WTP?!
BrowseGames likeOther platformsHow it works
/
Pick for me
Sign in
Obscure

Deep Space Directive

90% positive of 10 Steam reviews

View on Steam
Released
2025
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by One Wheel Studio.

About the game

Resource management without micro-management! Build, defend, and optimize your ever-growing industrial colony in a dynamic hex-tile world. Buy low, sell high to expand and upgrade your base. Even your enemies are a resource to be exploited. Profit waits for no one!

Tagged by players

  • Hex Grid
  • Colony Sim
  • Base Building
  • City Builder
  • Economy
  • Resource Management
  • Automation
  • Management
  • Building
  • Strategy
  • Casual
  • Minimalist

What players say

Games like this

See all games like this
Indie

Captain of Industry

69% matchAutomation, Base Building, Similar premise

90%11.1K reviews
Obscure

Scorchlands

69% matchHex Grid, Colony Sim, Similar premise

89%115 reviews
Obscure

Pixel Colony

63% matchColony Sim, City Builder, Similar premise

92%41 reviews
Indie

The Crust

64% matchColony Sim, Base Building, Similar premise

75%3.8K reviews
AA

Kubifaktorium

62% matchColony Sim, City Builder, Similar premise

79%727 reviews
Obscure

Oasis Mission: Colony Sim

58% matchColony Sim, City Builder

55%90 reviews
Obscure

Hexalith

57% matchHex Grid, City Builder, Similar premise

100%13 reviews
AA

Solargene

57% matchColony Sim, City Builder, Similar premise

77%779 reviews
Obscure

Swarmdustry

60% matchAutomation, Base Building, Similar premise

89%69 reviews
AA

Drill Core

57% matchColony Sim, City Builder, Similar premise

84%2.1K reviewsDeck
Obscure

Isles & Tiles

57% matchColony Sim, Hex Grid

70%10 reviews
Obscure

A Planet of Mine MasterMine Edition

55% matchColony Sim, Automation, Similar premise

93%32 reviews
Not affiliated with Valve. Steam is a trademark of Valve Corporation.PrivacySettings

What players say

  • Recommended
    Deep Space Directive feels like a chill resource puzzle with a great tech/space feel. I found myself spending time maximizing the routes from my mines to smelters, water to farms, and easing the load on my HQ. Combat is a nice break from management at night to give a little extra pressure, and the resources it gives to build more terrain has been a cool feature for expanding. Overall i've had a great time with the…

    47 min played when written. 6 found it helpful.

    Read on Steam
  • Recommended
    Game is alot of fun. An interesting version of a Tower Defense. Seems pretty well balanced so you cant really burn through the upgrades. Developer is active with updates and bug fixes and seems to have many cool things coming as the game nears it's development completion.

    2.6 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

    Read on Steam
  • Not recommended
    I wouldn't reccomend it now. It's more or less an idle game. There are three main puzzles: Creep your defenses towards nests quickly between the nights. Overproduce something to sell and always keep some money for salaries. Replace centralized production with optimised local production. 1 – The first puzzle is trivial: build the next storage to expand and construct a laser tower nearby. 2 – The second is trivial but…

    4.4 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.

    Read on Steam
All reviews on Steam