Space Scavenger cover art

Space Scavenger

Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from…

20 August 2021

Space Scavenger is an adventure developed by Red Cabin Games, released 20 August 2021 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Space Scavenger is

Space Scavenger is an adventure game developed by Red Cabin Games and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Action roguelike where you build and command your own spaceships. Battle enemies, explore planets and customize your ship on the fly. Make the best use of the quirky ship modules you find, ranging from slingshots to ion cannons, to try and avoid certain death.
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Space Scavenger launched on 20 August 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes and Tales of Arise. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes, Tales of Arise.

Official trailer

Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Quick answers

Space Scavenger — frequently asked questions

When did Space Scavenger come out?
Space Scavenger was released on 20 August 2021 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

If you like this

Games like Space Scavenger

See all