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Watch our new Gameplay Overview Trailer!

We are excited to bring Hardspace: Shipbreaker, a brand new IP and space sandbox salvaging game, to PC via Steam Early Access in less than a month, on June 16.

With the new Gameplay Overview trailer, future players will learn everything they need to know about the hard life of a shipbreaker for the Lynx Corporation, cutting up and salvaging derelict spaceships in orbit above Earth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN82DJGmq7o
From the tools at your disposal, their best use-cases, to how to make the most money from every ship you are sent to cut apart, learn everything there is to know to be a successful spaceship salvager.



Hidden dangers, valuable logs, and the deep history of this brand-new, realistic sci-fi universe are concealed inside every vessel. As you become an experienced cutter, you will upgrade your gear and skills on the path to paying off your debt and making a home out in the solar system.

Of course, every mistake will cost you, so you need to be at your best even in a fully upgraded rig.



Hardspace: Shipbreaker comes to Steam Early Access June 16. You can already wishlist the game now on Steam.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/Hardspace_Shipbreaker/

Watch our official webseries!



Our space sandbox salvaging game Hardspace: Shipbreaker launches into Early Access on June 16! Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp.

Today, let’s dive into the second episode of the official webseries, which takes a deeper look at the gameplay that makes Hardspace: Shipbreaker truly unique.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz4SI80M1-A
In today’s episode The Breakdown, BBI team explores the tools, ships and systems of their sandbox spaceship salvager with all-new gameplay footage and info. With next-generation physics simulation, Hardspace: Shipbreaker allows you to cut and destroy at will.

This allows you to carve entry points into procedurally-generated ships, avoiding deadly obstacles and salvaging valuable materials. Upgrade your tools and unlock new perks to take on harder contracts in an attempt to pay off your monumental debt - to the very company that hired you!



Hardspace: Shipbreaker launches in Steam Early Access on June 16 2020, and is available to wishlist now. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases are planned at a later date.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/Hardspace_Shipbreaker/

Early Access starts June 16!



We are delighted to announce that Hardspace: Shipbreaker launches into Early Access on June 16. To celebrate the announcement, dive into the first episode of the official webseries for Hardspace: Shipbreaker.

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp. Delving deep into this blue collar space sandbox salvaging game, this first episode takes a look at the premise, universe and gameplay that makes the title unique.

https://youtu.be/cDhnZt8i8lE
In today’s episode, the BBI team offers the first deep dive into Hardspace: Shipbreaker’s universe and gameplay, as well as the player’s purpose within the harsh setting. The Canadian studio is currently best known for their work on the Homeworld franchise, including the upcoming Homeworld 3, as well as their collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in creating Project Eagle. These unique experiences, along with a burning passion for immersive sci-fi, have made for the perfect conditions from which Hardspace: Shipbreaker emerged.

Hardspace: Shipbreaker launches in Steam Early Access on June 16 2020, and is available to wishlist now.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/Hardspace_Shipbreaker/

Game Reveal



Blackbird Interactive, the studio behind Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak and the upcoming Homeworld 3, and Focus Home Interactive are pleased to announce Hardspace: Shipbreaker. With true-to-life physics and demolition effects, a sandbox of creative destruction lies before you this Summer on Steam Early Access. Put on your suit and get a first look of the life a space cutter in this Debut Gameplay Trailer.

https://youtu.be/sDPgI9vkmYg

Early Access will launch with many features to discover, 2 classes of spaceship to salvage, multiple upgradeable salvaging tools and perks, and the first act of the story campaign. Over the course of the Early Access period, we are committed to releasing more spaceship classes, missions, daily challenges, leaderboards, modding support, and much more with the help of the Steam Early Access community.



“We identified early in development that we wanted to release Hardspace: Shipbreaker on Early Access. We have a clear vision for what we think the game wants to be but there are still some things we need to figure out and we thought it would be fun to bring in the Early Access community to help us discover these things together.” says Trey Smith, Creative Director on Hardspace: Shipbreaker.

“We are delighted to bring Blackbird on board the Focus flagship as we continue to invest in new and innovative games that will delight players for years to come. It’s also fantastic to be able to reveal this game in full at PAX East 2020, the premiere gaming culture convention running yearly in Boston, Massachusetts.” says John Bert, Focus Home Interactive Chief Operating Officer.

Hardspace: Shipbreaker launches in Early Access on Steam on Summer 2020.

Focus Home Interactive and Blackbird Interactive will hold a live reveal stream on Twitch, February 20th at 5pm CET.The game will also be showcased at PAX East 2020 from February 27th to March 1st at the Focus Home Interactive booth (n°29017).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/Hardspace_Shipbreaker/