Fit check
Is Save The Astronaut worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want levels built around a short air limit
- Players seeking a compact campaign with 20 increasingly challenging stages
- Players who enjoy collecting items to unlock hidden levels
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow-paced platformer may find the ten-second air limit creates constant time pressure.
- Players who want a broad campaign may find the 20-level structure limited in scope.
- Players looking for a platformer centered on combat may not find that focus here.
Our take on Save The Astronaut
The platforming structure places a ten-second breathing limit at the center of each level, making air management part of reaching the exit. Oxygen tanks provide extra time, while collecting special jewels adds a route to secret stages alongside the main progression.
What is Save The Astronaut?
Play as Bill, a spacefarer stranded on an uncharted planet covered in ice and jagged rocks.
Each level requires reaching the exit before the air runs out; the breathing limit is ten seconds. Reserve oxygen tanks extend the time available for the journey. The game has 20 levels that grow more challenging, using 2D run-and-jump platforming. Collect special jewels to unlock secret levels. Bill’s objective is to traverse the planet and activate a disaster beacon for rescue. The game also includes Steam Achievements and is powered by Unreal Engine 4.
How Save The Astronaut plays
- 01Oxygen Management
- Reserve tanks can be collected to extend the time available during a level.
- 02Hazardous Terrain
- Freezing water and jagged rocks obstruct routes across the planet.
- 03Secret Levels
- Collecting special jewels unlocks hidden stages.
- 04Progressive Levels
- The game includes 20 stages with increasing challenge.
- 05Steam Achievements
- Achievements are included on Steam.
Save The Astronaut compared to similar games
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER combines runner gameplay with shooting, while Save The Astronaut centers on reaching exits under an air limit and collecting reserve oxygen. Sonic Origins is a collection of four classic Sonic games; Save The Astronaut instead offers a 20-level platforming campaign with jewel-unlocked secret stages.
Save The Astronaut: platforms & release
Is Save The Astronaut worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want levels built around a short air limit. Skip it if: players seeking a slow-paced platformer may find the ten-second air limit creates constant time pressure.
Where can I download Save The Astronaut?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Save The Astronaut's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Save The Astronaut on?
Windows only.
