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Space Haven
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
75 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A true hidden gem and the best game I've had luck to enjoy in the last year. I keep coming back for more and it keeps delivering. Seeing my humble space colony evolving, gradually becoming more stable and self-reliable…”
“I have over 500 hours in the game (and probably well over 2000 if modloader time were also counted). This is the kind of game where you can build a spaceship exactly the way you imagine it, which makes it very special…”
“I intend to add/modify this when I have more hours but I actually put a bit of time into this recently after having it sat in my library for a long time without really giving it a try. I have to say its pretty…”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“amazing to see the game progress throughout early access and it has come a long way, hopefully devs keep supporting the game after 1.0, and if not well at least there is potential for a modding community now with the…”
“Space haven is a detailed colony/space sim with a lot of replayability. I've been playing off and on for quite a few years as the game has come through Early Access, and I've enjoyed seeing the game grow. As it's…”
“Since the prototype, this game has been ever evolving with feedback from early players taken seriously and sometimes added to the game. The dev team clearly loves the work they crafted and it shows. The game is great…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A true hidden gem and the best game I've had luck to enjoy in the last year. I keep coming back for more and it keeps delivering. Seeing my humble space colony evolving, gradually becoming more stable and self-reliable…”
“I first played this game about 2 or 3 updates after its initial launch on steam, about 6 years ago. After all the content updates, and now the official release, I can quite easily say it's still the fun little colony…”
“It's an engaging and complex builder game. I'm surprised that after this many hours into it, I still am discovering this game and am no where near mastering it.”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Just involved enough without being overwhelming.”
“Good colony builder with a pleasing color palate and a soothing pace. The tech and crafting systems are complex but straightforward and enjoyable. As with all games, the ui takes some adjustment, and the peon control…”
“This is one of the best builder/explorer/adventure games I have played in a long time. I say this as a fan of RimWorld (which Space Haven most closely resembes) which I have an embarrassing number of hours in. But I can…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Really impressed so far (3 hours in) great tutorial if you're new to this but I stopped and just hopped in with no problems. Plenty of context and whatnot to figure it out. The art is fantastic, how I wish Rimworld was.…”
“Okay. So its a very, very complex game with a steep learning curve. That said, if you can get past that and kearn the game it is an absolutely wonderful game that, I feel, is criminally underrated. The art style is…”
“Good colony builder with a pleasing color palate and a soothing pace. The tech and crafting systems are complex but straightforward and enjoyable. As with all games, the ui takes some adjustment, and the peon control…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“As much as I want to like this game, it feels very rough around the edges. I’m constantly discovering new points of frustration while playing. You can only force interactions via jobs—if there is no job for whatever it…”
“It checkmarks everything that I need from a space game: a colony management, a space travel experience, trading, pirates, tech-tree upgrade, risk and rewards and I might be missing few things here and there. But I hate…”
“I bought this game 4 years ago, never played it until now. I've played a lot of Rimworld and other colony sims, this game has the worst base building I've ever seen, simply annoying and frustrating, nothing is explained…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“This game feels like it has a lot of potential but the systems just aren't that interesting when compared to other games in the genre and the game needs to be balanced better I feel like. Nothing feels that satisfying,…”
“As much as I want to like this game, it feels very rough around the edges. I’m constantly discovering new points of frustration while playing. You can only force interactions via jobs—if there is no job for whatever it…”
“It checkmarks everything that I need from a space game: a colony management, a space travel experience, trading, pirates, tech-tree upgrade, risk and rewards and I might be missing few things here and there. But I hate…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This game feels like it has a lot of potential but the systems just aren't that interesting when compared to other games in the genre and the game needs to be balanced better I feel like. Nothing feels that satisfying,…”
“A true hidden gem and the best game I've had luck to enjoy in the last year. I keep coming back for more and it keeps delivering. Seeing my humble space colony evolving, gradually becoming more stable and self-reliable…”
“Okay. So its a very, very complex game with a steep learning curve. That said, if you can get past that and kearn the game it is an absolutely wonderful game that, I feel, is criminally underrated. The art style is…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“If you watch a 4-year-old "early-early access" video and compare it to the current "almost full release", you’ll barely notice any difference. Most mechanics feel unfinished or pointless. Many mechanics feel pointless.…”
“Extremely amateurish execution. Got stuck in the tutorial because a pop up window covered a button and the button was the only thing the game would let me click so I couldnt click the button because it was under a pop…”
“I've tried to come back to Space Haven several times but just end up frustrated. There's a great game here but the devs really need to consider the learning curve and just how unintuitive a lot of the systems and UI can…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I've tried to come back to Space Haven several times but just end up frustrated. There's a great game here but the devs really need to consider the learning curve and just how unintuitive a lot of the systems and UI can…”
“This game came so close to scratching the itch but just as always falls short. Lack of tech tree meaningfull endgame. I honestly had the highest hopes for this but their announcement of full release on may 13th was just…”
“It is pretty good. Very slow paced, even on the fastest speed, and you WILL have to reload a lot even on normal, but there is a fair amount to do (I'm 30 hours in, and I'm still regularly declining missions I'm offered…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I have spent tooooooo much time on this game and will continue to, because the possibilities are limitless when it comes to ship designs, missions, attacking or trading with other ships, and more. It is definitely a learning curve in the beginning, but super fun. The station…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,962 hrs played“For everyone saying that the updates since release have been too slow... This game is being made with only 3 developers and as much as updates are slow, good things take time. Bugbyte Ltd has made a beautifully aesthetic game with lots of replayability and creative freedom in…”
— a player, Steam review · 202 hrs played“Its been years and years since I bought this game. It is a space ship that you build like a colony. Why has it never in 6 years added a second type of couch? Why is the decorations just a wall plant? They seem to never work on it in any meaningful way at all. Especially the…”
— a player, Steam review · 222 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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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.
Space Haven - Version 1.0.4 Released as Stable.
Greetings, Spacefarers!We have made some quality of life improvements, fixed some bugs and put together a new patch. The newest version is now 1.0.4.Patch NotesQOL: Added an information text in the ju
Space Haven - Version 1.0.3 Released as Stable.
Greetings, Spacefarers!We have made some quality of life improvements, fixed some bugs and put together a new patch. The newest version is now 1.0.3.Patch NotesQOL: Improved on the ships in hyperspace
Space Haven - Version 1.0.2 Released as Stable.
Greetings, Spacefarers!After taking a breather we are resuming our updates. We have made some quality of life improvements, fixed some bugs and put together a new patch. The newest version is now 1.0.
Space Haven - The Experimental Crew.
Greetings, Spacefarers!The 1.0 Release of Space Haven has gone really well, even surprising and exceeding our expectations. It is amazing to see many new players join us and seeing all the feedback we
Space Haven - Version 1.0.1 Released as Stable.
Greetings, Spacefarers!The Release of Space Haven has surpassed our expectations and we could not be more happier with how it has gone so far. Thank you to all of of you, old and new players, for play
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Base-Building · Space · Colony Sim · Simulation · Strategy · Survival · Sci-fi · Sandbox · City Builder · Management · Resource Management · Building (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Workshop · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, French, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish |
| Official site | http://bugbyte.fi/spacehaven/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 10/7 Processor: 1.8 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 128MB 3D OpenGL 2.0 Compatible Storage: 250 MB available space