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rymdkapsel

grapefrukt games · 2014-01-30

Steam

IndieStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 30, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 30, 2014 (Mac), Jan 30, 2014 (Linux), Jul 31, 2013 (Android), Aug 01, 2013 (iOS), May 08, 2013 (PlayStation Vita)

Build a space station. Command the tiny crew. Explore the galaxy. A meditative space strategy game.

0
playing now
82%
positive of 279 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Rymdkapsel is a 2013 minimalist real-time strategy video game by indie developer Grapefrukt, the studio of Martin Jonasson. Players build a space station using tetromino pieces while managing resources and minions, defending against attacks, and extending the base towards four monoliths at the edges of the level. The game was built over a year and a half and was inspired by the base-building aspects of the Command & Conquer series. It was Jonasson's first full game as an indie developer. Rymdkapsel was released on May 7, 2013, for PlayStation Mobile, and was later ported to iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux. Reviewers gave the game generally favorable reviews, where they appreciated its simplicity and challenge, but not its brevity and slow start.

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  • · Top 46% of 18,216 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.0k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 279 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.59 at Steam (2021-02-11) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 1 of 2 observed days (census price snapshots)

Players online

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Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$1.592015-01-012025-11-042015-01-01 — best price $3.192015-05-01 — best price $7.992015-05-20 — best price $4.792015-06-22 — best price $7.992015-09-05 — best price $5.352015-11-02 — best price $7.992016-01-15 — best price $2.712016-05-20 — best price $7.992016-07-14 — best price $7.992016-12-15 — best price $3.992017-05-25 — best price $7.992017-07-05 — best price $7.992017-11-01 — best price $7.992017-11-28 — best price $7.992018-11-21 — best price $1.992019-01-03 — best price $7.992019-10-28 — best price $1.992019-12-03 — best price $7.992020-06-25 — best price $3.992020-11-02 — best price $7.992020-12-22 — best price $3.992021-02-15 — best price $7.992021-10-28 — best price $4.792021-12-01 — best price $7.992022-06-23 — best price $4.792022-11-29 — best price $7.992023-01-23 — best price $1.592023-03-23 — best price $7.992023-08-28 — best price $1.592023-11-28 — best price $7.992024-06-27 — best price $3.992024-10-23 — best price $7.992024-11-27 — best price $3.992025-01-02 — best price $7.992025-11-04 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsAdjustable Text SizeColor AlternativesMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundTouch Only OptionSteam Cloud

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRTSIndieShortSpaceCasualPuzzleRelaxingStrategyMinimalist

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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