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Universal Combat CE
The ultimate space capital ship combat compendium is the evolution of hard core space combat sims. The only game of its kind currently in existence.
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“IMPORTANT TIP If you jump into this game without reading the manual (you roguish maniac you!) and you’re stuck press either Ctrl+H, Alt+H or Shift+H which will both pause the game and call up the manual or control bindings. Press Ctrl+H to exit the documents. Well…I usually…”
— a player, Steam review · 46 hrs played“"This scenario is completely free form and is designed to be role played using your imagination." Sounds good! Lets see....what am i going to play....? I think i will be a terran paramedic! That sounds fun, doesnt it? Ok, what to do? There are no orders. There is no fleet. There…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Ah, Universal Combat. Somehow I hoped we had seen the last of Derek Smart. Don't get me wrong, I don't despise the man, but his snarky, combative attitude in the face of the overwhelming evidence regarding his shortcomings as a developer have left me hoping for the day when he…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedLatest official news
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Dev Update 2024
My fellow commanders! From the dev changelog , it has been five years since the last version release of 3.00.20.04 back on 01-02-2019. Yes - time flies. A lot has happened in those five years, both pe
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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, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Space · Sci-fi · Simulation · Strategy · Action · Indie · Space Sim · Sandbox · Building · Open World · Exploration · Flight (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.3000ad.com/games/universal-combat-collectors-edition2-2015/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP2 Processor: Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX SM3.0 compliant with 512MB memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compliant