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Astronomics
Top-down action and space exploration meet asteroid mining automation! Navigate to randomly generated asteroids passing by and start mining. Impress your employer, upgrade your equipment, fight off pirates and save up for that ticket to Earth so you can finally come home... for the very first time.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“A touch overpriced, but good. Fills a similar niche to the likes of Hardspace: Shipbreaker -- kind of mindless/casual, but with enough mechanical depth to not feel condescending toward the player. I'd recommend buying at a discount (20% or greater).”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“As someone who usually sinks hundreds of hours into complex, sprawling settlement builders and deep grand strategy campaigns, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Astronomics. It strips away heavy logistical burdens and delivers a much lighter, more casual approach…”
— a player, Steam review · 89 hrs played“For a game that is currently "0.7" in terms of Early Access, it's doing well for itself! The extraction loop of jumping in, sucking an asteroid dry of it's resources (pause) and then getting out of there is an excellent 20-30 min gameplay cycle. Each asteroid makes you plan,…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Version 0.82.4 - Workerbot Improvements Continued
Hello! We have some additional improvements for you on the Workerbot front: EXPEDITION LOADOUT: Fixed equipment icons failing to click if mouse moving slightly SHUTTLE EQUIPMENT: Fixed icons appearing
Version 0.82.3 - Workerbot Hotfixes
Hello! We have been chasing down Workerbot bugs that have recently been reported in droves and I'm happy to report that we did replicate some of your reports and have fixes! Here's the list of changes
Version 0.82.2 - Bug Fixes and more Collectathon
Hello! We arrive with a whole list of improvements today with the most notable being the change to how resources are tracked on the Navigational Map and Knowledge Base. You will now see a full list of
Version 0.82.1 - Hotfixes
Hello! As often happens here at Numizmatic HQ a larger update is followed by some hotfixes! Fixed asteroids being selectable before scan Reduced windspeed effect on grass outside of nebulas Fixed wron
Navigational Update
Hello! It's the Steam Summer Sale and we're here to give you an update on development and release some parts that are ready to go! We're calling this one the Navigational Update as we've made some ver
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Space · Strategy · Procedural Generation · Exploration · Tower Defense · Action · Top-Down · Physics · Management · Colorful · Time Management (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://astronomicsgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit versions) Processor: Intel Core i3 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB, AMD RX 470 4GB, Intel UHD graphics 630 Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: This is an Early Access title and minimum requirements may change.