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Hardspace: Shipbreaker

Blackbird Interactive · 2022-05-24

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Simulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jun 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 20, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 20, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a Simulation game released in 2022 for $34.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 22414 reviews).

117
playing now
89%
positive of 22k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (31 ratings)
36
Nexus mods (20k downloads)
4.16★
PlayStation Store rating (2,068 ratings)
84/100
opencritic · mighty · 92% recommend · from 40 critics
29h
to beat · rushed 24h · completionist 35h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

117 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is an action-adventure simulation video game developed by Blackbird Interactive and originally published by Focus Entertainment. In the game, the player works as a ship breaker by exploring and dismantling abandoned spacecraft in search of useful materials, while at the same time tackling the labor relations issues within their employer. The game was released on Windows via early access in June 2020, and was released in full in May 2022. The game received generally positive reviews upon release. Versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were released in September 2022.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 117 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 909 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~114/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (3,074 reviews).
  • · Top 2% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-26

Estimated sales: 450k–1.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 22,481 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$34.99
Microsoft Store$34.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $10.49 at Steam (2025-11-22) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 41 of 96 observed days · $24.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.8k2.8k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 2,834 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 968 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,053 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 388 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,072 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 834 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

336852026-09-15 12:00 — 164 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 275 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 191 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 186 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 336 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 201 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 104 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 187 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 180 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 134 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 157 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 175 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 95 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 164 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 285 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 134 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 152 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 246 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 160 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 160 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 316 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 171 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 117 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.5k177Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 3,455 · peak 7,282Aug 2020 — avg 387 · peak 844Oct 2020 — avg 307 · peak 1,283Dec 2020 — avg 388 · peak 1,182Feb 2021 — avg 307 · peak 615Apr 2021 — avg 178 · peak 313Jun 2021 — avg 566 · peak 1,374Aug 2021 — avg 273 · peak 560Oct 2021 — avg 380 · peak 889Dec 2021 — avg 557 · peak 1,862Feb 2022 — avg 242 · peak 446Apr 2022 — avg 210 · peak 393Jun 2022 — avg 1,924 · peak 5,218Aug 2022 — avg 383 · peak 763Oct 2022 — avg 395 · peak 826Dec 2022 — avg 422 · peak 830Feb 2023 — avg 267 · peak 500Apr 2023 — avg 303 · peak 577Jun 2023 — avg 294 · peak 1,037Aug 2023 — avg 289 · peak 586Oct 2023 — avg 190 · peak 381Dec 2023 — avg 476 · peak 1,009Feb 2024 — avg 256 · peak 529Apr 2024 — avg 271 · peak 538Jun 2024 — avg 280 · peak 553Aug 2024 — avg 245 · peak 438Oct 2024 — avg 274 · peak 614Dec 2024 — avg 276 · peak 510Feb 2025 — avg 241 · peak 555Apr 2025 — avg 241 · peak 465Jun 2025 — avg 247 · peak 523Aug 2025 — avg 283 · peak 636Oct 2025 — avg 257 · peak 524Dec 2025 — avg 282 · peak 517Feb 2026 — avg 226 · peak 522Apr 2026 — avg 220 · peak 484Jun 2026 — avg 296 · peak 611Aug 2026 — avg 203 · peak 469
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$10.492020-06-162026-10-142020-06-16 — best price $17.592020-08-11 — best price $24.992020-09-20 — best price $24.992020-11-01 — best price $22.392020-12-08 — best price $21.132021-01-22 — best price $21.132021-03-06 — best price $24.992021-04-24 — best price $15.992021-06-07 — best price $24.992021-08-17 — best price $20.992021-11-08 — best price $16.742022-02-12 — best price $22.992022-06-22 — best price $29.392022-08-08 — best price $26.242022-10-15 — best price $28.942022-12-12 — best price $23.442023-02-16 — best price $34.992023-04-20 — best price $34.992023-07-11 — best price $20.992023-08-31 — best price $34.992023-11-11 — best price $19.772024-01-05 — best price $28.692024-03-08 — best price $34.992024-04-22 — best price $31.492024-06-14 — best price $17.502024-08-11 — best price $34.992024-10-17 — best price $12.882024-12-22 — best price $12.492025-03-19 — best price $12.242025-09-11 — best price $34.992026-03-26 — best price $34.992026-08-14 — best price $10.492026-09-18 — best price $10.492026-10-13 — best price $34.992026-10-14 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

136372026-05-28 — 74 pageviews2026-06-01 — 73 pageviews2026-06-05 — 77 pageviews2026-06-09 — 70 pageviews2026-06-13 — 59 pageviews2026-06-17 — 75 pageviews2026-06-21 — 69 pageviews2026-06-25 — 49 pageviews2026-06-29 — 62 pageviews2026-07-03 — 67 pageviews2026-07-07 — 54 pageviews2026-07-11 — 44 pageviews2026-07-15 — 67 pageviews2026-07-19 — 51 pageviews2026-07-23 — 60 pageviews2026-07-27 — 70 pageviews2026-07-31 — 51 pageviews2026-08-04 — 56 pageviews2026-08-08 — 61 pageviews2026-08-12 — 126 pageviews2026-08-16 — 69 pageviews2026-08-20 — 60 pageviews2026-08-24 — 81 pageviews2026-08-28 — 52 pageviews2026-09-01 — 66 pageviews2026-09-05 — 63 pageviews2026-09-09 — 84 pageviews2026-09-13 — 53 pageviews2026-09-17 — 67 pageviews2026-09-21 — 54 pageviews2026-09-25 — 65 pageviews2026-09-29 — 51 pageviews2026-10-03 — 57 pageviews2026-10-06 — 47 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1202026-10-06 02:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-08 02:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-08 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
52.9%
earned "No Niños"
27.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-12-21, latest 2023-02-01 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,0799%27
Windows (Xbox)7,6136%27
PS5 (PlayStation)3,58222%28

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

SpacePuzzleSci-fiPhysicsSandboxBuildingStrategySpace SimDystopian Futuristic

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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