Great blues-rock soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Very big shoutout to the risky but unique choice of music for a space game like Rebel Galaxy, I probably loved that the most”
Steam review · 60.4 h played ↗
Rebel Galaxy
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Double Damage Games2015Space Sim · RPG · Adventure
−80%$19.99$3.99
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, relaxed space-western with fun naval-style broadside combat and a great blues-rock soundtrack. Skip it if you want true 3D flight, depth, or hate grinding.
Great for
Freelancer or Firefly fans who want simple, relaxing space combat and trading, ideally on sale
Main risk
Repetitive grind and flat 2D movement feel shallow and boring after a few hours
What players love
Freelancer-like space western atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I miss Freelancer. This scratches the itch.”
Steam review · 72.1 h played ↗
Simple, relaxing and accessible
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Great, simple space RPG game for those unwilling to climb an elite, dangerous learning curve.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Fun naval-style broadside combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It’s a breath of fresh air, with arcadey but fun 2D naval battles in space.”
Steam review · 75.9 h played ↗
Very cheap and great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Best $2 I ever spent! Love this game.”
Steam review · 42.8 h played ↗
Replayable progression and ship variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“re-playability of this game is crazy - an open galaxy with fun quest lines”
Steam review · 172.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“fly to a station, get a mission, fly to the mission, destroy everything, fly back to next station, next mission, kill everything rinse and repeat”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Shallow content and weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Too simple. Lacking in substance. Forgettable.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Only 2D movement, no Z axis
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“A space game with no Z-axis control is not a space game.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Bad default controls, built for gamepad
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“poor controls on keyboard and mouse, clearly designed to be played on controller.”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
Unfair, inaccurate mission difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Missions give you a risk level (low, high, etc) but the actual difficulty is all over the place.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Save problems and lost progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Played over 12 hours, and now my save state is gone.”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP,Windows Vista,Windows 7,Windows 8, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 GHz, or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0, 512MB VRam
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7,Windows 8, Windows 10
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0, 2GB VRam
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows XP,Windows Vista,Windows 7,Windows 8, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 GHz, or higher
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0, 512MB VRam
Storage2 GB available space
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