HullRats

Space-station sim · In development

Build a station.
Keep everyone on it alive.

HullRats is an isometric sim about a small crew living in orbit. You lay out the rooms, keep the power and air running, and deal with injuries, fights and boarders when things go wrong.

Wishlist on Steam
An isometric view of the station in orbit: sleeping quarters, corridors and cyan-lit outer walls against deep space
Pre-alpha screenshot

Gameplay

Footage from the current build

It’s pre-alpha, so expect rough edges. The clips play one after another, or pick one to jump straight to it.

Approaching Earth
A crew member in a spacesuit outside a hostile outpost. A line of dialogue reads: It didn’t have to be this way.
When an outpost won’t let you dock, you send an EVA team across and cut your way in.

The station

How it plays

The build menu open beside a room being placed on the construction grid

Build it room by room

Lay out floors, walls and doors, then fit each room with what it needs: beds, a medbay, storage, workbenches.

An atmosphere control panel open over the station

Keep the air breathable

Every room tracks its own pressure and temperature. Atmosphere controls, airlock doors and the wiring between them all need looking after.

A crew member being treated in a glowing medical scanner

Look after your crew

Each person has skills, needs like food and sleep, and injuries tracked limb by limb. Someone who gets hurt needs a bed in the medbay.

If you’ve played RimWorld, Kenshi or Ostranauts, some of this will feel familiar.

Playtesting

Want to help test it?

Playtests will start small. Sign up and you’ll get an email when there’s a build to try, along with the occasional update on how it’s going.

Or wishlist it on Steam