Astefactor

Venture into the depths of space with a mobile asteroid mining facility. Jump from sector to sector, locate resource-rich rocks, and crush them into usable ores. Collect more than 10 base materials as you explore and convert raw rock into valuable components.

Automation and production

Use the space inside your main ship to build processing facilities, optimize production chains, and transform gathered resources into components that upgrade your factory and equipment. Balance scale and complexity to maximize efficiency. Start with handcrafting to kick things off, but it remains a weak starting path and not the main route to success.

Defense and combat

Stand for yourself as hostile forces close in. Use produced items to craft and upgrade powerful weapons and combat devices to fend off attackers. Your shuttle’s plasma cannons are ready to unleash when danger arrives, because free energy attracts trouble.

Spark Core and free energy

A drifting device, later named the Spark Core, feeds your systems with free energy. It surges through your insulated workstation, enabling far more ambitious processing. Harness this power to push production forward, while knowing others crave the same energy.

Enemies, mysteries, and variability

The cosmos hosts rusty-orange factions chasing power and mysterious, non-hostile light blobs that hint at a deeper story. A looming threat threads through your journey, larger than any single miner. Throughout each run you’ll encounter a range of unique devices—these give you more combat punch, easier resource gathering, or improved production efficiency. Choose your tools to suit exploration, defense, or industrial prowess.

Goal and atmosphere

Reach the end of the line to uncover what’s really happening. You are a simple asteroid miner who towes rocks with your shuttle, blasts them for ore, and trades what you refine. Warp between sectors, refine resources, and expand your base until the truth behind the Spark Core and the wider conflict emerges. The Light awaits.