SimulationFit check
Is Tiny Solar System worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Single-player players who want to practise rocket flight without a timer
- Explorers who prefer a small solar system over a large open universe
- Players who want nonviolent missions focused on helping other characters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat, since the game is described as free from violence
- Players wanting a broad mission campaign, rather than small tasks and free exploration
- Players looking for multiplayer, since the game is single-player
Our take on Tiny Solar System
The forgiving crash-and-rescue setup removes the risk of losing a run, but also means crashes do not carry the same lasting consequences as they would in a harsher flight challenge.
What is Tiny Solar System?
Fly a rocket around a small solar system using physics-based takeoffs, orbits, transfers between orbits, and landings.
Complete small missions for friends, explore freely, and take part in terraforming Mars. Computer-controlled pilots also travel through the system; when their ships break down, they can be rescued. There are no time limits, and a crash results in rescue rather than a game over. Harder modes limit fuel, so reaching other planets requires efficient routes. The game is single-player and contains no violence.
How Tiny Solar System plays
- 01Fuel-limited modes
- On harder settings, limited fuel makes efficient travel between planets important.
- 02Rescue missions
- Computer-controlled pilots can break down, creating opportunities to rescue them.
- 03Mars terraforming
- Missions include helping to terraform Mars.
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Tiny Solar System: platforms & release
Is Tiny Solar System worth it?
It is worth it if: single-player players who want to practise rocket flight without a timer. Skip it if: players seeking combat, since the game is described as free from violence.
Where can I download Tiny Solar System?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Tiny Solar System's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Tiny Solar System on?
Windows only.
