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Space Nomads
Red Phoenix Studios · Published by Red Phoenix Studios · Official site ↗
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Build your own story in this procedurally generated galaxy, recruit specialized crew, design modular ships, take on contracts. Every choice shapes your ship, your crew, and your future.
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access · More free games
About this game
Space Nomads is an open-ended space RPG where you begin with little more than a ship, a crew and a shared ambition. Explore star systems, hire crew members, trade, fight, complete contracts, and create your own path across a living galaxy. Become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, salvager, mercenary, or something in between.
NPCs have their own tasks, whether it be mining the nearest asteroid cluster, patrolling the system, or fighting each other. Events will randomly take place in Space Nomads, such as dogfights, it's your decision to get involved or not.
The galaxy of Space Nomads is procedurally generated, everything from the galaxy itself, to the ships. The procedural generation doesn't tell you how to play, it builds the universe and leaves the choices to you.
You choose who you fly with. Crew have personality traits and provide buffs for your ship. You can find crew in space stations or escape pods. Crew write in their journal, responding to events in the world. Perhaps you targeted an innocent civilian ship? Your crew might have something to say about that.
You choose what kind of ship you want. Find components and build a sleek fighter, or... Build something that looks like it's about to fall apart. Attach weapons, utility devices and decide what your ship is capable of.
Want to become a miner? Trader? Or just a menace to the galaxy? You decide how to create your fortune and reputation.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows
- Processor: Intel, AMD
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD R9 390X or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows
- Processor: Intel, AMD
- Memory: 32 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Development Update - September
...INCOMING SIGNAL...// Decrypting message...Hi all, Matt here with a small development update. My latest video in the State Of Dev series has been published, which covers the contents (and more) of this post, link at the end.AssetsNew assets have been added to the game, yes this is an asset pack and it just saves me months if not years of modelling these parts myself. I can now focus on the gameplay systems without worrying about the visuals. This pack includes tonnes of modular models that I can hook straight into my procedural ship generation system, create space station interiors, characters, planets and more.Cutscene TechI've implemented my own cutscene tech, which right now simply allows the main camera to be overridden, play voice overs and music, and per-sentence skipping. This is only used for the introduction scene so far, but will be used throughout the game going forward.ResearchThe first draft of a Research system has been implemented, allowing you to research certain items or passive buffs for your and your crew. A good example of this is researching a shield healing buff that is always active and always applied to your shields, no dedicated item required.CraftingA simple but versatile crafting system has been introduced, allowing you to create items from certain combinations of other items, such as crafting fuel from carbon and hydrogen, which are found in all asteroids. Start a fuel production empire, or use that fuel to explore the galaxy, your choice. More recipes will be adding going forward.State Of Dev 7The latest video showing these features (and more) has now been published, check it out here!That's all for now.Please join the Discord to chat about the game!See you in space, nomads! 🚀- Matt.// ... Message end.Read full article on Community Announcements (Red Phoenix Studios)AnnouncementsOfficial
This Is Space Nomads!
...INCOMING SIGNAL...// Emergency Comms detected...// Decrypting message...Hi everyone, Matt here. I'm very happy to bring you Space Nomads, my next game. I've been working on this project for over a year now, and a lot of backend systems are in place. So I thought it was time to build some excitement and show you the game!Please join the Discord where you can easily discuss the game, or simply chat with me! It's a little quiet in there right now, but I'm always happy to discuss what's happening in the galaxy!If you want to see the latest development video for Space Nomads, check it out here!See you in space, nomads! 🚀- Matt.// ... Message end.Read full article on Community Announcements (Red Phoenix Studios)
