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Mine, trade, smuggle & fight. Raise pets. An idle space RPG, solo or online.
A mining run, a profitable trade route, or one more pirate to take down. What does your ship need next? Driftbound is an idle space RPG where you start with one ship and work your way from the safe core worlds to the lawless rim. Mine, craft, trade and fight through a procedurally generated universe. Set your ship to work, close the game and come back to see how it went. MAKE A LIVING IN SPACE Mine asteroid belts, harvest gas, scan for salvage and turn raw materials into better gear. Stations have their own economies, so a full cargo hold is worth more if you know where to sell it. Take delivery jobs, follow leads from station residents, or carry contraband past customs if you're willing to risk your cargo. PICK A SIDE IN THE FACTION WAR Earn a faction's trust and take its oath. Complete three Orders a week, climb ten Merit ranks and choose a doctrine that suits how you play. Patrols, deliveries and scans help push your side's front. Watch systems change hands, hunt named captains, intercept convoys and work towards a Warlord's stronghold. Special war encounters wait for you to start the fight. BUILD A SHIP THAT CAN HANDLE IT Fit weapons, shields, engines and cargo upgrades. Craft equipment, collect rare modules and choose perks for the jobs you enjoy. Fight pirates with automatic weapons, then decide when to fire a missile, repair or get out. Better gear opens up tougher places with better salvage. THERE'S MORE AFTER YOUR FIRST RUN Follow the campaign and faction stories, hatch space pets and collect outfits and trophies. Re-enlist to earn Renown for permanent Admiralty upgrades. Push into harder Deep Runs or descend into the Undertow to see how far your build can take you. Your pets stay with you when you re-enlist. PLAY AT YOUR OWN PACE Travel, work, pet incubation and ordinary combat can progress while you're away. The return report shows what happened, and you can carry on with a mission or change your plans. Offline play works without the online features. Connect when you want to trade with other players on the Exchange, see nearby pilots or try a friendly duel. No ads, in-app purchases or subscriptions. No account signup required. Pixel-art ships and worlds, adjustable text size, and nine languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Czech, Bulgarian and Simplified Chinese.
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Driftbound 1.2.2 — search and rescue ✦<br><br>• Fixed a one-way warp-gate trap that could strand you outside the Milky Way — gates now cost the same warp coming back as going out<br>• Courier boards will only ever post jobs you can return from<br>• The deep universe now shows its true warp requirement at the door<br>• NEW: Emergency Recall in Settings — stuck anywhere, ever? A Helios tug tows you home (contraband is impounded, six-hour recharge)
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Hello I would like to be able to contact you about bugs/exploits I find while playing. It is very difficult to do that because I have no way to reach you currently due to reddits automod system shadow banning me for using VPN services as well as email services outside of google. Is there any intention on making a discord server?
- Litaeus · v1.9.4
It's surprisingly worth the $4 I spent.
- Jay schmidt · v1.9.1
miniature space adventure in your pocket, it's both an incremental and a space adventure sim with a touch of multiplayer. love that there are no adds, the game is full and no pay to win ! The style is very curated, definitely recommended
- Fabio · v1.8.2
scratches the star traders itch well! game is engaging and has plenty of depth. zero ads or iap. just buy once and play the full experience. the dev is outstanding and beyond responsive (bug report to fix in less than a day -- WOW). While it could benefit from some more content (faction wars?, things to hunt, etc) it'll still provide tons of entertainment. I'm beyond excited to see where this game goes in the future!
- Melvin Irizarry · v1.8.2
Amazing game and the dev is working hard!
- Federico Isaurral · v1.8.1
This is awesome. Very user friendly, and intelligently designed. This game is a true gem for fans of other space sims like Eve Online or Elite Dangerous. Similar mechanics, bundled into one, easy-to-access interface with absolutely zero IAPs, ADs, or other common annoyances.
- Christopher Phillips · v1.8.0
So for some reason as of today (9/5/26) the game will no longer load past the initial loading screen. The loading bar stops at 1/3 and never progresses. I've cleared the cache and rebooted my phone but the issue persists. Edit: I got it working, seems the 1.8.0 Update requires a complete reinstall of the game and when it reset me back, I also lost the Forge items I had crafted.
- Dustin Reay · v1.8.0
Very nice little space game with a great gameplay loop. It is an idle game but You choose when to take control and can control everything. you can pick it up and play for a minute, half an hour or a couple of hours and then turn the game off and Your pilot will look after everything gaining you money and XP or crafting / mining passively when offline. The space systems are nicely made you will have to travel further and further, searching for better loot. Good game worth downloading!
- Daniel Matuszak · v1.7.3
Enjoying the game so far, and hoping for updates soon. The economy balance wanted idle gains feel a little too rich, but overall an enjoyable experience. EDIT: I'm not sure if it's mentioned anywhere but it seems like your fabrication recipes are dependent on the current station.
- John Bagley · v1.5.0
Amazing game, well worth the money, very active developer - I've been looking for a space game like this for a long time.
- Tom · v1.5.0
Very fun game. Dev is very fast to respond (I asked a question on Reddit, dev replied, released an update and hour later to resolve!).
- Matt Shanks · v1.4.3
UPDATE: Can you make a tiny little inconspicuous button in the settings to tip you like $1-3 at least for how great of an experience this was and is continuing to shape out to be? 🫶
- Taylor Foster · v1.3.9
This game is a masterpiece of pixel art, old skool game play and we'll thought out mechanics. I personally would recommend this game to anyone with a life for idle or rpg games. With regular updates and bug fixes I eagerly await what the future brings for this game.
- Jay Graham · v1.3.7
Great fun! Plus a very active and responsive developer. New features roll out all the time, adding new gameplay and loops!
- Kyle Keller
A fun game with a lot of promise and depth, with a dev that clearly cares a lot! If you have any issues or ideas, the dev will respond quickly and work with you to improve the game. Plus, it's a breath of fresh air to have an incremental game that isn't filled to the gills with ads. Even if you are not interested right now, watch this space! (no pun intended)
- Ash · v1.3.2
so much like EVE online, really scratches the itch. super fun with a ton of depth. i love it
- Nico Casarramona · v1.3.2
Absolute hidden gem! The pixel art and soundtrack give off heavy 90s arcade vibes. What sets this apart from typical idle games is the insane depth: it features a real perk system, engaging missions, and actual combat animations instead of boring text logs. It feels like a fully fleshed-out RPG in an idle format and never gets boring. You can tell how much love went into this project. If you want a game with real substance, this is it! Highly recommended.
- Patrick “Gaia” · v1.2.15
5* Response-time!! dev-reply resolved my issue :) App launched in mandarin Chinese and I am unsure where to change the settings without a gear icon 😅 I can sort my way w/ rudimentary language skills from there but others may not be so lucky 🫡
- Deej · v1.2.14
I don't know why, after accumulated like 1000+ cargo, it become very laggy, and take minutes to open the Cargo. Minutes!
- Ai Grape
An interesting take on a semi-idle game, and is showing real promise! Lots to see and do, I really feel like a ship captain. The developer is extremely responsive on both Reviews and the Subreddit, and has implemented lots of improvements since it's initial release.
- Matthew Peckham · v1.2.14
Opened the game, felt like too many things were happening at once. It's great that looks a lot to do, but it was a bit overwhelming. I felt like I was missing things bc I didn't know what I was supposed to focus on. It might be better to visually introduce one mechanic at a time and gradually reveal more features as the player gets used to each one. I think that would make the onboarding feel much smoother. It might be better to have the online features turn off by default. Looking forward to it
- honey bee · v1.2.13
I asked for bigger font options and literally got it on the same day. developer is super nice and listens to feedback. i would give 6 stars if I could. I've never had a complaint fixed in one day. I really hope this branches out and just doesn't die in the app store. We need more developers like you my friend. The huge font improved my game alot now I can read everything. The app store needs more of this. Thanx again dev. Hope your game does well. you deserve it.
- Daniel Wheeler · v1.2.12
one of the best idle/incremental games in awhile. Sure it doesn't look like much but it's got so much going for it. I hope to look forward to a future with more ships, crafting and of course cooler outfits 😅
- Michael H · v1.2.11
This is a clear passion project for this developer. They are engaged with the players on Reddit and incorporating their feedback. The game itself takes a little getting used to, there are a lot of screens. But the systems in place are truly interesting and the benefits to being offline make this a game you can really pick up whenever.
- Anthony A · v1.2.11
It's like pixel EVE meets incremental & the combination is perfect! Best game I have found in a long time.
- Jim · v1.2.10
Great game, I'm really enjoying it so far. The idle mechanics are very well balanced, so the wait times never feel frustrating, and you get plenty of currency that lets you speed up waits when you need to. Best Android game I've played in a long time.
- Chris Cardus · v1.2.8
fantastic game well worth the small price 👌🏻
- Craig Essex · v1.2.3
An interesting idle space RPG with a lot of potential from a great and responsive developer. The game is complex enough to keep things interesting, while not so complex that it remains accessible. The game also respects the player's time, and I enjoy the overall aesthetics of the game.
- Jeremie Landry · v1.2.3
deeply unfinished. the online feature is also exaggerated slightly - bots will follow you pretending to be players, these bots are present no matter what station you warp to. it wouldn't be bad if they didn't ping you for duels every 5s. there is also no desc difference between useless items/sell-only items, and items that you really should keep. many nodes you can travel to are cookie cutter autofill names with nothing going on, and just a standard 'unknown signal'. good for about 4 hours.
- Evelyn Sigourney (PerilousPixie) · v1.2.3
Great game, absolutely no complaints. You pay a few pounds at the point of entry and that is all, No p2w, no pay to progress. Just a gold old fashioned game with a great dev.
- Alex Baker · v1.2.0
love this game really fun
- Emma Bartlett · v1.2.0
Game is not well translated at all, Impossible to play at this time unless you speak that language. Couldn't find options to change localization. Edit: After the update was fix, I was able to get in. Enjoying the game a lot.
- Jonathan · v1.1.1
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