying that debt! Good luck, shipbreaker! Experience daily life as a blue-collar spaceship salvager Cut and destroy at will in a next-gen physics sim Salvage through a compelling campaign, relax in freeplay, or compete in timed challenges Explore a variety of ship types with unlimited variations Upgrade tools and gear to take on bigger and harder ships

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume20.4k Steam reviewsTop 24% in Simulation
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 29%
Metacritic83/100Genre average 75 — top 24% of Simulation titles
Concurrent peak270 playersTop 39% in Simulation by live player count
Engagement hours22 h averageTop 52% for session depth among Simulation

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Space · 248
  • Sci-fi · 235
  • Simulation · 230
  • Physics · 210
  • Singleplayer · 196
  • Destruction · 185
  • Sandbox · 174
  • Puzzle · 143
  • First-Person · 138
  • Space Sim · 129
  • Strategy · 123
  • Futuristic · 112
  • Dystopian · 111
  • Building · 85
  • Early Access · 80

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 20.4k reviews

18.2k positive · 2.2k negative

Metacritic

83/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

18.5k

Peak concurrent players

270

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Traditional Chinese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Traditional Chinese

Press Quotes

“Turning spaceships into scrap has never been more satisfying” 9/10 – PC Gamer “May just be the most important game you’ll play this year” 5/5 – The Gamer “like no other game out there” 9/10 – God is a Geek

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

22h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

7h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

6h

Current engagement

Achievements

27

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 24, 2022
DeveloperBlackbird Interactive
Base price$10.49 -70%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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