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Indie · Stephan Birkl

Spacecraft Tactics

Spacecraft Tactics
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4 user reviews · 75% of 4
DeveloperStephan Birkl
GenreIndie
Wait Chip's verdict · US updated 3 days ago

Good game, but it sits 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price. It drops harder in seasonal sales. Patience pays.

Why this verdict
Price position between all-time low and full price 100%
All-time low $0.89 · 7d ago
Player reviews 75% positive of 4
Quality score 75/100 · small sample
Value score 0/100

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

Spacecraft Tactics is a 2D turn-based tactical space game. Save the last rebel outpost in the campaign. Develop a strategy, execute it in tactical battles and micromanage your ship. Play various game modes single or multiplayer. Create your own ships, scenes or mods and share them.

Key Features

  • Progress through 5 chapters of the campaign, collect loot, craft items and upgrade your ship to overcome increasingly difficult challenges on 3 difficulty levels or in the integrated speedrun mode
  • Micromanage your crew and your ship while staying on top of tactical battles
  • Create and share your own ships and scenes in the built-in editors
  • Play single player or online co-op, PvE or PvP in the 5 included game modes
  • Designed to be modular from the ground up, Spacecraft Tactics supports community-created mods

Play the campaign

  • The last rebel outpost got spotted by imperial scouts. Relocate the outpost before the main fleet attacks!
  • Throughout the campaign you must collect loot, craft items and upgrade your ship to overcome increasingly difficult challenges
  • Adapt your strategy and loadout to different situations as you progress through the campaign
  • Play single player or online with a friend
  • Designed with multiple playthroughs in mind
    • Every playthrough is different
    • 3 difficulty levels
    • Speedrun mode with predictable rng, special game design and integrated display of splits
  • Global highscores

Micromanage your ship

  • Distribute energy between systems
  • Manage your crew
    • Control ship systems
    • Damage control
    • Heal and revive crew members
    • Manage inventories
    • Provide emergency power to systems
    • Automations
  • Systems are connected to and powered by grids:
    • Energy
    • Shield
    • O2
    • Network
  • Maintain fields
    • Shield (Shield emitters)
    • O2 (Air vents)
    • Healing (First aid stations)

Tactical battles

  • Manage your capacitor, shield buffer and EM emissions
  • Use the right loadout to suit your tactical situation
  • Position your ship and keep an eye on your opponents
  • Develop a strategy and execute it

Editors

  • Create your own ships in the ship editor
  • Design new scenarios in the integrated scene editor
    • Play them in single player or online in custom game mode
    • Most game modes also allow to use custom ships and scenes
  • Share your ships and scenes with the integrated sharing functionality and in Steam Workshop (bundled as mods)

Game modes and match making

  • The following game modes are available for single-player and multiplayer games:
    • The Last Outpost: Save the last rebel outpost from the empire!
    • Battles: Multiplayer PvE mode with progression
    • Arena: Multiplayer PvP arena
    • Race: Test your skills maneuvering your ship and hunt for highscores
    • Custom Game: Sandbox mode, play your own scenes or test your ship in a procedural generated environment
  • Play on our server (for official highscores) or host your own game server:
    • Game server is embedded in the game (best for LAN sessions or custom games if you are able to forward a port in your router)
    • There is also a dedicated game server included
  • Use Steam game invites, find online games in the game browser or receive a quick-join code

Modding

  • Spacecraft Tactics has been designed from the ground up to be modular and support mods created by the community:
    • Change the balancing of the game or introduce new gameplay elements with the integrated entity editor
    • Bundle your own ships and scenes and distribute it as a mod
    • Customize the presentation by creating your own tilesets, sounds / music or even texts / translations
    • Develop your own mods in Groovy programming language, ranging from simple scripts for your scenes up to full conversions
  • Mods can be shared in Steam Workshop

Media

Trailers and screenshots straight from the store page

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Price intelligence

Accepted price history and the lows that matter

Historical lows
All-time low ATL $0.89 2026-07-07
3-month low $0.89
12-month low $0.89
Current $8.99
Price events From the accepted price history · updates automatically
Jul 10, 2026
Sale ended · back to $8.99
Jul 7, 2026
New all-time low $0.89

Spacecraft Tactics price history and best deals

Spacecraft Tactics for PC currently sells from $8.99 at authorized stores. Its all-time low is $0.89, set on 2026-07-07.

Frequently asked questions

Answered from this game's own price and edition data

Should I buy Spacecraft Tactics now or wait?
Our verdict is wait. At 100% of the way to full price, it usually drops harder in seasonal sales, so patience tends to pay.
Is $8.99 a good price for Spacecraft Tactics?
$8.99 sits 100% of the way from the all-time low of $0.89 to the full price. It has been cheaper before, so there is room to wait.
Where can I buy Spacecraft Tactics?
Spacecraft Tactics is tracked at steam. We only list authorized stores here and always link out with a clean outbound link.
Scores
Steam reviews 4 user reviews · 75%
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Tech
Requirements
System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 x64
  • Processor: 2 cores, Intel 2nd gen
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphics
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes:
Recommended
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 x64 or newer
  • Processor: 4 cores, Intel 6th gen or AMD Ryzen
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD or Nvidia graphics card
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
Minimum
Minimum:
    Recommended
    Recommended:
      Minimum
      Minimum:
      • OS: Ubuntu 14.04 (64bit)
      • Processor: 2 cores, Intel 2nd gen
      • Memory: 2 GB RAM
      • Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphics
      • Storage: 1 GB available space
      • Additional Notes:
      Recommended
      Recommended:
      • OS: Ubuntu 16.04 (64bit) or newer
      • Processor: 4 cores, Intel 6th gen or AMD Ryzen
      • Memory: 4 GB RAM
      • Graphics: AMD or Nvidia graphics card
      • Network: Broadband Internet connection
      • Storage: 2 GB available space
      Facts
      DeveloperStephan Birkl
      PublisherStephan Birkl
      ModesMulti-player · Single-player · Co-op
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