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Sunward

A deep, relaxed space-industry sim. Mine asteroids, refine raw ore into valuable goods, and trade on a living market while you build a modular station, grow a colony, and expand across the solar system and…

28 August 2026

Sunward is an indie developed by Voidworks Games, released 28 August 2026 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Sunward is

Sunward is an indie game developed by Voidworks Games and released in 2026. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sunward is a deep, cozy space-industry sim. Mine asteroids, refine raw ore into valuable goods, trade on a living market, and grow a single station core into a sprawling, freighter-linked empire that spans the solar system and beyond! Build at your own pace and reach for the stars. Extractor drills bite into asteroids and cargo shuttles haul the ore home. Smelt metal plate, blow glass, draw wire, then climb the production tree to alloys, circuits, and high value Components in a flexible Fabricator. Sell to Earth on a dynamic market where every sale nudges the price down and scarcity drives it back up. Snap buildings together to build efficient networks. Every module needs air, workers and…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Sunward launched on 28 August 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy.

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When did Sunward come out?
Sunward was released on 28 August 2026 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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