Fit check
Is Objects in Space worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Space-game fans who want trading and contracts instead of a single fixed campaign
- Players who prefer stealth and route planning over constant combat
- Tinkerers who want to configure ships around different roles
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a tightly directed hero's journey rather than many short stories and optional quests
- Players who want fast, continuous combat instead of detection, preparation, and avoidable encounters
- Players looking for a game centered on one main storyline
Our take on Objects in Space
Rather than centering a space game on a single hero and a linear campaign, it uses short stories, contracts, timed events, and player-selected roles. Combat also borrows from submarine warfare, making concealment and advance planning central instead of treating every encounter as a dogfight.
What is Objects in Space?
Objects in Space is a 2D space game about stealth, trading, exploration, and ship management in the Apollo star cluster.
Players buy and sell goods, accept passenger, cargo, or bounty contracts from over 50 employers, and build reputations that affect available work. The world contains 12 populated star systems and 20 uncharted systems, with timed events, short stories, side quests, wrecks, and drifting cargo to discover. Combat uses submarine-style detection, silent running, and planned manoeuvres rather than dogfighting. Players can avoid much of the combat by choosing safer routes. Ships can be configured component by component for shipping, combat, or stealth. Sandbox mode removes narrative content, while scenarios provide combat challenges and multiplayer modes.
How Objects in Space plays
- 01Employer contracts
- More than 50 employers offer passenger, cargo, and bounty work affected by reputation.
- 02Timed world events
- Stories, opportunities, and other events occur at particular times and locations, changing each playthrough.
- 03Ship configuration
- Individual components can be selected to shape a vessel for trading, combat, stealth, or other roles.
- 04Stealth combat
- Encounters focus on hiding from scanners, managing noise, and planning movement before an attack.
- 05Multiple star systems
- The setting includes 12 populated systems and 20 uncharted systems containing threats and discoveries.
- 06Sandbox and scenarios
- Sandbox play removes narrative content, while scenarios include combat tests and multiplayer modes.
Objects in Space compared to similar games
SpaceBourne 2 is a single-player, third-person shooter RPG focused on building an empire, while Objects in Space centers on 2D stealth, trading contracts, and optional combat. SpaceBourne 2 lists mining, crafting, piracy, and deep exploration among its systems; Objects in Space instead emphasizes reputation with over 50 employers, component-level ship configuration, and timed events.
Objects in Space: platforms & release
Is Objects in Space worth it?
It is worth it if: space-game fans who want trading and contracts instead of a single fixed campaign. Skip it if: players seeking a tightly directed hero's journey rather than many short stories and optional quests.
Where can I download Objects in Space?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Objects in Space's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Objects in Space on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
