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Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “hybrid space systems” (24 of 79 reviews) and “long-term return appeal” (10); the most common complaint is “weak planetary battles” (5). What reviewers agree on ↓
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 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
24 of the 79 reviews raise this.
10 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“I recommend this game and i have well over 1k hours if you include time i spent in Space Rangers 2 which was basically the same game just before the remaster came around. BUT They seriously need to show English language…”
9 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Like Mount and Blade in space, but with a Russian style of challenge. Text quests are hard, planetary battles can be insurmountable without help, hyper space battles against 3 opponents, INSANE pirate fleets jump into…”
“A wonderful and criminally underrated space fairing experience. Unforgiving, strategic, absurd at points. I cannot recommend this game enough!”
7 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“Genuinely did not expect to sink over 160 hours into a game that looks like it was made in a shed in 2002, yet here we are. Had the original disc from a PC games magazine back in the day, so this is basically nostalgia…”
“One of the best games of this genre back in the day, used to play this a lot. Good story, good gameplay mechanics, respects your time.”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“really really wish there was a setting that only let the original soundtrack from space rangers 2: dominators play. most of the new music for the HD remaster doesn't slap as hard as the original, too many tracks i just…”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“AVOID THIS This was legit my favourite childhood game, but I can't recommend it nowadays. All the additions to the game ruin the balance and immersion, the pirate faction and its plot are total garbage and cannot be…”
“Genuinely did not expect to sink over 160 hours into a game that looks like it was made in a shed in 2002, yet here we are. Had the original disc from a PC games magazine back in the day, so this is basically nostalgia…”
“Still got that one more turn hook after so many years. The pirates are overdone now, but do not take away from the main attraction, customizing your ship and making it yours.”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“AVOID THIS This was legit my favourite childhood game, but I can't recommend it nowadays. All the additions to the game ruin the balance and immersion, the pirate faction and its plot are total garbage and cannot be…”
“Balance is broken.”
“UI is too small, the tutorial almost doesn't exist, and the game is overwhelming at the start. I read the comments that it's a good game under all that ♥♥♥♥, but I just don't have the energy to read a small book just to…”
3 of the 79 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“UI is too small, the tutorial almost doesn't exist, and the game is overwhelming at the start. I read the comments that it's a good game under all that ♥♥♥♥, but I just don't have the energy to read a small book just to…”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I would pay 200£ for a modern version of the game. I have loved it since it first came out.”
— a player, Steam review · 162 hrs played“For people which never played any game in the series: Game is a turn-based aRPG in 2d environment, with optional arcade hyperspace fights (couple are plot-related), optional real-time strategical battles, and optional text quests, which differ from linear and easy to roguelikes…”
— a player, Steam review · 70 hrs played“Blasted off from Earth, intent on becoming the biggest, baddest pirate hunter in the galaxy but expensive upgrades and no money quickly derailed that idea so i turned my sight to trading in hopes of amassing myself a fortune that would allow me to set my sights back on the…”
— a player, Steam review · 260 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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New Update Is Live Now!
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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 | Action, Adventure, RPG, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Space · RPG · Strategy · Adventure · Simulation · Classic · Open World · Sci-fi · Action · Turn-Based · Atmospheric · Comedy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Russian, English |
| Achievements | 82 |
| Official site | http://spacerangershd.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.5 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (2200 MHz) Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 7800 GT 512 Mb / Radeon 1800 Pro 512 Mb or similar DirectX®: 9.0c Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space