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Salvager
Physics-based arcade, top-down space shooter. Pilot the Salvager, collect salvage to upgrade your ship, balancing an economy by mining asteroids and fending off waves of enemy ships, ultimately growing so large as to destroy planets.

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Features
Single-player
Family Sharing
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Languages:
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English ✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

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

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 allows us to develop the game alongside our player-base, responding to user feedback with improvements and entire overhauls should the need arise.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Salvager will be in early access until it is in a stable state that we are happy with. We can't imagine this will be over a year.”

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

“The final product wouldn't differ from this initial version too drastically. It would include QoL changes, drastic accessibility upgrades and, ultimately, the game would be a more feature-rich experience.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“This is the first version of the game. The description on the store page details all that this game currently has to offer. This includes (but is not limited to):
- A full game loop (start, progression, respawn, end, etc.)
- All mechanics as detailed on the store page.
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Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“Price will gradually increase in accordance to the content within the game. At early-access release, this will be reflected as a lower price tag, and upon revision of the game this price tag would increase reflecting the quality of the game and the quantity of the game there is to play.”

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

“We are absolutely open to user feedback, and will take on board suggestions to enhance the user's experience - we put the gamer first!”
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Planned Release Date: December 2025

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About This Game

Welcome to System-C399, Commander!

Salvager is a fast-paced top-down arcade shooter. You play as the pilot of the scavenger ship 'The Salvager', with no recollection of what came before, guided by an AI assistant towards one goal - planetary annihilation... Start small and fragile, carving your way through drifting asteroids and scavenging scrap from defeated enemies to repair and upgrade your vessel.

Your growth comes at a cost, however. As you expand, enemies grow more aggressive, and the very star system begins to fight back. What begins as a struggle for survival becomes a cosmic feast for power — until your ship is vast enough to consume the planets themselves.

  • Pilot your ship using a custom-built physics engine!

  • Upgrade the ship by collecting salvage!

  • Engage in combat with AI spacecraft!

  • Devour planets to complete the game!

  • An OST, set against the original track 'STARBREAKER'!

Salvager is a short game made in a custom engine, made in C, for university. As such, the playtime is currently around 20-30 minutes, and can likely be played in one sitting.

As this is an early access title, expect support and regular updates to enhance the Salvager experience!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

As this was a project for my course, and as we are an indie developer, generative AI was used to generate some assets.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows
    • Processor: Anything
    • Memory: 500 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Anything
    • Storage: 50 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Anything
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