Parsec Express (AppID: 3621370)

Explore, mine, fight, and survive in a scientifically inspired 2D space adventure set in a fully explorable version of our own solar system—with distances modeled to real-world astronomical scale.

You are a lone pilot navigating the delicate balance between warring factions, asteroid belts teeming with rare minerals, and hostile enemies lurking throughout. Choose your ship, customize your weapons, upgrade your systems, and carve out your path in the void.

Key Features

Dynamic Space Combat
Engage in fast-paced, physics-driven dogfights with enemy ships using a variety of ships and weapons.

Realistic Physics-Based Flight
Drift, thrust, and pivot through space using inertia-assisted controls designed to keep you oriented and responsive. Or disable Inertia Assist to experience true Newtonian physics—where every push sends you drifting until counteracted. It's spaceflight with weight and consequence, whether you're chasing enemies or threading an asteroid belt.

Asteroid Mining & Resource Gathering
Target mineral-rich asteroids, analyze their composition, and use specialized equipment to extract rare elements like Iridium, Cobalt, and Water Ice. Your ship’s cargo space is limited, so plan carefully.

Jump Drive Travel
Engage your jump drive to traverse massive distances across the solar system in seconds. Perfect for reaching distant planets, moons, or deep-space stations across a to-scale map of our solar system.

To-Scale Solar System
Explore a meticulously crafted version of our solar system. Distances between planets and belts are scaled to preserve the feeling of vast space, giving each jump a true sense of scope.

Modular Ships & Weapon Systems
Outfit your vessel with different hulls, weapons, and support systems. Combine them to suit your playstyle—whether it's long-range strikes, agile close-quarters combat, or mining-focused builds.

Faction Reputation System
Align yourself with factions, sabotage rivals, or fly solo. Each faction has its own beliefs, territories, and responses to your decisions.

Targeting & Tactical Systems
Scan and lock onto enemies, asteroids, or floating cargo. Use advanced HUD systems to read mineral composition, hull strength, and shield weaknesses.

Procedurally Generated Asteroid Belts
Belts like the Main Belt and Kuiper Belt populate dynamically based on your proximity—ensuring smooth performance even in dense regions of space.

Ship Management
Balance your fuel, ammo, and health. Stations provide docking, refitting, and repairs, but only if you're in good standing—or have the credits to bribe your way in.

A Journey Through Our Solar System

This isn’t a galaxy far, far away. It’s our own celestial backyard—from the orbit of Mars to the icy edge of the Kuiper Belt—rendered in 2D with built with depth, challenge, and the loneliness of space..

Whether you're in it for the combat, the mining, or just drifting in the silence between worlds—this is your journey.