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ΔV: Rings of Saturn
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
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 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
81 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“My go-to game for deep relax. It's mesmerising. I know "it's just a piece of software", but truly - thank you for coding it. Changelogs are great read too!”
“Pros: Fly an Eiffel Tower sized spaceship ass-first into a ringroid trying to pull a cool move and bore through it with the main engine torch. Break the said engine, overheat the reactor core and send your hard-earned…”
“Great physics, great sim, great show-don't-tell story. Unique game with a good price and fantastic gameplay. It's clearly a project of passion. I bought it on sale here, then enjoyed it enough I bought it again on GOG…”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This is a great, under appreciated game about harvesting resource around the rings of Saturn. So much fun to make a dive, gather enough resources, head back to the station, upgrade the ship, save up to buy a new…”
“an absolutely fantastic game. you start out bouncing off of rocks and spinning, playing hungry hungry hippos in space with gobbets of metal. the core loop gives you more and more ways to do that, and more and more ways…”
“Fun game that rewards patience. Definitely take the time to understand all of the vector matching mechanics and autopilot etc. I think this is going to become one of those 'permanent' type games that you always keep in…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Chill once you get the hang of it, with just enough potential to blow someone up to keep you paying attention”
“Fun game that rewards patience. Definitely take the time to understand all of the vector matching mechanics and autopilot etc. I think this is going to become one of those 'permanent' type games that you always keep in…”
“A game that took a while to get the hang of that feels beyond rewarding to get good at. Now I'm on my way to getting 100% achievement completion. I would say the best thing to do is to read everything very carefully and…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great physics, great sim, great show-don't-tell story. Unique game with a good price and fantastic gameplay. It's clearly a project of passion. I bought it on sale here, then enjoyed it enough I bought it again on GOG…”
“72 hours seems like a lot of time, or a little time, but that perspective is if you have actually played the game. After 72 hours the game really opens up to the greater whole, and there is a lot you can do, unless you…”
“This is a really unique game that's surprisingly addictive, immersive, and deep. Getting the hang of controlling your ship is a perfect learning curve, bit awkward and tricky at first, but satisfying. There is a lot of…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“72 hours seems like a lot of time, or a little time, but that perspective is if you have actually played the game. After 72 hours the game really opens up to the greater whole, and there is a lot you can do, unless you…”
“252h as of April 2026. Speaks for itself, soothing, and yet deeply frustrating. I still suck at flying so much”
“16 hours in less than 3 days, tells you everything you need to know about the game. Inners won't get it.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“The controls are annoying and can only be somewhat rebound. I like the newtonian physics thing, but when the controls suck, I am not going to bother dealing with it. Of particular annoyance, several different functions…”
“[h1]5/10[/h1] Too complicated for smol brain. Stumbled through tutorial, broke rocks and got scared.”
“Another small space gem in the Void, this game is. I've spent a bit more then 30 hours over the weekend on this game. "just one more dive before bed" :D The game is - deep - full of surprises - doesn't hold your hand -…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I like the game but it's a Spacebar simulator. I think the mining part gets a bit dull after a while and you just hang around waiting for RNG missions to pop up. I think it still needs some more baking because right now…”
“-the tutorial could be a little bit more intuitive and streamlined. for instance, what if segments of the ui (which is awesome by the way) slowly appeared as they became relevant? -beautiful ui, once again. awesome…”
“The controls are annoying and can only be somewhat rebound. I like the newtonian physics thing, but when the controls suck, I am not going to bother dealing with it. Of particular annoyance, several different functions…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I like the game but it's a Spacebar simulator. I think the mining part gets a bit dull after a while and you just hang around waiting for RNG missions to pop up. I think it still needs some more baking because right now…”
“I lost the number of times I nearly punched my 4k monitor out. For being around a gas giant holy hell the amount of npcs. Some good, but mostly bad. The amount of informant dump that comes with no context, makes getting…”
“- A truly unique game. Beautiful sandbox with no handholding. Played on Steam Deck and Macbook Air M2, plays without any problem. - However, gameplay loop is weird, it’s really repetitive, sometimes you're gonna make…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“252h as of April 2026. Speaks for itself, soothing, and yet deeply frustrating. I still suck at flying so much”
“The controls are annoying and can only be somewhat rebound. I like the newtonian physics thing, but when the controls suck, I am not going to bother dealing with it. Of particular annoyance, several different functions…”
“Tutorial video useless, this game literally dumps you in the middle of 'nowhere', very little guidance. Very unclear, instructions to 'press x' look like little windows where the x would be to close the window. You…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“- A truly unique game. Beautiful sandbox with no handholding. Played on Steam Deck and Macbook Air M2, plays without any problem. - However, gameplay loop is weird, it’s really repetitive, sometimes you're gonna make…”
“Tutorial video useless, this game literally dumps you in the middle of 'nowhere', very little guidance. Very unclear, instructions to 'press x' look like little windows where the x would be to close the window. You…”
“After 250 hours and another 95 in the demo (which is the full game at time of writing), I think I've come to the conclusion that I just can't offer my support to this developer. The game feels incomplete in a lot of…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 92.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“[strike]9/10[/strike] 10/10 Hard Sci Fi Game I was having a blast mining away in this game even BEFORE the incident. I sent my geologist on an EVA to investigate a derelict ship, honestly only because I had a backup geologist back on station. I should have sent my mechanic.…”
— a player, Steam review · 74 hrs played“While it may be a bit repetitive depending on how you play it, the game is chill and relaxing most of the time, the simulations are quite good and the updates, while a bit slow for nowadays standard, usually try to add lore to the universe, which is a plus. Give it a try, it…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“I'm cruising, chillin', listening to some beats just mining asteroids in the rings, all is well. Fast-forward 5 minutes: I'm spinning out of control, half my thrusters are out of comission, impact absorbers crushed to pieces, cargo bay 3/4 full with so-and-so valuables, rapidly…”
— a player, Steam review · 15 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 2026-09-05.
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.
1.90.9 - Heated Exchange
Mineral Markets Shift Mineral exchanges across Enceladus Prime are reporting unusual volatility as independent excavation crews begin to leave a measurable mark on local supply. Such large deliveries
1.89.2 - Pax Miranda
Derelict recovery event complications will now respect your difficulty settings. More specifically, you won't encounter pirate complications on Peaceful difficulty anymore.Hardware used in Minding Vir
Original Soundtrack expanded
The original soundtrack of ΔV: Rings of Saturn has been expanded with a brand new track, 'Locust Swarm' made by Evader!This is a free update for everyone who owns the soundtrack, and comes with both .
1.89.0 - Salvaged Risk
Obonto releases new long-resolution radarA new long-range microwave radar from Obonto Microengineering, released earlier this week, is already reshaping salvage operations. Its high resolution, strong
1.82.10 - Simulated Hazard
Gimbal safety protocols for gimballed drives attempted to move torches that were detected to point towards hulls to angle zero, rather than the rest angle of the torch. For most ships this was the sam
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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 |
| Player tags | Space · Sci-fi · Physics · Singleplayer · Exploration · Top-Down · Vehicular Combat · Space Sim · Immersive Sim · Science · Open World · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English, Polish, Simplified Chinese, German, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Japanese, Italian, French |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 90 |
| Official site | https://games.kodera.pl/dv/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 Processor: i3 2.4GHz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD 730 2GB VRAM or equivalent Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Try running the demo to verify if your system can handle it