Astronomics for Windows

Astronomics is a space exploration and mining simulation game that places you in the role of an aspiring miner in the asteroid belt. You control a customizable starship, commanding a crew of workers and command bots as you explore passing asteroids, gather resources, and complete various tasks. Your ultimate goal is to earn enough to return to Earth for the first time.

In Astronomics, you'll face challenges like pirates and managing mining operations. The procedurally generated asteroids keep expeditions unique, while you upgrade tools, expand your freighter, and complete contracts for corporations involving data collection, equipment manufacturing, and more.

Explore unique asteroid regions

In Astronomics, resource gathering from asteroids is crucial for upgrading equipment and expanding capabilities. The game offers various mining tools from corporations, each with unique benefits to optimize operations. While automation with bots speeds up tasks, the repetitive nature of resource collection can become tedious, making the gameplay feel mechanical at times. Despite this, balancing resource management and automation is key for progressing in the game.

The game's expansive universe features unique asteroid regions with varying properties, resources, and challenges. As you explore, you'll face hostile pirates, testing your ability to protect equipment. The procedurally generated asteroids keep things unpredictable, but managing mining equipment and bot crews can become overwhelming. While it tests your planning skills, some encounters may feel repetitive as you progress, making it harder to maintain variety in your expeditions.

In addition to mining and exploration, it features contracts with corporations, such as search and rescue or equipment manufacturing, rewarding you with resources to upgrade your ship and bots. However, the narrative depth is limited, making the story feel shallow. Expanding your freighter to handle more resources adds complexity, but it can feel like a grind as you progress, especially with the growing scale of missions and equipment management.

Great choice for simulation enthusiasts

Astronomics blends exploration, resource management, and strategy with procedurally generated asteroids, ensuring a fresh experience with every expedition. As you plan, upgrade equipment, and complete contracts, your mining empire grows, offering a sense of progression. While it primarily appeals to fans of space exploration and resource management, the game's unique mechanics and challenges make it a great choice for simulation enthusiasts. 

• Manufacturing Bay upgrade now comes bundled with the Carbonator Blueprint
• Fixed a bug where players could grab workerbots with grav tether right before they were picked up by the crane, causing clipping and other problems
• Fix to how the delivery system unloads turrets when they are requested - now makes sure one turret is unloaded at a time.
• Fixed softlock when opening and immediately ESCaping the [4] build menu hotkey
• Fixed softlock when selecting the turret delivery option while standing next to the equipment door in the shuttle
• Audio - revised battery charging sound
• Audio - revised biomass squishing sound