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Astronaut: The Best

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App ID 1239950
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Universal Happymaker
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28985316
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 16:33:11 UTC ()
Release Date 15 August 2023 – 16:57:57 UTC ()
❓ 76.45%
32 reviews
0
In-Game

Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

Additional Information

Developer Universal Happymaker
metacritic_name Astronaut: The Best
controller_support full
metacritic_score 73
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/astronaut-the-best?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Universal Happymaker
Store Release Date 15 August 2023 – 16:58:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/zbDusCRmHw
https://x.com/astronautbest
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 15 August 2023 – 16:57:57 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 17 October 2023 – 17:03:05 UTC () (1697562185)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, SteamworksNET SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 September 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12164002
  • configuration:
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steam_deck_blog_url https://steamcommunity.com/games/1239950/announcements/detail/3687931965609650574
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 31 January 2020 – 08:54:42 UTC (), in changelist #7657830
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

📚 Interactive Fiction 📚 Story Rich 🗿 Dark Humor 🧚 Choose Your Own Adventure 📊 Resource Management 👻 Roguelite 📚 Visual Novel 🧞 Choices Matter 🔚 Multiple Endings 🖥️ Simulation 🎨 Hand-drawn 👻 Roguelike 🔄 Replay Value 🔀 Procedural Generation 🗺️ Adventure 👤 Singleplayer 📖 Lore-Rich 🌱 Indie 🏽 2D 🎨 Colorful

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Profile Features Limited

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1239952 4.84 GiB 454.29 MiB
1935681 Shared InstallDepot from 1935680Astronaut: The Best Playtest Content No size

Total size on disk is 4.84 GiB and total download size is 454.29 MiB.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 12221200 17 October 2023 – 16:25:52 UTC

Other

Name Value
baselanguages English
privatebranches 1
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