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Dual Universe

Dual Universe

Dual Universe is a first-person Sci-Fi MMO built and driven by players, in a single persistent universe. You can build almost anything out of voxels, trade in a free economy, lead industries, travel through space, explore planets, or wage war in a fully editable sandbox universe. Subscription-based.

Released Sep 27, 2022 Developer Novaquark Platforms Windows Massively MultiplayerMMORPGSpace SimBuildingSci-fi
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

50.1%positive565 reviews
Recommended · 162 found this helpful

“I played the game in beta. It was enjoyable then but I knew not to get tied to the stuff I created. That is the reason of a lot of the bad reviews here IMHO. I get it, some people made some amazing stuff you can see on display at the ship museums. There are a lot of comparisons…”

— a player, Steam review · 750 hrs played
Recommended · 30 found this helpful

“I'm a new player at launch and reviewing my experience so far. Overall the experience has been good, with enough tutorials to teach you the basics but with not too much hand-holding so you have new things to discover. DU has been fun to build a factory/production to make items…”

— a player, Steam review · 157 hrs played
Not recommended · 893 found this helpful

“Edit: While no official statements have been made, NQ appears to no longer actively be supporting DU. Physical rewards for Kickstarter founders are still undelivered. 1.4.X is likely the last major update to DU. Focus has been quietly shifted to an unannounced Unreal engine…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

81achievements
2.9%median completion
0.0%rarest: Zen Master
28.3% of players 23.8% of players 23.5% of players 22.1% of players 20.7% of players 18.8% of players 17.5% of players 16.5% of players 15.8% of players 14.2% of players 13.8% of players 12.3% of players 12.0% of players 11.6% of players 11.4% of players 9.8% of players 9.1% of players 9.1% of players 9.1% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 7.4% of players 7.2% of players 6.2% of players 5.9% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 28.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
28.3%True Gamer — Hidden achievement
23.8%Pickaxe Pete — Hidden achievement
23.5%Do The Tutorial — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Zen Master — Hidden achievement
0.0%Working Bee — Hidden achievement
0.0%Warrior — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 14, 2024
Dual Universe - Release 1.4.18

Hello Noveans, We've deployed a new hotfix. Dual Universe is now in version 1.4.18. Improvements Updated the credits section. Blueprint export tool added to the mesh exporter in preparation for myDU,

Mar 27, 2024
Dual Universe - Release 1.4.17

Hello Noveans, We've deployed a new hotfix. Dual Universe is now in version 1.4.17. Improvements Added a signout feature. Added an option to export to GLTF format. Updated the credit section. We conti

Jan 03, 2024
Dual Universe - Release 1.4.16

Hello Noveans, We've deployed a new hotfix. Dual Universe is now in version 1.4.16. Bug Fixes Advanced Construction Tutorial: Fixed one line where the cat voxel structure was incorrectly referred to a

Nov 02, 2023
Dual Universe - Release 1.4.14

Hello Noveans, We've deployed a new hotfix. Dual Universe is now in version 1.4.14. Bug Fixes Fixed a missing recipe for Galvanized Red Steel (Cold) honeycomb. Factory Beginner, Factory Builder, Facto

Oct 04, 2023
Dual Universe - Release 1.4.13

Hello Noveans, We've deployed a new hotfix. Dual Universe is now in version 1.4.13. Improvements Optimized DSAT panel to fix micro-freeze when hovering over signals. Force-canceling a maintenance unit

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresMassively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation
Player tagsMassively Multiplayer · MMORPG · Space Sim · Building · Sci-fi · Voxel · Sandbox · City Builder · Open World · Base-Building · RPG · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German *
Achievements81
Official sitehttps://dualuniverse.game/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 6500 (3.2 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (3.4 GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3 GB) / AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 40 GB available space Additional Notes: To run Dual Universe, you will need a CPU with AVX instructions and a SSD is recommended.