Haul cargo, hunt bounties, upgrade your ship and get paid in a gritty lo-fi universe.
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About This Game

Haul valuable cargo between sprawling star systems.

Bounty Hunt wanted outlaws for a fistful of credits.

Mine planets for the raw materials that fuel the economy. 

Upgrade over 50 ships from a humble starter to a specialized freighter, a fearsome gunship, or a long-range explorer. The economy is alive and reacts to your trades. The bounties are dangerous and elusive.

I want to add another 50 ships and support craft.

The galaxy is a cold, dark place, but it's full of opportunity.

Add Protospace to your wishlist.

PROTOSPACE is a 2D sci-fi sandbox that puts you at the helm of a starship with one goal: survive and profit.

From the top-down tactical view of your lo-fi starmap terminal to your shipyard with a view of your current ship and upgrades, you'll navigate a massive, procedurally generated region of space. Every dot on the star chart is a destination, and every destination is a choice.

Hand painted ship art with over 50 ship types, land on alien worlds and use smaller craft when on-world to increase your chances of completing missions. 

Current worlds

  • Rocky

  • Gas Giant

  • Temperate

  • Ice

  • Volcanic

  • Barren

  • Oceanic

    These types directly influence which planetary features (like Mineable Ores, Habitable Zone, or Exotic Flora) are more likely to appear on that celestial body, which in turn affects the missions and resources available to the player there.

    Space Station types

  • Mining

  • Industrial

  • Agricultural

  • Trading Hub

  • Refinery

  • Luxury

  • Outpost

  • Scientific

  • Military Base

  • Shipyard

  • Each of these station types has specific modifiers that affect the local market prices.

Bounty Hunting

Hunt down the galaxy's most wanted criminals for cold, hard cash. Accept a warrant, gather intel to track your target across star systems, and use your ship's firepower to claim your reward.

Current ships. (like in the hanger screenshots)

Starter & Early Game:

  • Stardust (Starter Ship)

  • Rusty Bucket (Light Freighter/Miner)

  • Wanderer (Long-Range)

  • Scout Drone (Fast Recon)

  • Prospector Mk I (Dedicated Light Miner)

Freighters & Industrial:
Hauler Mk I (Medium Freighter)
Merchantman (Large Freighter)
Bulk Freighter (Massive Miner/Freighter)
Quasar Freighter (Dedicated Heavy Freighter)
Goliath (Armored Freighter/Miner)
Deep Core Miner (Advanced Miner)
Leviathan (Ultimate Heavy Freighter)
Tortuga (Slow, Armored Transport)

Exploration & Survey:
Surveyor (Long-Range Explorer)
Pathfinder (Advanced Explorer)
Odyssey (Deep Space Explorer)

Combat & Multi-Role:
Corsair (Balanced Fighter)
Void Runner (Fast Hit-and-Run)
Interceptor (Agile Bounty Hunter Ship)
Star Hopper (Fast Courier)
Kestrel (Nimble Long-Range Fighter)
Scarab (Armed Trader)
Hammerhead (Reinforced Combat Ship)
Gunship (Heavy Weapons Platform)
Aegis Cruiser (Heavy Defensive Cruiser)
Phantom (Stealth/Infiltration)
Reaper (Top-Tier Jammer/Combat)
Star Nomad (Versatile Long-Haul)
Nova (Experimental High-End Vessel)
Salamander (Rugged Mining Vessel)

I have wanted a game like this for a long time but nobody was making it, and that really annoyed me. - Drummo

I am a solo gamedev but I have many years of experience working for some of the big companies. I have worked for Microsoft, Grinding Gear Games, THQ, Marvel. This project has been my obsession, most of it was designed in my sketchbooks late at night or at my local cafe with terrible coffee.

This is not some vaporwear title, I test it daily and am mostly just fixing bugged missions at this point.

Add this to your wishlist and i'll get it done.

 

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

PROTOSPACE is set in a gritty, morally ambiguous sci-fi universe. Players will encounter mature themes primarily through text-based missions and descriptions. This includes references to illegal activities like smuggling, piracy, and fraud. Bounty hunting missions involve the neutralization of targets, described in text but not shown graphically. The game also features cantinas where the consumption of alcohol is mentioned.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows XP or Greater
    • Processor: intel Core iS- 2500 or AMD FX-4350
    • Memory: 6 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 270, 2GB or Intel Arx A310, 4 GB
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Low 1080p @ 30 FPS
    Recommended:
    • OS: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 570, 4 GB or Intel Arc A380, 6 GB
    • Storage: 8 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: High 1080p @ 60 FPS
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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