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Approximately Up

94% positive of 1,087 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by Approximately Games.

About the game

Design, build, and pilot fully modular spaceships in first person, solo or with up to 4 players. Explore 15 unique planets, complete challenging missions, face the dangers of space, and unlock new components to improve or completely rethink your ship.

Tagged by players

  • Space Sim
  • Flight
  • Sandbox
  • Hidden Object
  • Point & Click
  • Funny
  • Co-op
  • Simulation
  • Stylized
  • Exploration
  • Procedural Generation
  • Adventure

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What players say

  • Recommended
    In the first few weeks of release, I played Approximately Up more than I worked. I work a standard 40-hour week. If this turns out to be your kind of game, it will *really* be your kind of game.

    248 h played when written. 22 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    This game scratches pretty much every single itch that I could want in a game.

    13 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    the idea is fantastic, but the entry level into the game is far too high with next to no assistance into it. as something to compare to kerbal, they have a slow build into its complexity, but this gives you a 10 min "tutorial" of a prebuilt ship with no real explanation of the bulk of the game aside from like 10 paragraphs of a manual. I'd love to play something like this but the bar for entry feels too high with…

    48 min played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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