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Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor

Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor

Command the Nimbatus and craft drones out of hundreds of different parts. Survive unknown threats in a fully destructible, procedural universe, compete against other players in different arenas or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.

Released May 14, 2020 Developer Stray Fawn Studio Publisher Stray Fawn Publishing, WhisperGames Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategySingleplayerAdventureSci-fiSpace Sim
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.7%positive2,089 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I started my journey with the Programmer captain, and it’s been quite a challenge to complete some of the missions. The best part is that you can fully unleash your imagination and logic to build your own drone—it’s a dream for players who love programming. However, the story is…”

— a player, Steam review · 57 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The game is brilliant, sometimes the drones you create are a bit... jiggly but that's not too bad. the campaign is somewhat sort and you don't see everything the game has to offer in a single play through. the programmer start is fun when you realise you can make infinite drones…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Random part usages and interactions aren't clear; game forces you to choose a pilot class and, if you mess up and choose fully autonomous, your ship does nothing (even loaded up with sensors) and you effectively have to start the game again from scratch.. fully autonomous…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:24 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

4playing at last check
1224-hour peak
1,310all-time peak
0 250 500 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 248 avg · May 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

34achievements
2.8%median completion
0.4%rarest: Mastermind
72.7% of players 24.8% of players 17.5% of players 13.8% of players 13.5% of players 10.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.8% of players 7.4% of players 6.8% of players 5.6% of players 4.8% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 72.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
72.7%My first drone — Construct your first drone
24.8%The real Nimbatus starts here — Lose your first drone in the survival mode
17.5%Let it rip — Reach an angular velocity of 2000°/s with your drone
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Mastermind — Complete the survival mode with the Programmer captain
0.4%Catch Pro — Win a catch tournament
0.5%Speed Demon — Win a versus race tournament

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99−75% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99base price
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US4.99 USD−75%
EU4.87 EUR−75%
UK4.18 GBP−75%
Australia7.37 AUD−75%
Canada6.49 CAD−75%
Japan512 JPY−75%
Brazil14.99 BRL−75%
China17.50 CNY−75%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$2.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$5.6

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Nov 12, 2025
Small Hotfix

Seems like some enemy spawns (Large beehive, tortoice) were broken in the last update. This patch should fix them so they work again.

Oct 27, 2025
Patchnotes 1.1.5

We uploaded a small update to fix the wrong link to our discord server. Here is the correct invite Link: https://discord.gg/w3e9zevz7H

Oct 07, 2025
Hotfix

This is just a small hotfix to fix a security vulnerability of the unity engine.

Nov 26, 2020
Steam Awards 2020

Dear Drone Engineers, It's that time of the year again: Steam Awards! There are all kinds of different categories and if Nimbatus was your top game this year in any of them, we would greatly appcreiat

Oct 13, 2020
Our new game The Wandering Village just launched on Kickstarter!

Dear Drone Engineers, We just launched the Kickstarter campaign for our next game: The Wandering Village! The Wandering Village is a brand-new city-building simulation game where you build a settlemen

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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.

GenresAction, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsStrategy · Singleplayer · Adventure · Sci-fi · Space Sim · Exploration · Robots · Space · Sports · Puzzle · Action · Programming (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Turkish * *
Achievements34
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.Nimbatus.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2+ Processor: Quad Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space