Addictive automation loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I sat down after work - booted up dsp - got up to go to the bathroom and realized 3 hrs had just past, and i didn't even realize it!”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Dyson Sphere Program
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 97%Youthcat Studio2021Automation · Base Building · Simulation
The verdict
A beautiful, deep 3D factory builder on a galactic scale, addictive for Factorio and Satisfactory fans. Skip it if you hate clunky controls and tiny UI, or want frequent updates and multiplayer.
Great for
Factorio and Satisfactory fans who enjoy long-term logistics planning and watching a Dyson sphere grow
Main risk
Clunky controls and tiny UI, plus slow updates after years in Early Access
What changed in the last 30 days
64 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews complain about the lack of new content, a possible bug that blocks launch, and optimization. Evidence is limited.
64 recent reviews
What players love
Rivals Factorio and Satisfactory
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I have played most of the factory/automation games and DSP is the best of them all in opinion.”
Steam review · 192.3 h played ↗
Stunning visuals and sense of scale
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The switch from planet to space to star back to planet is also all completely seamless, no loading screen”
Steam review · 188.1 h played ↗
Optional combat and enemy settings
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“I really like this game, but hate the combat/hive addition. I just play without it, which is an option thankfully.”
Steam review · 562.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Slow development, long Early Access
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The game is playable but devs have gone from prolific coders to basically human glaciers.”
Steam review · 883.3 h played ↗
Clunky controls and unrebindable keys
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“If you use anything besides WASD for movement, forget this game. You cannot rebind E (the button to open/close your inventory).”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Frustrating building, belts and blueprints
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Terrible flight mechanics planet to planet. No undo function.”
Steam review · 22.3 h played ↗
Tiny text and poor UI scaling
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Do not buy this game unless your eyes are under 30. The font is so small, it's unreadable and as far as I can tell, unable to increase it.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
No Russian localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“For this price, not adding Russian is a lot.”
Steam review · translated · 9.4 h played ↗
No Steam cloud saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“the lack of cloud saves is a problem if you're playing on more than one system (just lost several days of progress).”
Steam review · 244.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7(64-Bit)
Processori3-530 2.93GHZ 2 Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDedicated graphics card, GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10(64-Bit)
Processori9 11900KF8 Core
Memory32 GB RAM
GraphicsDedicated graphics card, GTX 2070
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 7(64-Bit)
Processori3-530 2.93GHZ 2 Core
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDedicated graphics card, GTX 750 Ti 2GB
Storage5 GB available space
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