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Galaxy Highways

Galaxy Highways

An indie story-driven space shooter with intense battles, escalating enemy waves, and massive boss fights. Choose and upgrade ships, unlock powerful weapons, and protect your allies. Upgrade your base and construct a battleship to take on even stronger enemies. All set to a rock & synth soundtrack.

Released May 19, 2025 Developer Nanopike Platforms Windows · Mac Twin Stick ShooterBullet HellTop-Down ShooterAction-AdventureDifficult
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

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

96.8%positive62 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Chap and okay space shooter. Very easy, except end boss (that thing is obnoxious). Very short. Nice graphics, okay gampelay. Good to waste 5 hours or so, but nothing more”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“The controls take some getting used to and the campaign is short, but it's a rather fun game once you get the hang of it.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Fun game, really well polished and designed when it comes to the overall feel of the gameplay (perhaps apart from the soundtrack, it's great for what it has, but could be a bit more varied). I feel like it has a lot of untapped potential because on an average playthrough (see my…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 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.

26achievements
23.6%median completion
3.9%rarest: Hardcore Pilot
60.4% of players 59.8% of players 53.9% of players 49.2% of players 45.8% of players 35.9% of players 32.8% of players 31.2% of players 29.4% of players 27.9% of players 26.5% of players 25.8% of players 25.4% of players 23.6% of players 22.2% of players 20.9% of players 20.9% of players 18.7% of players 18.0% of players 17.7% of players 13.8% of players 11.7% of players 11.0% of players 9.5% of players 9.3% of players 3.9% of players 60.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.4%Pester Liquidator I — Kill 200 Pesters
59.8%Destroy Four Claws Station — Destroy Four Claws Station in Chapter I: Four Claws
53.9%Destroy Big Mantis Snake Ship — Destroy Big Mantis Snake Ship in Chapter I: Snakes Hole
Rarest badges of honor
3.9%Hardcore Pilot — Complete the game on HARD difficulty.
9.3%Master of the Docks — Fully upgrade every dock building, through missions or purchases.
9.5%Bullet Hell — Projectile build with Incruster, projectile secondary, and projectile special weapon.

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 31, 2026
Patch 1.0.4 is live!

🚀 Galaxy Highways - Patch 1.0.4 is live! Hey everyone! We’ve just released a small new patch for Galaxy Highways , bringing a few new additions, improvements, and fixes to the game. Here’s what’s new:

Jun 12, 2026
Steam Bullet Fest 2026 and News!

Hello pilots! We're excited to announce that Galaxy Highways is currently participating in the Steam Bullet Fest 2026 ! To celebrate the event, Galaxy Highways is available with a 40% discount until J

Dec 23, 2025
Patch 1.0.3 is live!

🚀 Galaxy Highways - Patch 1.0.3 is live! Hey everyone! We’ve just released a small patch that brings new/updated translations, and some bug fixes to Galaxy Highways . Here’s what’s new: Removed the Lo

Oct 06, 2025
Update 1.0.2!

🚀 Galaxy Highways - Update 1.0.2 Released! Hey everyone! We’ve just released a new update that brings several improvements, new translations, and important fixes to Galaxy Highways . Here’s what’s new

May 21, 2025
Galaxy Highways is OUT NOW!

Hello everyone! After 5 years of development alongside our full-time jobs and families, Galaxy Highways is finally here! We poured our hearts and a piece of ourselves into this game, and we're incredi

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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.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie
Player tagsTwin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell · Top-Down Shooter · Action-Adventure · Difficult · Adventure · Colorful · Pixel Graphics · Shooter · Action · RPG · Casual (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Slovak, Italian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Hungarian, German *
ControllerFull support
Achievements26
Official sitehttps://nanopike.com/galaxyhighways/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or later Processor: Intel Core i5 3 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB Video RAM - GeForce GTX 760 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space