Gratuitous Space Battles

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux

Genres

• turn-based strategy video game

• action game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Indie^*
• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  173^*

• Auto Battler^*

  Votes · historical

  141^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  138^*

• Top-Down^*

  Votes · historical

  134^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  132^*

• Spaceships^*

  Votes · historical

  126^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  123^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  118^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  114^*

• Building^*

  Votes · historical

  107^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  104^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  73^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  69^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  67^*

• RTS^*

  Votes · historical

  62^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  60^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  57^*

• Tower Defense^*

  Votes · historical

  54^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  52^*

• Physics^*

  Votes · historical

  42^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP or Vista^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.5 GHz processor^*

  Memory

  1GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  3D Card with 128MB video memory DirectX®: 9.0c^*

  Storage

  300 MB Sound: Any^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  OS X version Leopard 10.5.8, Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel 1 Ghz^*

  Memory

  512 MB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  32MB video card^*

  Storage

  75 MB^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  1.5 GHz processor^*

  Memory

  1 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  3D Card with 128MB video memory^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unknown^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Bronze^*

  Reports

  3^*

  Community confidence

  low^*

Developers

• Positech Games

Publishers

• Positech Games

• 2009-11-17

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2009-11-17 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2009-11-17^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 16, 2009^*

Detailed specifications