beta decay is a dark, dystopian RPG where you can build spaceships, join factions, and fight for territory in a newly discovered star system. Become an engineer repairing starships, a mech pilot commanding war machines, to a syndicate leader, executing raids deep within a labyrinthic neon city.

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The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

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Roadmap

The Roadmap for Early Access has been published and is available on the beta decay website.

About This Game

A B O U T

THE GAME

Mankind has expanded its reach beyond the Sol System. Factions, corporations and syndicates are locked in a political and economic strife. The inevitable destruction and decay of a colonized exoplanet is imminent.

​​beta decay is a dark, dystopian RPG where you can build spaceships, join factions, and fight for territory in a newly discovered star system. Live amongst the colonists as a citizen of the new frontier. Be an engineer repairing starships, to a syndicate leader, executing raids deep within a labyrinthic neon city.

A L P H A - C E N

beta decay presents city ruins and destruction at a scale. Deep within the earth, delve deep into a labyrinthic metropolis that is soaked with neon lights and dense crowds.​ Massive structures scrape the skylines that consist of Megatenements for housing and Megaplazas for corporate consortia.

T P S / F P S

Play in third and first person perspectives with seamless, fluid transitioning between the two. (No separate models or animations).

N O W A   A T M O S F E R A

ESTETYKA

Mixing the old with the new.​​ Neurologic enhancements, biological interfaces, and breakthrough technologies such as quantumtech have become a commodity amongst the population.

P V E   /   P V P

SINGLEPLAYER + MULTIPLAYER

Exist with friends within the singleplayer universe. 

M C V s

Mobile Armor

Climb into the cockpit of a Mechanized Combat Vehicle (MCV) and immerse yourself as a pilot flipping mechanical switches and controls. Battle with miniguns, counter RPGs with flares, or lock on and fire at your opponents with heat seeking missiles.

L A R G E - S C A L E

DESTRUCTION

Destruction at a scale. Large cities where every building's walls, floors may be destructed.

W E A P O N - M O D S

ATTACHMENTS

Standard weapon attachments to weapons.

P L A Y E R - S Y S T E M S

COVER | PRONE | STATS | INJURY | DISMEMBERMENT and more...

P L A Y E R - D R I V E N

ECONOMY

Trade products through physical shops on the streets to digital securities on the Centauri Exchange.​

C H A R A C T E R

CUSTOMIZATION

Change your face, hair, skin color, weight, height, hair, outfit, and equipment to suit your play style.

P H E N O M E N O N

Take precautions against possible encounters with creatures, viruses, and hazardous areas.

H O R D E S

Fight against hundreds of hostile creatures.

R O G U E L I K E

SURVIVAL + Statistics + Dismemberment

Death is unforgiving. Eat, drink and sleep to keep your character alive. Practice caution and avoid unnecessary risks on foreign worlds where viruses, phenomenon, and creatures may reside.

S P A C E - T R A V E L

BUILD STARSHIPS  (beta + decay feature)* - See the game's roadmap

Build spacecraft with complex sub-systems such as power grids, server networks, and life support systems to keep your crew alive in deep space. Players may go where they like, when they like, doing whatever they like.

***Note that this feature is likely to arrive throughout or Post Early Access.***

A L L E G I A N C E S

FACTIONS  |  CORPORATIONS |  SYNDICATES

Join Faction divisions, Corporate Subsidiaries, or Syndicate Cells in an endless fight for territorial control of the Alpha Centauri star system.​

R E C R U I T

COMMAND

Recruit subordinates and issue commands. Deploy with a landing crew to explore the planet surface, or order your lieutenants to patrol a territory.

O S T

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

The beta decay original sound track (OST) along with album cover art.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

- Contains Dismemberment and Excessive gore from creatures and humanoid characters. (Larger amounts of blood and blood sprays)
- Contains gameplay elements that revolve around trade or usage of drugs (Fictional and non-fictional
- Contains game outfits that may be revealing (but not completely nude)
- Contains harsh language, profanity.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 11
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics, 3201 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Realtek (R) Audio
    • VR Support: N/A
    • Additional Notes: These are the requirements that were used to create the game. The actual requirements may be lower.
    Recommended:
    • OS: WIndows 10/11
    • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics, 3201 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Realtek (R) Audio
    • VR Support: N/A
    • Additional Notes: These are the requirements that were used to create the game. The actual requirements may be lower.
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    Recommended:
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    • Sound Card: N/A
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* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
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