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Lurking Exploit
A sandbox space MMO in one shared galaxy of 200+ star systems. Mine, refine and build in a player-run economy, run missions and salvage derelicts, then band together in corporations and alliances for open PvP across high, low and no security space. Anything you undock with can be lost.

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Features
MMO
Online PvP
Online Co-op
In-App Purchases
Family Sharing
Profile Features Limited 
Requires 3rd-Party Account: Lurking Exploit account (created in game) 
Uses Anti-Cheat Software
Server-side validation (Lurking Exploit)
Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
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?

“Lurking Exploit is a player-driven space MMO. Its economy, its combat balance and its corporation wars only prove themselves with real players in one shared galaxy, at a scale no small team can test alone. The full loop is already playable, from mining and manufacturing to trading, missions and fleet fights, and Early Access lets us tune and grow it with the people who play it instead of guessing behind closed doors.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We expect Lurking Exploit to stay in Early Access for at least a year. As an online game it will keep growing after that, so we plan to leave Early Access when the core systems are complete, stable and balanced, rather than on a fixed date.”

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

“We plan to keep growing the game in every direction players take it. Our current plans include:
  • More star systems and places to explore as the player population grows.
  • More ship hulls, modules and weapon variants.
  • More mission types, derelict sites and NPC factions to fight for or against.
  • Deeper corporation, alliance and war features.
  • Balance passes driven by what players actually fly, build and trade.
  • Performance, interface and new player improvements.
These are plans, not promises. Player feedback will decide much of what comes first.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“Lurking Exploit is fully playable online today:
  • 225 star systems in high, low and no security space, joined by jump gates, with a galaxy map, an always-on mini map, route planning, autopilot and a directional scanner.
  • Mining asteroid belts, refining, manufacturing in production queues, and blueprint research and copying.
  • Station markets with buy and sell orders and price history, direct trades between players, hauling, and hangars across the galaxy.
  • Lasers, railguns, missiles and plasma throwers in small, medium and large mounts, with kinetic, thermal and explosive ammunition and damage types.
  • Shields, armor, capacitor, electronic warfare, remote repair, anti-missile systems, afterburners, warp accelerators and cloaking devices, with every stat shown live in the fitting screen.
  • Ship paint, and corporation and alliance liveries.
  • PvE and open PvP combat with optimal ranges, turret tracking and missiles fast ships can outrun, on ships that break apart and leave wrecks to loot, salvage and tractor in.
  • Clone bays across the galaxy: jump between your clone bays, and wake in your primary one when your ship is destroyed.
  • Agent missions (assault, assassination and recovery) through acceleration gates, derelict sites to scan down and hack, and faction standings.
  • A kill board with full kill reports, player bounties on any pilot, and dog tags to turn in at bounty offices.
  • Corporations and alliances with shared hangars, wallets and taxes, plus wars and fleets.
  • Station and gate defenses and Authority kill teams in high security space; piracy, ambushes and theft in low and no security space.
  • Chat, a players list, friends, a watchlist, bookmarks and a block list.
  • A pilot creator with portraits, and public profiles with kill records.
  • A guided tutorial, with AURORA coaching new pilots through their first hours.
  • Configurable hotkeys, an overview you can lay out your way, and an interface you can arrange and theme, with adjustable text size and colors.
Expect bugs, balance changes and server restarts for updates. The game is in English, runs on Windows and Linux, and is played with keyboard and mouse. Game progress may be lost during Early Access, but we will do everything in our power to prevent it.”

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

“We are not planning to change the price when we leave Early Access. Buying the game includes your first month of game time, counted from your first login. After that, game time is bought in game through Steam, one month or twelve months at a time, with no automatic renewal. Updates to the game are free.”

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

“Our Discord is where we talk with players every day: bug reports, suggestions and balance feedback come straight to us, and we hold community votes there on what to build next. We also read the Steam discussions, and every update ships with release notes listing what changed. Much of what gets built and rebalanced first will come from what players tell us.”
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About This Game

Lurking Exploit is a 4X space MMO set in one persistent galaxy shared by every player. Over 200 star systems are joined by jump gates, from policed high security space out to the lawless no security fringe. Everything you fly, fit and fight with was mined, refined and built by players, and anything you undock with can be lost.

Game time

  • Buying the game includes your first month of game time. It starts at your first login, not at purchase.

  • After that, buy game time in game through Steam, 1 month or 12 months at a time. 12 months saves 10% over buying single months. Steam shows the price in your local currency before you approve it.

  • Every purchase is a one-time payment. Nothing renews automatically, and game time stacks up to 24 months.

  • Your Lurking Exploit account is linked to your Steam account at your first login. Family Sharing is not supported.

Mine, refine, build

  • Mine asteroid belts and carve ore out of the rocks.

  • Refine ore into materials at stations, and run production queues to manufacture modules, ammunition and ships.

  • Research and copy blueprints to build faster and cheaper than the competition.

Trade in a player economy

  • Buy and sell on station markets with buy orders and sell orders.

  • Haul goods between systems, and keep your assets in hangars across the galaxy.

  • Prices are set by players: what you mine and build is what everyone else consumes.

Fit your ship, fight for it

  • Fit lasers, railguns, missiles and plasma throwers into small, medium and large mounts, with kinetic, thermal and explosive damage types.

  • Shields, armor, capacitor, electronic warfare, anti-missile systems, cloaking and warp accelerators: every slot is a choice.

  • Design and paint your ships.

Missions, derelicts and salvage

  • Take assault, assassination and recovery missions from station agents, and ride acceleration gates deeper into their sites.

  • Scan down derelict sites hidden in deep space, fight off their guards and hack the locked containers beside them.

  • Loot wrecks, salvage hulls for materials, and tractor them in before someone else does.

Corporations, alliances and war

  • Found a corporation, set its tax, share hangars and wallets, and join corporations into alliances.

  • Declare wars, fly in fleets, and hold your ground together.

  • Earn standings with the galaxy's factions by hunting their enemies, and sell the dog tags at bounty offices.

Security has consequences

  • In high security space, stations and gates defend the law, and criminals are hunted by Authority kill teams.

  • Low security space is lightly policed, and no security space is yours to defend.

  • Outlaw stations fire on sight. Piracy, ambushes and theft are part of the game, so be vigilant.

  • When your ship is destroyed, its wreck and what is left in it are there for the taking.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Some item icons were created with an AI image tool and then selected and edited by the developer. Some written text, including parts of this store page, was drafted with an AI writing assistant and edited by the developer. The ships, stations and world are hand-built or made by the game’s own procedural generation, and all screenshots are real in-game captures.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: 64-bit dual-core, 2.5 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU with 1 GB VRAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: Online only. Requires a Lurking Exploit account. Keyboard and mouse required.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Quad-core, 3.0 GHz or faster
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 or better, 4 GB VRAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: Online only. Requires a Lurking Exploit account. Keyboard and mouse required.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04 64-bit or equivalent, SteamOS 3
    • Processor: 64-bit dual-core, 2.5 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU, up-to-date Mesa or NVIDIA drivers
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: Online only. Requires a Lurking Exploit account. Keyboard and mouse required.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 24.04 64-bit or equivalent
    • Processor: Quad-core, 3.0 GHz or faster
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 or better, 4 GB VRAM
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Online only. Requires a Lurking Exploit account. Keyboard and mouse required.