Announcement
Hangars are coming to eXoSpace Combat Engineer
Design your own drone, turret or missile in eXoSpace Combat Engineer! Hangars are now in development and will be coming in the next update!
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eXoSpace Combat Engineer
Also known as eXoSpace Combat Engineer, ece, exospace combat engineer
Build your warship and explore a galaxy full of unpredictable encounters. Master bullet-hell combat and survive multi-phased boss fights to take down your targets. Evolve from a simple fighter into a true dreadnought as you hunt down the galaxy's most wanted!
Last update
24 Jun 2026
Players now
13
Original sources
1
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Update history
Browse past updates and patch notes for this game.
- June 2026
- Release 76 - Small Patch: Camera changes, bugfixesThis patch brings a change to the default camera behavior to avoid nausea in some players: it no longer moves with the aim of the ship. The old behavior can be re-enabled in the settings. In addition there's bugfixes, s…
- Release 75 - Small PatchChanges: - Reduced Salvo-3 launcher range from 6000 to 5000. - Missiles now target ships up to 125% of their actual range. - Made ships brighter while jumping. - Updated audio library to hopefully fix some issues. - Add…
- After months of hard work and hundreds of sizeable code commits, the most-requested feature for eXoSpace Combat Engineer is finally here: continuous progression! This major overhaul to the Bounty Hunt mode lets you evol…Patch notes
- March 2026
- Release 72 - Small PatchRelease build 72 is now available with several smaller fixes: Spray Specialist crew member inaccuracy effect reduced a little. Negative crew effects (e.g. reduced accuracy) are now colored red. Reduced excessive pushbac…
- Galactic Arena Update Available!Galactic Arena Update & Spring Sale This update brings a brand-new game mode: the Galactic Arena. In the Arena, you can find new challenges for both your ship design and your piloting skills. Even better, you can build…
- December 2025
- Release 70 - Small PatchA small patch for fixing the configuration tool, used for setting the rendering backend. This would not work properly if the Windows UI scaling was changed. Bugfixes: Launcher configuration options would disappear when…
- Release 69 - Small PatchThis patch brings a major improvement to ship rendering when zoomed out. More precisely, it fixes a long-standing graphical issue that I hadn’t been able to resolve until now: when zoomed out, ship parts appeared "pixel…
- Better Bosses The Happy Hunting update brings a complete overhaul of all bosses in the game. A new target boss, The Cultist, joins the roster alongside several new minibosses. You can now even design your own boss by pl…Patch notes
- October 2025
- Steam Deck Compatibility Fix 2Another small fix for running eXoSpace on Steam Deck has just been released. Links that cannot be opened on the Steam Deck are now hidden. P.s. I'm also working hard on the next update with new mechanics, bosses, and a…
- Steam Deck Compatibility FixA small fix for running eXoSpace on Steam Deck has just been released. If the game runs on Steam OS (e.g. Steam Deck), the launcher is skipped and Vulkan rendering is used.
- September 2025
- Hotfix 64: Squashing BugsSmall patch fixing some issues in the latest release: Opening trader would crash the game in some situations. Improved thruster calculations fixing inaccuracies in thrust-to-weight (TWR) values and thruster usage. Drops…
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Achievements
Community progression
Top picks from 32 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- Engage!Make your first hyperjump.10.3%
- Pray and Spray IFire 1.000 shots in missions.9.8%
- Pray and Spray IIFire 10.000 shots in missions.8.2%
- Senior RookieAchieve the exalted rank of Senior Rookie.5.7%
- KindGive a hitchhiker a lift.5.7%
- Pray and Spray IIIFire 100.000 shots in missions.5.0%