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Starwisp Hyperdrive
A cozy atmospheric exploration game about making your home in space, finding your way in a strange and whimsical universe, and the impact you have along the way.
All Reviews:
Positive (10) - 80% of the 10 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Apr 3, 2024
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Publisher:
Ghost Cat Games

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Features
Single-player
Family Sharing
Profile Features Limited 
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔

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Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Early Access will allow players to help us get the game to release while we complete the additional content and features. We also believe that the game will be better for having the feedback and support of the community while we finish creating the content and polish.

The structure is solid but the game needs more content. We’re excited to finish making the locations, characters, and stories that will being the world to life!

Starwisp Hyperdrive is an ambitious project for a two person core team. But as an independent studio made up of developers who have worked on larger commercial releases, we’re familiar with complexity and scope.

If you choose to support us in this ambitious endeavour, we’re really grateful!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“About two years, with a full release planned in early 2026.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The full version aims to be a complete, content rich world, with a story that takes the player through diverse sectors of space. They’ll discover mysteries, phenomena and lore, and meet all sorts of people.

Features planned for full release:
  • A story that takes the player on a journey through space and explores the mystery of the starwisps.
  • Crew with their own stories and quests.
  • Additional quest locations, such as planets, moons, space stations and more.
  • Additional locations that are not part of the main story, but feature their own unique stories, characters and quests.
  • Lots more character customisation options - clothing, hair, and a masculine player base.
  • More crafting - items, processes, and blueprints.
  • Additional robot types.
  • Trade – buying, selling, and managing cargo, which takes up room in the hold.
  • Customisable ship colours.
  • Space “weather” events such as nebulae, ion storms and asteroid fields.
  • Generated location variations - asteroid and derelict types.
  • Hidden easter eggs and discoveries.
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What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“There’s already a lot of fun features for players to try, with even more to come! We’ve added a taste of the main story, to give an idea of the direction of the game’s narrative.

Features already in the game:
  • Choose a destination and explore the starting sector.
  • Land your shuttle at locations such as a space station, a farm planet, and more.
  • Fly your shuttle in space, find cargo and rocks.
  • Find asteroids and derelicts with your scanners. (And land on them, and find stuff.)
  • Customise your character - name, colours and hair style. (More options coming soon.)
  • Find or buy clothing.
  • Analyse, recycle, fabricate, or incinerate items.
  • Keep your captain fed - cook fresh food in the galley, or purchase rations.
  • Manage other needs - sleep, hygiene and morale.
  • Trade - buy and sell items from vendors.
  • Take jobs at the terminal - deliver packages or passengers.
  • Meet space weirdos.
  • Make robots!
  • Find and complete quests.
  • Grow plants.
  • Fix your ship - replace broken parts, refuel the hyperdrive.
  • Find codex entries.

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Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“The Early Access version will be cheaper than the release version, as a thank you to those who support as along the way!”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We hope the community will join us on our Discord server to share their experiences, any frustrations, and help us refine the game over the early access period.

Join us here: https://discord.gg/4CthH9P2”
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About This Game



Starwisp Hyperdrive is in early access - you might encounter bugs, and sections still being completed. Let us know in the Steam forums or our discord server about bugs and feedback! To check out what other features are coming soon, see the early access section above.

You've inherited a spaceship! But there's one or two teeny tiny little problems.... It's a bit of a fixer upper. It has a bad reputation. Government agents seem to take a strange interest. Also, it appears to be haunted. Aside from that, it's your cozy new home!

Starwisp Hyperdrive is a space RPG adventure that's more about the journey than the destination.


  • Choose your destination! Hopefully you have enough fuel to get where you want to go.
  • If not you might want to visit a trader... before you leave port, of course.
  • Name and create your character.
  • Travel through space and explore the system.
  • Take on jobs at various spaceports.
  • Fix your ship and try not to die alone in space.
  • Grow alien plants in the botany room.
  • Experience space depression!
  • Fly to asteroids and mine stuff.
  • Conduct inadvisable experiments.
  • Bond with your robot buddies. As in, you can bond... but the robot is an unfeeling machine.
  • Fix your broken machine parts and robots! Or scrap them, if you want. You monster.
  • Rearrange your cargo bay.
  • Talk to random space weirdos.
And many more!

Currently in Early Access, Wishlist or join our discord server! (It's listed over in the developer info.)

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Starwisp Hyperdrive features stylized violence against non-human enemies such as slimes and robots. Alcohol can be bought and consumed as a food item. Characters are depicted in their under garments when sleeping or showering.

System Requirements

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SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: 2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD 3000 or better
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: OS X 10.7
    • Processor: 2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD 3000 or better
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Linux
    • Processor: 2 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD 3000 or better
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
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