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Redshirt

Redshirt

Redshirt is the comedy sci-fi sim about social networking aboard a space station, starring the station's most ambitious low-ranking peon: you! Navigate the professional and interpersonal politics of the ubiquitous "Spacebook" to curry favor among friends and colleagues.

Released Nov 13, 2013 Developer The Tiniest Shark Publisher Positech Platforms Windows IndieSimulationRPGSatireStrategy
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

42.2%positive400 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game is trash. And its so wokle its genuinely, truly comically woke to the point of parodying itself into satire. But good God Do I unironically love this game. If you can get it at 2 or 3 dollars its a diamond. Jump in.”

— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Red shirt is a game where you are a red shirt (a low level disposable employee) in a star trek like setting. Your goal is to try and successfully leave the station before the last day when the station will blow up. There are many ways of doing this: buying a ticket off the…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Well... It´s a Build your Carreer and Social Life Simulator. You definetely need to be affected for series like Star Trek etc. But otherwise you wouln´t have found the game anyway i think. It´s a little nerdy but for being a whole statistic and events based game it´s quite…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 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 2026-09-19.

20achievements
7.8%median completion
1.8%rarest: Social Networking, But Not as We Know It
85.9% of players 75.2% of players 52.5% of players 37.6% of players 27.7% of players 24.9% of players 19.7% of players 19.2% of players 14.4% of players 9.6% of players 7.8% of players 5.0% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 2.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 85.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
85.9%Add Astra — Add Astra as a Spacebook friend
75.2%Win Friends & Influence Aliens — Get a 'like' on a Spacebook status or post
52.5%A Resounding Success — Host a Spacebook event for 3 or more people, where everyone turns up.
Rarest badges of honor
1.8%Social Networking, But Not as We Know It — Win the game through all 5 different routes.
1.9%A Hive of Scum & Villany — Win the game through the 'bribery' route.
1.9%A Fully Armed And Aspirational Battlestation — Achieve 4 aspirations in a single playthrough

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

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

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Oct 07, 2020
Democracy 4 is now in Early Access!

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Yes its true! after all these years, Democracy has finally returned to s

Sep 29, 2020
Democracy 4 is just ONE WEEK away from Early Access

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Exciting times! Not only does today mark the first Presidential election

Sep 03, 2020
Democracy 4 is coming soon. Add to your wishlist :D

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/24aa6f4096dcee953b60b9b30cf46c9a60746b7e.png Great news fellow citizens! The latest installment in the geeky-but-popu

Oct 15, 2019
Coming soon: Design Variety Expansion pack for Production Line 🚗🚗🚗

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32939922/ee93ec8950cf0c1bae3a9fdb67c5606b6b250e1c.png Hi there! We are releasing our second expansion to Production Line: Car Factory

Jan 31, 2014
Redshirt updated to v1.04

Redshirt has been updated to v1.04! This update is available immediately for Windows players, and Mac and Linux players will also receive the same update later today. Here's what the update addresses:

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresIndie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsIndie · Simulation · RPG · Satire · Strategy · Sci-fi · Comedy · Casual · Dark Humor · Singleplayer · Life Sim · LGBTQ+ (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements20
Official sitehttp://www.positech.co.uk/redshirt/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 2 gig Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: any