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Rodina
A single-developer passion project. A seamless full scale solar system. Thrilling action. Be part of an incredible journey as a Universe is built from the ground up!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“Here's the absolute best review I could give. I bought this game a while back, really enjoyed it - but couldn't progress easily. The planets were distinguished by color only. I'm colorblind. So I email the developer, and he says it'll be in the next version. It was in the next…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“June 24, 2015 This game is exceptional. Given the fact, it is developed by a single person makes it all that more impressive. The story is extremely engrossing. The developer even went so far as to add secret story arcs that without a bit of deciphering would never be found.…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“One of the most creative and freeing space games I have seen in a while. It prioritizes its appeal with "open-world" exploration. I put that term in quotes because technically you are not even limited to a single world, but thousands upon thousands of separate bodies floating in…”
— a player, Steam review · 136 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
1.7 Beta
Rodina 1.7 beta is available! Rodina 1.7 is almost out and I could use your help testing it! As you know this update has lots of stuff including: Total physics replacement from Havok to Jolt physics P
DEV Patch: UI Scaling and Crash Fixes
Hi again everyone! Some players recently noted that Rodina's UI was not working well with smaller resolutions, or with 6:10 aspect ratios. I added a little UI scaling (on the DEV branch only!) to help
Dev Patch
Hey All! I just updated the dev branch with a new version which fixes a common crash! I also updated the Blender exporter script to fix a crash, in case that is useful to you. The dev branch is still
Rodina DEV Preview Build: Rocks!
Note: this is a broken, crashy preview build of Rodina 1.7! You guys have been waiting a lonng time! This update is going to cover the planets with rocks, each of their own type, and I wish I could re
Rodina 1.6.5: Atmospheric Lighting Patch Released!
The tale grew in the telling! This was supposed to be a small patch, addressing a few issues while I work on the next major update (planetary rocks + drill!). However, a few new features ending up sne
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Space · Exploration · Open World · Indie · Sci-fi · Sandbox · Action · Early Access · Singleplayer · Space Sim · Adventure · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | http://www.elliptic-games.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Vista, 7, or 8 Processor: Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Dedicated GPU with 512MB Memory DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 300 MB available space Additional Notes: Some users have reported problems with Intel cards. Please try the demo before buying Rodina!