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Subpixel Studios · Published by Subpixel Studios · Official site ↗
Very Positive — 92% positive (146 reviews)
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A multiplayer roguelike about teamwork, survival...and cute animals in space! Play with a few friends or join a streamer's crew of dozens as you work together to battle aliens across the vast Rogue Space.
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Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer · 2024 · More free games
Slipstream: Rogue Space invites you to pilot adorable creatures through space battles alongside friends or large crews. Experience thrilling multiplayer roguelike action in a vast, dynamic universe.
About this game
In Slipstream: Rogue Space, Streamers captain a massive starship and viewers are the crew. Together they explore the galaxy, fight aliens, and operate the ship in real-time. Battle through challenging rogue-like maps as a team and work together to see how long you can survive.
Captains and Crew
Play as two unique roles:- The captain, who makes key decisions, gives orders, and leads the ship. This can be a live streamer with their community or anyone bold enough to pilot a few friends into battle.
- The crew, who work together to operate the ship: shoot, repair, shield up, and more.
Many Ways to Play
Launch a small ship with some friends, join a streamer of a few dozen crew, or take on major challenges with a streamer piloting 100+ players towards victory.Crew Classes
Choose from a variety of specialized crew classes, including:As you play, earn permanent XP to level-up your skill tree and customize your character builds.
The Dangers Of Rogue Space
Aliens invaded and conquered our solar system. Those few earthlings that escaped have banded together on the cold edges of space, seeking to survive and exact revenge. There will be no quick victory, but day by day, zapped slug by zapped slug, hope survives.Explore a variety of regions to battle through randomly generated maps. Each run is a unique experience with dangers and rewards constantly evolving. Whether you're piloting a scout with a few friends or a massive cruiser with dozens of players, the game will adapt to provide a fair but challenging experience.
Just the Beginning...
Slipstream is just getting started! In the few months since launch, we've added: crew outfit customization, officer roles, daily challenge and bonus runs, crew skill respec, new enemies and regions to explore, Twitch drops, Steam/Apple/Google sign-in options, and tons of fixes & QOL improvements. Much more to come...We are committed to helping build strong communities through collaborative gameplay, and we hope to see you aboard!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 and up
- Processor: 2ghz
- DirectX: Version 10
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
Recommended:
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
v1.91.0 Patch Notes
October 23rd, 2024 Brand new emote system! Dozens of new ways to express yourself, including our first batch of captain-themed emotes. New Features: Emote Shop! Dozens of new emotes are now available: - 13 new captain-themed emotes submitted by our Proteus contest winners - Some emotes purchasable with Data Keys, others with Credits - Accessible from the Slip Shop and the Emote Wheel aboard ships - Expanded Emote Wheel allows for use of any owned emote while aboard ship - More emotes coming in future, including via Twitch Drops Enhancements: - Visual improvement: enemy ship lasers now fire at the current target zone and impact the hull. We hope this makes it more obvious which is the target zone. - Various small fixes and optimizations See you aboard!Read full article on Community Announcements (eric)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes for September Release v1.90.0
v1.90.0 Patch Notes September 17th, 2024 \ Welcome aboard Koalas! A brand new crew member joins the fight. Koala: Mobile Medic - A new support crew class: charge up “medballs” at any Medbay, then drop them off for wounded crew - Each medball contains a restorative elixir worth 25hp - Koalas can carry two medballs and drop them one at a time: - Use the drop button (just like gems), or “E” on keyboard - Medballs expire if not picked up after 30 seconds - Medballs can be filled at any active medbay, in or out of battle: - Medballs fill even while a Koala is healing, or in secondary seats with Medbay Amplifiers installed - Koalas auto-swap into the main seat on a Medbay if they have medballs to fill and there are no wounded crew queued ahead - Koalas can drop medballs whether healthy or knocked - Any wounded crewmate can pick up a medball, including the Koala that dropped it (self revives!) - During battle, Koalas will receive 150 score for each of their medballs consumed - Medball and Gem inventories are separate; Koalas can carry both Enhancements: - Green Gems: - Each green gem has a deposit value of 3 - Drop rate is ~5% - Mysterious eucalyptus aura our scientists can’t quite figure out... - Twitch Drops 3: - New campaign featuring "Nurse K" Koala outfit launching September 25th - Crew follow cam: - On desktop, right-click on any crewmate to activate "cam follow" mode on that player. Useful to check out an outfit or highlight a player on stream. Pan away to end "follow" mode. Content: - Koala launches with 8 outfits: the free "classic" look, two data key variants, and 5 premium outfits: Doc, Outback, Skuba, Beach Bum, and K-Bot Bug Fixes: - Fixed a bug where a Captain could get stuck at a sector exit if First Mate jumped but didn’t select a reward - Fixed a bug where the Steam overlay would not appear on Mac, blocking purchases - Fixed an issue where some Steam names with spaces were not processed correctly and appeared as default “Crewmate” See you aboard!Read full article on Community Announcements (eric)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes for August Release v1.80.0
v1.80.0 Patch Notes August 15th, 2024 Officer roles, Twitch Drops, Robot outfits and more! New Features: Officer Roles Captains can assign crew into four new officer roles to help run the ship First Mate: Granted full access to the helm. Help out or run the ship alone if the captain is AFK Chief Engineer: Can purchase Tech upgrades Supply Runner: Granted one extra gem slot Intern: Granted 5% bonus XP One crew member at a time can occupy each role (e.g. only one First Mate) But, the same crew member can hold multiple roles (e.g. you can assign someone to be both Chief Engineer and Supply Runner) Roles can be assigned and revoked at any time while aboard the ship; only the captain can manage roles Crew will receive notifications in game when their roles change Note: the First Mate role will only be available on desktop for now. Adapting the Helm interface to mobile devices is a major project that we couldn't tackle for this update. Twitch Drops Support! Watch any Twitch streamer in the Slipstream category to earn free rewards as follows: 20 minutes: 5 Data Keys 1 hour: 5 Data Keys 2 hours: 5 Data Keys 3 hours: 2 Respec Tokens 4 hours: 2 Respec Tokens 5 hours: “Sir Purrsalot” exclusive Cat outfit Once rewards are claimed in Twitch, they will automatically be awarded in Slipstream The first campaign will run for two weeks. More campaigns planned for the future. Enhancements: Ship Preview - when selecting a captain in the Space Dock, you will now see a preview of the ship that includes: Link to the Captain’s Twitch stream (if available) Ship type (e.g. Firecrest, Hedgehog, or Sparrow) Current run, and whether it’s a Bonus (e.g. “Charon Bonus”) Time of current run (e.g. “20m 13s”) Crew count and distribution of classes (e.g. 3 Bears, 2 Cats, 1 Turtle) Tech Upgrade Highlights - in the Engineering Hub, Techs available to upgrade are now clearly highlighted so you know what you can afford at a glance. Seat Priority - crew in the 3rd seat on a station are now automatically mo...Read full article on Community Announcements (eric)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes for June Release v1.70.0
v1.70.0 Patch Notes June 27th, 2024 Daily Challenge Runs w/ leaderboard, Steam Sign-in, new regions, beach outfits, and more! Note: Twitch login is NO LONGER required with this build. You can now log in using your Steam ID! New Features: Proteus Daily Challenge Run - compete with other captains for the top score! In the new Proteus region, every captain gets one daily attempt on an identical one-sector map. Each day’s run includes 1-3 random pre-set Techs and a random bonus XP multiplier between 10-90%. Runs are scored based on these factors: run time, battle difficulty, map clearance, final hull damage, maxed techs, and run outcome. Every attempt is ranked on a leaderboard using run score. The leaderboard resets each day, but a full history is viewable. The leaderboard includes the captain’s name and crew MVP name. The Challenge leaderboard is accessible to all players from the main menu and aboard ships - check back to see where you end up each day! Custom captain messages Captains can type and send custom messages from the Helm Messages appear as notifications for all crew aboard, like battle alerts Can be used in both streamed and offline runs Steam Sign-in on Desktop All desktop players launching the game with Steam can now sign-in with a Steam ID instead of Twitch. In-game name and avatar will come from your Steam profile The Steam account is separate from existing Twitch accounts; they do not merge. Can be used as an alt account if desired. Steam users can be captains, just like Twitch users. However, we still recommend Twitch sign-in if you plan to stream on Twitch so that players can find your channel. Google Sign-in on Android Android players no longer need a Twitch account to play; Google sign-in can be used instead of Twitch, or as an alt account. In-game name and avatar will come from Google Play Games This was released in a prior hotfix to Android, but noting here for the record. Enhancements: Resume runs: captains can now rejoin runs in progress if th...Read full article on Community Announcements (eric)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes for May Release v1.60.0
v1.60.0 Patch Notes May 9th, 2024 \ Daily Bonus and speed runs, crew respec, tons of improvements, and the introduction of the Slip Shop. New Features: - Run Summary & speedrun support - On clearing a run, captains will now see a summary that includes: - Total run time and splits for each sector - Final stats and cargo - Full crew leaderboard - In-game run timer pauses at "Sector Clear" screens to allow for breaks - Party mode waits until after Run Summary is closed - Daily Bonus Run - Once per day, captains can choose to launch a bonus run - Bonus runs grant 50% extra XP and higher Data Key drop rates for everyone aboard - Can be used for any region (e.g. Pluto, Neptune), but only one run per day - Resets globally at the same time for everyone (6AM PT) - Respec Crew - Re-assign skill points to try different crew builds - Each Token refunds one skill point - Respec is only available in the main menu for now, not aboard ship - Respec Tokens can be purchased; may be used as drops in future - All existing players will be granted 3 free Tokens - Slip Shop - Buy outfits, Data Keys, and Respec Tokens - Available both in the main menu and aboard ship, in new shop areas - Payments integrated with Steam - Mobile payments not yet available, but purchases made on Steam will be available on mobile when using the same account Enhancements: - More captains: all players can now be captains once they reach level 3 with any crewmate. - Players with 100+ Twitch followers are still automatically captains - Captain rules are now explained in the Space Dock for non-captains - Players can still request captain approval in Discord as needed - Captains still must play on Desktop - The new-player tutorial is now before sign-in, allowing players to experience a bit of gameplay before asking for authentication - Health and shield values are now shown in the lower left HUD bars - Community links (Discord, Twitter, Instagram) have been added to the main menu - Alert for clearing a run is now la...Read full article on Community Announcements (eric)
