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Deck & Conn
Take command of a nuclear-powered space corvette in a Cold War-flavored sci-fi campaign. Balance tactics, crew, and limited resources in a dynamic forever-war. Retro pixel art meets deep strategy fifteen minutes into the future of 1989.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“This is a good ol' starship command game right out of the early 80's. The days when mainframes ruled the earth and chewed up forests with chain printers. Nerds spoke FORTRAN. I played something like this back then and it brings back memories. This is nice and functional and…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“TLDR: A fun space tactics game which is both enjoyable and unique as an indie game. If you like tactics or space combat, and don't mind 2D pixel graphics, this is probably a game you will enjoy. Pros: Very unique kind of game these days. Most space combat tactics are only at the…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“I love the concept but the game as it is right now is in a very unfinished state. There are several serious issues with the game and in its state it should at least be an early access or playtest. [[Many others complained the game has no save option (it only saves after…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Deck & Conn v1.2.5 is live!
Next update on the 1.2 branch is live. This may be the last 1.2.x update unless any critical bugs are reported, I'm now working on the 1.3 "Crew" update for the remainder of the week. As always, I'll
Deck & Conn v1.2.4 is live!
VERSION 1.2.4 Fixes: * SDL Renderer reset bug fixed * Fixed terminal / computer performance issues which could cause issues on Linux * Fixed detection fog sometimes not clearing after FTL jumps * Fixe
Deck & Conn v.1.2.3 is live!
VERSION 1.2.3 Changes: * Added some more detailed PAMs for some Federation SOS signals * Splash damage from a nuke or FTL discharge on friendlies or neutrals are now handled uniquely Fixes: * A few fi
Deck & Conn v1.2.2 live!
Patch notes: VERSION 1.2.2 Fixes: * Fixed a crash during event management steps at end of turn * Fixed plotted courses moving ships while docking or when the sublight drive was unavailable * Fixed que
Moving Fast: Deck & Conn v1.2 is out!
Deck & Conn version 1.2.0 is now live! This update contains numerous requested features and various additional bug fixes. The main features added in this update include: Time Acceleration when followi
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Tactical RPG · Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Exploration · Simulation · Space · Space Sim · Turn-Based Strategy · 2D · Open World · Turn-Based Combat · Pixel Graphics (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | https://www.microprose.com/games/deck-conn |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or higher Processor: Intel i5 Processor or Faster Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB Direct X 10.1 Compatible Graphics Card Storage: 1 GB available space