Launch
Start in a minute
Open the game and press PLAY NOW. There is no download and no sign-up: you are flying as a guest within seconds.
Your first job shows you how to fly, mine a rock and sell what you found, all inside the safe zone around Haven Station. Move with W A S D, aim with the mouse and press G to mine.
When you want to keep your pilot on another device, secure it with a password from the game menu.
The loop
Mine, refine, craft, fit, fight
Everything you fly, you can build from what you find.
Mine
Ore from asteroid belts, crystals from planets, ice from comets, gas from giant planets and glowing nebulae. More on space mining.
Refine
Station refineries turn what you mine into materials.
Craft
The Fabricator turns materials into hulls, engines, weapons, shields and tools.
Fit
Your ship is what you build: a quick interceptor, a mining barge, a freighter, a frigate. Its look follows what you fit.
Fight
Pirates guard their dens, rogue machine swarms haunt strange places, and invasions hit the stations at set times. Gravity is part of every fight: see orbital mechanics.
Risk and reward
Go deeper, by choice
The cluster is laid out in rings around a black hole. The calm outer rim is where everyone starts.
Every ring further in has richer resources, tougher enemies and higher stakes, and the deepest ones are where other pilots can hunt you. Each zone tells you its rules before you enter.
No classes
You become what you fly. Whatever you do, you get better at: mining, crafting, the weapon you like. Change direction whenever you want; nothing locks you in.
Fly with others
Chat, team up with friends in a party, or send a friend a link that starts them right next to you.
Flight Night
Every Sunday at 20:00 Central European Time we meet for Flight Night. More answers in the FAQ.
