Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Exiled to a deep space mining sector, you are left with a crappy ship, a laser, and a small mining beam. It is up to you to survive by working your way through the galaxy. Mine asteroids, refine and trade the ore, buy upgrades for your ship, hunt pirates... you get it.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is a simulation, space and indie game developed and published by Jace Masula.
Released on November 30th 2015 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 451 reviews of which 379 were positive and 72 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation into these genres:

Simulation Space Indie Adventure Sandbox Open World Mining Space Sim Singleplayer Procedural Generation Pirates Crafting Atmospheric

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP+
  • Processor: 1.00 Ghz
  • Memory: 200 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Everything made since 2004 should work.
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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March 2025
I love this little game and I definitely prefer this one to its sequel... but I wish there was more to it! Brilliantly done :)
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Feb. 2025
WOW! I just bought the bundle of ASTROX and how in the heck I missed these games ! I've been looking for something like this for the last 10 yrs. These games are a hidden jewel or better said, Masterpieces! They are the perfect version of EVE but offline. I'm having a blast with Hostile Space Excavation, What a game! can't believe that just one guy made them, KUDOS to him. Is sad to see that the developer decided to retire from making more video games, I'm pretty sure he got good reasons. To the Developer - Thank you Kind Sir for these games, my library will be on hold until I scratch that itch I've been suffering for years, or until I get tired of them, LOL. Thanks again and good luck in your new endeavors.
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Feb. 2025
Very good concept idea, game looks stunning. Keep going, love the game so far.
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Dec. 2024
This is a great little game. If you've ever played Eve Online this is like a pared down single player off-line version of that. It's a small download and works well.
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July 2024
If EVE had a Robin Reliant offspring then this would be it - smaller, more compact, a bit wobbly when taking a corner at high speed. Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is a quirky little affair. Graphically, a mixed bag. The asteroids are flat, shaded affairs. To my mind, even the asteroids in Wing Commander 1, released in 1990, had more detailed asteroids than this game. But still, it's the gameplay that counts and Astrox:Hostile Space Excavation is pretty solid on that count. There are a good variety of ships, the mining is straightforward, easy and even relaxing (as long as you keep an eye on the proximity of enemy ships, but in practice, the odds are low that there flight path will bring them close enough that they detect you). The combat can be all set to auto - auto-targeting, auto navigation, and can be a case of just observing closely and only intervening if you need to escape. I can't remember how much I paid for the game - I suspect it was in a bundle some years ago. I'm not sure the current price tag (£7.18 in the U.K) is worth it, but it's a hard call. It's given me around 8 hours of fun before I decided to move on to other games. So there you go. If it's been in your Steam library for a while and you haven't got around to playing it, give it a whirl. You are likely to get some fun out of it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is currently priced at 8.19€ on Steam.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.19€ on Steam.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation received 379 positive votes out of a total of 451 achieving a rating of 7.86.
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Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation was developed and published by Jace Masula.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is not playable on MacOS.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is not playable on Linux.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is a single-player game.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation does not currently offer any DLC.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation does not support Steam Remote Play.

Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Astrox: Hostile Space Excavation
8.19€
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