Space Mechanic Simulator, an upcoming space station and shuttle repair sim from developers Atomic Jelly and Tomas Jelonek Studio, officially launches on May 31st, 2023. It will be available on Steam, where players can wishlist the game today. There is no word plans for other supported platforms. Here’s the big announcement from Atomic Jelly’s Twitter feed:
Notably, the game does not have an official trailer yet, but the devs have stated it should be expected “in the upcoming months”. In the meantime, interested players can try out Space Mechanic Simulator Prologue for free. It launched on Steam back in January, and does have a gameplay trailer to consider:
Atomic Jelly has shown a lot of interest in the sim genre lately, such as Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths, which is also due this year. Train Mechanic Simulator 2017 proved to be rather divisive, unfortunately, leaving the potential of any follow-ups in question.
However, it’s clear that all these titles are ambitious and in-depth looks at very specific fields. And Space Mechanic Simulator undoubtedly has the most compelling premise of them all, with perhaps the most elaborate and challenging repairs imaginable.
Also, Space Mechanic Simulator boasts spacewalks, which feels more epic than the previous salt of the Earth games. The technology for space stations, and the tools required to repair them, are totally unlike anything else and the devs smartly capitalized on that for some unique mechanics.
Space Mechanic Simulator’s visuals are somewhat middling, equally made of some incredible textures and flat ones. But it always feels surprisingly detailed for the budget they’re working with.
Kerbal Space Program 2 fumbled its launch with serious bug issues, and despite a recent patch, there is an opening for a solid space sim game. Space Mechanic Simulator could easily appeal to fellow science enthusiasts if it can muster a true sense of authenticity.
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