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Shallow Space
Construct your Taskforce and lead your forces to domination in the ultimate Fleet Warfare RTS!
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.
What reviewers agree on
34 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“NOTE: Early Access Review, 2016-04-03 TL;DR was TL;DR: Buy it. Right now. Video review at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzwwVeWKwNc TL;DR: Do you like Rome: Total War? Do you like Homeworld? Then you absolutely must…”
“as IndieGoGo backer and then following backer via Humble Bundle (2015) it was facepalm news to hear Shallow Space got canceled again (for Nth time) honestly i would like to know what happened in Dec 2016-Feb 2017 time…”
“It has been a while since we've goten a good Real Time Tactics games. So long in fact, when you consider tha Nexus the Jupiter Incident was pretty much the only one. Considering that it is in ALPHA -let me stress again…”
19 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“NOTE: Early Access Review, 2016-04-03 TL;DR was TL;DR: Buy it. Right now. Video review at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzwwVeWKwNc TL;DR: Do you like Rome: Total War? Do you like Homeworld? Then you absolutely must…”
“It has been a while since we've goten a good Real Time Tactics games. So long in fact, when you consider tha Nexus the Jupiter Incident was pretty much the only one. Considering that it is in ALPHA -let me stress again…”
“Awsome looking game, game mechanics are promising, i love that shipdesign hangar. just an awsome piece of work, keep it up! Love to see that game being finished!!”
14 of the 97 reviews raise this.
“It has been a while since we've goten a good Real Time Tactics games. So long in fact, when you consider tha Nexus the Jupiter Incident was pretty much the only one. Considering that it is in ALPHA -let me stress again…”
“i've been following this for some time, I just started playing it but I don't want to ruin it so I stopped! this game is going to be amazing when it is completed! I love the dev updates too. can't wait for multiplayer”
“!! i've changed my review a bit, because a certain person thinks i'm an 'idiot' because i expect that i have the possibility of playing the game, and that if other say the game is good, my review cannot state otherwise.…”
67 of the 97 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“What would be an abandoned early access game on steam looks like? Just look at this one. I regret my $17 paid 3 years ago.”
“This game was and still is the biggest scam i've encountered on steam. Run away, do not buy, it's a total scam. I never understood why it wasn't removed from steam.”
“Game has been abandoned. Website is down as well. Wasted money. I don't know why this is even still for sale on steam..... Been following this since their Indiegogo campaign as well. Such a shame, was really hoping for…”
42 of the 97 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“What would be an abandoned early access game on steam looks like? Just look at this one. I regret my $17 paid 3 years ago.”
“This game was and still is the biggest scam i've encountered on steam. Run away, do not buy, it's a total scam. I never understood why it wasn't removed from steam.”
“Game has been abandoned. Website is down as well. Wasted money. I don't know why this is even still for sale on steam..... Been following this since their Indiegogo campaign as well. Such a shame, was really hoping for…”
25 of the 97 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“***EDIT: 8/24/2020 Looks like the devs are trying to restore the game and finish it. I wish them well and will change my review to a positive one should they succeed. ***ORIGINAL REVIEW*** Unfinished and abandoned by…”
“game is incomplete and no updates from months, in it's current state you can't do anything, build ships, complete missions, or even lvl up. I'm a huge space RPG and stratagy buff but, this was a waste of money. Steam…”
“This game was my hope for a worthy homeworld successor. My hopes have been crushed. Development is dead, the official website is offline. Stay away, do not buy.”
15 of the 97 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It has been a while since we've goten a good Real Time Tactics games. So long in fact, when you consider tha Nexus the Jupiter Incident was pretty much the only one. Considering that it is in ALPHA -let me stress again…”
“So it's a promising game. But the developers aren't actually developing. If you have loads of patience go ahead but if not don't get it. I'ma wait until they pull there finger out then buy again. Now to contest that 0.1…”
“this game no longer playable steam should take it down....if any one had purchase it should blame on steam coz steam never put on efford to stop it and protect their user or supporter.”
11 of the 97 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“NOTE: Early Access Review, 2016-04-03 TL;DR was TL;DR: Buy it. Right now. Video review at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzwwVeWKwNc TL;DR: Do you like Rome: Total War? Do you like Homeworld? Then you absolutely must…”
“If you like homeworld then your like this game.But at the momnet only hanger and skrimish are active the campain and muiltipayer are still being worked on but you currently have a limt on wepons on ships base off of the…”
“6 years on Early Access and nothing to show for it. Game has been cancelled, don't bother. Either way the only reason people have this is because of it being in a bundle or smth.”
Counted across 97 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 25.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Shallow Space is a deep, unique, and beautiful RTS! Even though the game is only in early access at the moment the devs are frequently updating and adding to the gameplay experience. This will doubltessly be a game for anyone who is looking for a space RTS that has depth and…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“STAY AWAY Abandoned long ago, never even close to finished. Developer disappeared instead of facing his customer base. STAY AWAY”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Do not buy this game, until you read there forums, there are issues that you need to be aware of. This game is possibly dead. which is a shame as it has a nice start and concept. Like i said READ THE FORUMS.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPrice tracking
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Latest official news
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Shallow Space is cancelled
We regret to announce that Shallow Space has been cancelled. About a year ago we designed a new client that ticked a lot of the boxes that the community were looking for originally but we struggled to
3.0 Progress Update #2
Back again, with another summary update. So to recap; as you likely know we took an extended break from the project but coming up to a year ago now we picked things up again. It hasn’t been straightfo
3.0 Progress Update #1
So a bunch of time had past since we last spoke, but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy. As you know the project is in a bit of a weird state. It’s a rescue. Some years ago we became overwhelmed a
Proof of life
If you’re new around here don’t buy the game, it’s unsupported and a mess in its current form, we’re working hard to put it right. Since thought a little more about the last post here when we mentione
Minor progress update
Work is still going on here on the server side of things, still writing tests and implementing base functionality. We have to set expectations here, this is going to take a long time. If you're new DO
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Strategy · Early Access · Simulation · RPG · Space · RTS · Action · Sci-fi · 4X (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://shallowspace.co |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64bit Processor: Intel i5 or i7 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 5500 Storage: 4 GB available space