Approximately Up

Approximately Up is a spaceflight game for single players or co-op groups of up to four. You build modular spaceships from individual components, pilot them in first person from the deck, and explore a system of 15 planets while completing missions and collecting parts. Its story offers around 200 hours of gameplay.

Build and pilot ships

Ships grow from a single frame piece into complex constructions made from thousands of components. You can use electric and fuel engines, mixed fuels, solar panels, heat-resistant frames and other parts. Build automated systems, logic circuits and PID controllers, and connect input controllers, sensors and meters to the systems you choose. Your design affects how well your ship handles the vast distances between planets: some flights take minutes, while others can become long journeys if your ship is weak.

Explore the planets

You begin on Earth and gradually explore 15 planets, each with its own size, gravity, atmosphere, temperature and challenges. Every planet has its own look and feel, along with a dynamic soundtrack that changes as you explore and make discoveries. Most planets have one or more Planet Stations, which act as checkpoints and garages where you can build ships and start missions. Once discovered, a station remains unlocked as a launch point.

Missions and discoveries

Missions set varied objectives, such as retrieving a package stuck in a giant tree, cracking a mystic rock with a bomb or repairing a distant planet’s ionosphere to stop its extreme winds. You can search for mystic or radioactive flowers, track down ancient mastodons, heat a strange hexagonal crystal and dive underwater, including into the Green Trench. Completing missions unlocks new ship parts, and some missions permanently affect the world.

Co-op and creative building

In co-op, up to four players can work together on ships, automated systems, logic circuits and PID controllers. Every system matters, and mistakes such as a disconnected cable, a backward thruster or a door without a button can cause problems after launch. Creative worlds offer unrestricted building for whatever you want to make.