Approximately Up (2026)

Developer: Approximately Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Simulation
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 1,132 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 48 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A hands-on engineering sandbox where you cobble together ships from scavenged parts and pilot them firsthand through a dangerous, open-ended space frontier with friends.

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What players say

Players split on the learning curve. Some praise the deep, rewarding ship building and call it a first-person coop Kerbal Space Program, while others find it unintuitive and time-consuming. A lack of a save button and no mid-mission repairs frustrate some, and multiplayer has little to do for non-pilots.

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