Fit check
Is Above Earth worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Science-fiction fans who want a survival game set on a space station
- Players who prefer first-person survival gameplay over broader space exploration
- Players interested in resource management and environmental survival systems
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-heavy action may find the focus on resources and atmosphere less suitable.
- Players looking for a broad spacefaring adventure may find the station-centered survival scenario narrow in scope.
- Players who prefer fantasy, historical, or contemporary settings may not want a near-future nuclear-catastrophe premise.
Our take on Above Earth
The premise supplies a detailed backdrop, including lunar and Martian bases, but the page gives little detail about the actual survival systems beyond resource management and atmosphere. The setting is clearer than the moment-to-moment activities required to endure it.
What is Above Earth?
Above Earth is a science-fiction survival game set in a damaged space station with a fragile artificial environment.
Played from a first-person perspective, it centers on managing resources and maintaining the station’s atmosphere. The story takes place in the near future, after humanity has established space stations along with bases on the Moon and Mars. A global nuclear catastrophe leaves the player’s astronaut struggling to stay alive in the aftermath.
How Above Earth plays
- 01Resource management
- Survival gameplay focuses on managing the supplies available within the station.
- 02Station atmosphere
- The astronaut must contend with the compromised air environment of the artificial habitat.
- 03Post-catastrophe setting
- The scenario begins after a worldwide nuclear disaster has reshaped the astronaut’s circumstances.
Above Earth compared to similar games
Until We Die centers on defending an underground subway base for about 30 game days, while Above Earth places a first-person astronaut in a damaged space station. Quasimorph uses roguelike missions, corporate contracts, extraction, and persistent rewards, whereas Above Earth emphasizes station survival, resources, and atmosphere.
Above Earth: platforms & release
Is Above Earth worth it?
It is worth it if: science-fiction fans who want a survival game set on a space station. Skip it if: players seeking combat-heavy action may find the focus on resources and atmosphere less suitable.
Where can I download Above Earth?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Above Earth's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Above Earth on?
Windows only.
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