Space Station Commander (Game)

Space Station Commander v16 — Quick Start

Your goal is to grow a remote deep-space station from a single docking bay into a thriving galactic hub. Credits come from servicing visiting ships; spend them on bays, upgrades, crew, and eventually new outposts.

• Ships Ships enter the system and fall into an elliptical holding orbit around your station. They'll wait patiently for a free bay - watch the orbit ring for incoming traffic. Most dock automatically once a bay opens. Tap any orbiting ship to see its details and fee.

• Tug ships display a purple TUG label - they have failed thrusters and can't dock under their own power. Tap them once to dispatch a repair drone as a tugboat. If no pilots are free, hire more in the Supply tab.

• Emergency ships (orange flashing ring, countdown timer) will explode if not docked in time. Tap immediately to send a tug.

• Bays The Bays tab shows your docking grid. Tap a bay to select it, then tap a ship to reassign it. Upgrade bays for faster service. Buy more bays as income grows - the station arms and the detail view (🛸) update to show them all.

• Asteroids A belt of asteroids orbits the star. Tap any asteroid to dispatch a mining drone immediately (if pilots are available), or to blast it with defence turrets. Salvage floats free after destruction - tap the debris to collect it.

• Planets Tap any planet to order supplies. A freighter travels out, loads up, and returns - watch its progress on the map. Planets also send passive pixel traffic toward the station, which trickles free resources over time.

Tabs

1. BAYS

Bay status, orbit queue, hull repairs

2. SHIPS

All traffic, debris, faction standings

3. SUPPLY

Resources, crew hire/fire, planet orders

4. BUILD

Station upgrades, Galactic Exchange stocks

5. QUESTS

Active goals and rewards

Upgrades worth prioritising

• Comms Array - lets more ships queue at once

• Police Wing - intercepts hostiles before they attack

• Drone Bay - faster drones, more simultaneous pilots

• Defense Turrets - auto-shoots attackers and nearby asteroids

Zoom & Pan Scroll wheel or +/− buttons to zoom. Right-click drag (desktop) or two-finger drag (mobile) to pan. ⊙ snaps to the station; ↺ resets the view.

Prestige Once you've served enough ships, the Build tab unlocks Ascend: reset the station in a fresh star system for a permanent +15% revenue bonus. Systems occasionally spawn around a black hole, where relativistic time dilation slows nearby ships and periodic flares damage exposed vessels.