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Space Haven

Space Haven

Bugbyte Ltd. · released May 13, 2026

IndieRPGSimulationStrategyPC

Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

Steam page ↗Metacritic 85 · users 8.6 ↗
78
VGC Score
■Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Space Haven - Version 1.0.4 Released as Stable.” (2mo ago)

74%
At launch
86%
Steam all-time
85%
Press
80%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)–8540
All-time Steam reviews86%791000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)80%74520
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 15, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 520 total reviews in window · weighted 205.8 up / 50.4 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (4)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 86
    RageQuit.GR
    trust 69Jun 4, 2026

    “A brilliant 250 MB titan of a space simulator. It masterfully blends top-tier ludonarrative harmony with an evocative, uncompromising mid-90s isometric aesthetic tailored perfectly for old minds. By fusing intricate production chains with organic human drama, Bugbyte has forged a punishing yet deeply alluring sci-fi survival generator. An absolute triumph of indie perseverance.”

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  • 100
    KonsoliFINKonsoliFIN
    trust 67May 25, 2026

    “A versatile simulator, RPG and strategy game set in space impresses.”

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  • 75
    SECTOR.skSECTOR.sk
    trust 65May 26, 2026

    “After an incredible ten years of development and six years in Early Access, the space survival simulator has reached its full release. Is it still attractive? Yes! Is it perfectly tuned and flawless? Unfortunately, no.”

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  • 80
    The Games MachineThe Games Machine
    trust 51May 26, 2026

    “Space Haven is a deep and unforgiving space colony simulator in which you start with four survivors and a handful of resources, aiming to build, piece by piece, a self-sufficient interstellar colony. The gameplay weaves together crew management, production, power, oxygen, research, combat, and rescue missions with a complexity that rewards careful planning and nerves of steel. The excellent pixel art is paired with a rigid progression system that veteran players may find predictable, though this is a characteristic common to all the genre's staples.”

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Patch history

  1. Space Haven - Version 1.0.4 Released as Stable.
    Jun 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Space Haven - Version 1.0.3 Released as Stable.
    Jun 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Space Haven - Version 1.0.2 Released as Stable.
    Jun 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Space Haven - The Experimental Crew.
    May 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Space Haven - Version 1.0.1 Released as Stable.
    May 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Space Haven - 1.0 Now Released!
    May 13, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Space Haven RC 5 - Version 0.22.4 Build 2 Released as Stable.
    Apr 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Space Haven RC 4 - Version 0.22.3 Build 4 Released as Stable.
    Apr 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Space Haven RC 4 - Version 0.22.3 Build 2 Released as Stable.
    Apr 7, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  10. Space Haven RC 3 - Version 0.22.2 Build 6 Released as Stable.
    Mar 26, 2026
  11. Space Haven RC 3 - Version 0.22.2 Build 5 Released as Stable.
    Mar 25, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  12. Space Haven RC 2 - Version 0.22.1 Build 8 Released as Stable.
    Mar 17, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  13. Space Haven RC 2 - Version 0.22.1 Build 5 Released as Stable.
    Mar 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  14. Space Haven RC 2 - Version 0.22.1 Build 4 Released as Stable.
    Mar 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  15. Space Haven - Update and Finest Showcase Event.
    Mar 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  16. Space Haven RC 1 - Version 0.22.0 Build 4 Released as Stable.
    Feb 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  17. Space Haven RC 1 - Version 0.22.0 Released as Stable.
    Feb 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  18. Space Haven Beta 2 - Version 0.21.4 Released as Stable.
    Feb 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  19. Space Haven Beta 2 - Version 0.21.3 Released as Stable.
    Jan 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  20. Space Haven Beta 2 - Version 0.21.2 Released as Stable.
    Jan 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  21. Space Haven Beta 2 - Version 0.21.1 Released as Stable.
    Jan 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  22. Space Haven Beta 2 - Major Update Now Released!
    Jan 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  23. Space Haven Beta 2 - Major Update Now Available for Testing!
    Dec 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  24. Space Haven Beta 1 - Version 0.20.0 Build 28 Released as Stable.
    May 7, 2025
  25. Space Haven Beta 1 - Version 0.20.0 Build 27 Released as Stable.
    May 6, 2025
  26. Space Haven Beta 1 - Version 0.20.0 Build 24 Released as Stable.
    Apr 29, 2025
  27. Space Haven 20th Major Update - Now Released!
    Apr 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  28. Space Haven 20th Major Update - Unstable Branch Updated!
    Mar 27, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  29. Space Haven 20th Major Update - Now in The Unstable Branch!
    Dec 16, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  30. Space Haven 20th Major Update - Progress Report.
    Nov 24, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  31. Space Haven Alpha 19 - Version 0.19.0 Build 16 Released as Stable.
    Jun 27, 2024
  32. Space Haven Alpha 19 - Now in The Unstable Branch!
    May 29, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  33. Space Haven Alpha 18 - Version 0.18.2 Build 2 Released as Stable.
    Mar 4, 2024
  34. Space Haven Alpha 18 - Now in the Unstable Branch!
    Jan 8, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  35. Space Haven Alpha 17 - Version 0.17.5 Build 2 Released as Stable.
    Jun 29, 2023
  36. Space Haven Alpha 17 - Version 0.17.4 Build 2 Released as Stable.
    Jun 28, 2023
  37. Space Haven Alpha 17 - Version 0.17.2 Build 1 Released as Stable.
    Jun 23, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  38. Space Haven Alpha 17 - Version 0.17.1 Build 5 Released as Stable.
    Jun 22, 2023
  39. Space Haven Alpha 17 - Now Released!
    Jun 14, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  40. Space Haven Alpha 17 - Now In The Experimental Branch!
    May 23, 2023significant · resets scoring window

…and 39 earlier patch announcements.