Come all you tycoons, for now, is the time to take action and build your own space station. It won’t be easy, you’ll have to fight off space pirates, attract demanding customers to your services, and risk financial ruin on the markets. But if it was easy, why, wouldn’t everyone do it?

All sorts of pilots wander the galaxy and it's up to you to figure out what will bring you the most success. Each pilot has their own priorities and needs; ranging from refueling their ships, satisfying their desire for alcohol, or gambling away their hard-earned cash. Even though what they each look for in a space station is very different, there is one thing they have in common; they want to spend some money.

But where there’s profit, there are always risks to consider. Pirates are around every corner looking for a score. Markets will fluctuate and potentially bankrupt your efforts as the demands of pilots change. Meanwhile, something mysterious lurks in the shadow, waiting for the right time to strike.

In Space Station Tycoon you will expand your station by building lots of different stuff like docking bays, research facilities, and even casinos to attract every kind of customer you can. Spread your influence among the stars and create the kind of station you would be proud to call your own.

The Space Station Tycoon v0.6 Steam Early Access Update brings about a number of new additions as well, including: new civilian missions, repair drones, station security assessments, machine gun defense turrets, escape pods, raiders, and galactic shrines!

To celebrate, the game is 25% off until August 16th.

You can now manually force your turrets to target a specific target. This new mechanic has introduced a whole new layer of depth to the combat system and allowed us to introduce some new enemy types.

The repair hub is a new building that disperses a repair drone in case of a building getting damaged. The dispersed repair drone slowly repairs all damaged buildings one by one. You can also research a new perk to allow your repair drones to work even in the most dangerous situations.

Raiders are a new enemy faction. They are ruthless and extremely dangerous. Raiders come with 2 types of ships: hitters and hoarders. Hoarders will hack your station to slowly steal your credits while the hitters deal some damage. Destroying a hoarder will return the money it stole from you. This new enemy faction will require the user to make use of the new targeting system to strategically take out the most important ships first.

The federal police will now make periodic visits to your station to perform an SSA (station security assessment). After the SSA is complete you will be left with a detailed report showing where you failed and how much you were charged for it. Make sure to comply with the federation standards to avoid getting fined.

Escape pods are an additional security measure each station needs to take. This is a new building with 4 escape pods attached to it. In case of an emergency, these pods eject and bring your visitors to safety. If you fail to have enough escape pods you can get fined by the federal police.

This new defensive turret is the strongest yet. It takes a bit of time to reach maximum fire rate but once it does, it’s unstoppable. The machine gun can be unlocked by researching a new perk in the research tree.

We have added more civilian missions to the game. Some customers might want to reserve one of your buildings for a party, and some might require some items in a short duration of time. It is up to you to accept or decline their offers.

This is a new utility building perfect for some visitors who still believe in a higher power. It will increase your station's popularity by a lot.

A lot of old models have been changed with new ones to better fit the game. The graphical overhaul will continue until the 0.7 update.

Other changes:

• Popups with revealing text can now be skipped.
• Added an animated hologram of the merchant to the trade panel.
• Added an eye button next to some notifications. Clicking the button will pan the camera to the mentioned location.
• You can now go bankrupt forever without the game forcing you to go back to the main menu.
• The space button now always stops time.
• You can now see the range of a shield generator.
• Removed the obsolete faction buttons from the overview panel and replaced them with missions.
• Turret AI is improved.
• Events remember speed.
• ESC remembers speed.
• Reworked the customer bubbles.
• Added new sound effects for level up, upgrade, mission complete, mission failed.
• Security has been balanced.
• Increased the power output of the solar panel, the particle reactor, and the quantum reactor.
• Increased the ideal fuel prices.
• Added a "buy all" button to the trading screen.
• Added a new planet to the scenery.
• Laser now deals a lot more damage.
• Added a security bonus when you start the game depending on the difficulty.
• Save files are now sorted by date. (Latest first.)
• Trade center has been balanced.
• Game can now be paused during combat.
• Smuggler quests are now less frequent.
• Fixed a lot of bugs

Space Station Tycoon is inspired by its greatest ancestors of the “tycoon” genre. We took those inspirations and wanted to create our own tycoon game set in a sci-fi universe. Where the player has a chance to experience the demands of running their own station. Our main goal is to ensure that strategic depth and difficult choices are at the forefront of everything you do.

The final version of Space Station Tycoon will offer many days of fun gameplay. Here's an overview of what we have added to the early-access release so far:

• Over 35+ unique buildings to build, upgrade, and manage.
• Serve a vast variety of customers ranging from mean space pirates to clan merchants who get easily upset at your fuel prices.
• Customize your station and show your style for the whole galaxy to see.
• Monitor the volatile stock market and ride the edge between vast riches and agonizing debt.
• Research alien artifacts and unlock amazing new tech.
• Buy and sell precious materials and turn a profit.
• Send out your drones on dangerous space missions to gather rare artifacts.
• Try to survive many hostile events like natural disasters or pirate attacks.
• Use the really in-depth finance tab to maximize your profits.
• Plan strategic marketing moves to increase the popularity of your station.
• Build holographic billboards and display ads from the corporations you work with.
• Time speed controls.
• A 5-star ranking system to determine your station's quality.
• Achievements.
• Original soundtrack.
• Frequent content updates.
• ...and lots more to come.

Currently available through Steam Early Access, Space Station Tycoon will launch in Q1 2022.