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The planned maintenance window is over, and we expect no further disruption. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Ascent is a PVE sandbox space MMO with 270 BILLION star systems and an emphasis on strong Sci Fi. It encourages Exploration, Colonization, Research, Asteroid mining, Farming, Trading, and Combat. Outside the tutorial sector, everything in-game has been built by players.
| App ID | 345010 |
|---|---|
| App type | Game |
| Developer | Fluffy Kitten Studios |
| Publisher | Fluffy Kitten Studios |
| Homepage | http://www.thespacegame.com/ |
| Release date | 2016-04-12 00:06 UTC |
| Release state | released |
| Controller support | partial |
| DLC list (appinfo) | 345050,391830,391840,1591510 |
| Store page | store.steampowered.com/app/345010 |
| Last store refresh | 3 hours ago |
| # | Executable | Arguments | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | thespacegame.exe | windows | Launch | |
| 1 | thespacegame.app | macos | ||
| 2 | thespacegame.x86 | linux | ||
| 3 | thespacegame.x86_64 | linux |
No player history yet. This app is now tracked, so data will appear within about ten minutes.
| Playing now | Not polled yet (never) |
|---|---|
| 24-hour peak | |
| All-time peak (tracked) |
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| Date | Price | Regular | Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 21:21 UTC | $19.99 | $19.99 |
| DLC | AppID | Release | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| No DLC known for this app. | |||
| Branch | Build ID | Description | Updated | Password |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| public | 7820741 | 2021-12-09 06:11 UTC | ||
| beta | 7820741 | for the very latest updates and bugs | 2021-12-03 05:56 UTC | |
| retrobeta | 907570 | For testing old 1.3 builds | 2016-08-02 05:28 UTC | |
| unstable | 4096023 | Dangerously Unstable, report bugs on IRC | 2019-08-12 02:50 UTC |
| Depot | Name | OS | Size | Download | Public manifest | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229000 | windows | from app 228980 · shared install | ||||
| 229002 | windows | from app 228980 · shared install | ||||
| 229004 | windows | from app 228980 · shared install | ||||
| 345011 | windows | |||||
| 345012 | windows | 5.40 GB | 1.43 GB | 4764104487608208132 | branches: beta, retrobeta, unstable | |
| 345013 | macos | 5.42 GB | 1.44 GB | 7607986954581368575 | branches: beta, retrobeta, unstable | |
| 345014 | windows · 64 | 5.61 GB | 1.52 GB | 352883097292863565 | branches: beta, retrobeta, unstable | |
| 345015 | linux | 5.46 GB | 1.45 GB | 7223333764749725307 | branches: beta, retrobeta, unstable |
A build is one published version of the game's files on a branch. Steam assigns a new build ID every time the developer pushes an update, so this list is the update history of the app. The files inside a build (depot manifests) are only readable with an account that owns the game, which SteamRaw does not have yet, so build contents are not shown.
| Build ID | Branch | Updated | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7820741 | public | 2021-12-09 06:11 UTC | 3 hours ago |
| 7820741 | beta | 2021-12-03 05:56 UTC | 3 hours ago |
| 4096023 | unstable | 2019-08-12 02:50 UTC | 3 hours ago |
| 907570 | retrobeta | 2016-08-02 05:28 UTC | 3 hours ago |
Every appinfo change SteamRaw has observed, grouped by changelist. Tags, features, languages, builds, depots, prices and any other key Steam publishes. Tracking since 2026-09-11 21:19 UTC.
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| Changelist | Apps | Packages | Seen | What changed |
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The planned maintenance window is over, and we expect no further disruption. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Servers are going offline today for maintenance. We will post another announcement when they are back up.
Apologies for the inconvenience.
The power is out at our data center. We have shut down cleanly, so expect no data loss. Will post an update when it returns or we have an ETA.
We have had to roll back a few hours of the database but everything is back to normal now. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Our data centre is without power right now and we will be offline for the next several hours. Apologies for the inconvenience. We will post an update when service is restored.
From 9pm Thursday 19th October to 6:30am Friday 20th October, UTC, there will be a maintenance window. Players will be unable to connect during this window. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Our systems will be offline for a few hours from late Wednesday night (21st June) UTC to Thursday morning. Players will be unable to connect during this time. Apologies for the inconvenience.
Our game servers have had some issues contacting people with gmail email addresses. This is now resolved - you should no longer have any problems with email. We apologise for the inconvenience.
We're working on a new client update which will include: A new engine version, the latest stable available to us meaning performance, visual and stability enhancements The new "Procedural City" system for displaying colonies. The Procedural City renders each of your buildings uniquely, so that, for example, no two residential buildings or two office buildings look identical anymore. As you can see from the screenshots, this is well underway and already looking like a huge improvement for colonies. As part of the update, "transport grid" tiles will be expanded into a combined road and rail tile
Due to power infrastructure maintenance, Ascent servers may be offline for periods between 02:30-03:30 10-March-2023 UTC.
Your NPCs can now develop an exploit for an operating system. This is a difficult task requiring InfoSec theoretical and practical knowledge. The task gets harder for higher level operating systems, however it's easier for operating systems you have a copy of, and even easier if you have the source. Exploits will later be used for hacking. Developing exploits against your own operating systems will make upgrading your OSes to higher levels easier - making them harder to hack for other players.
New NPC Missions have been added: InfoSys education job at universities (used to install software etc) Install Operating System job In addition, NPC Missions can now be unique (i.e. can only be run once or one at a time). Some minor bugs have also been fixed.
There is a new NPC mission type: Develop New Operating System You can (so far) only have one OS per player account, but with upgrades will come many versions. Exploits and upgrades are next!
In the first of a number of updates, there are new NPC missions available for training: Software Development Information Security These skills will be used in offensive and defensive Information Security missions within Signals Intelligence. Intel missions build (or defend against) Intelligence Networks which are used in other missions. Up until now only HumInt missions were available. SigInt will comprise all aspects of Intelligence from intercepting EM (radio) signals through Information Security and hacking. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7859241/9
Full appinfo as delivered by Steam PICS, changenumber 34351876. Also at /api/app/345010/raw.
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