
Shortest Trip to Earth
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
Steam Deck PlayableActionAdventureIndieSimulationStrategyRoguelite











Developer: Interactive Fate
Publisher: Interactive Fate

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About Shortest Trip to Earth
From the writer of “Teleglitch: Die More Edition” comes Shortest Trip to Earth, a roguelike spaceship simulator featuring exploration, ship management, game-influencing decision-making and real-time tactical battles.
Community Translations available in German, Russian, Simplified Chinese and more

Onboard combat against hostile intruders is a messy business
Embark on a perilous journey through a procedurally generated universe and explore massive space sectors crawling with exotic lifeforms. Engage in action-packed tactical combat against hostile ships, boarding parties and inter-dimensional space monsters.
Each ship comes with its own strengths and weaknesses
Master the art of survival by customising your ship with modular components and perks. Choose from a range of spaceships and manage life within your vessel - from crew, pets and drones to ship modules and weapons. Shape your journey through hundreds of multiple-choice events, featuring unique hand-drawn illustrations.
A selection of crew types
Shortest Trip to Earth features unforgiving permadeath, but you can unlock perks to increase the odds of survival on your next run.
Community Translations available in German, Russian, Simplified Chinese and more

Onboard combat against hostile intruders is a messy business
Explore a detailed and deadly universe
Embark on a perilous journey through a procedurally generated universe and explore massive space sectors crawling with exotic lifeforms. Engage in action-packed tactical combat against hostile ships, boarding parties and inter-dimensional space monsters.
Each ship comes with its own strengths and weaknesses
Master the art of survival by customising your ship with modular components and perks. Choose from a range of spaceships and manage life within your vessel - from crew, pets and drones to ship modules and weapons. Shape your journey through hundreds of multiple-choice events, featuring unique hand-drawn illustrations.
Shortest Trip to Earth features unforgiving permadeath, but you can unlock perks to increase the odds of survival on your next run.
Key Features
- Master the art of survival in unexplored space!
- Explore a procedurally generated universe, packed with content
- Collect resources, craft modules & upgrade your ship
- Epic real-time tactical space battles
- Onboard combat, featuring hostile intruders, drones and battle-hardened pets
- 500+ ship modules, a variety of ship weapons and nukes
- 30+ unique crew weapons
- 50+ types of crew, drones & combat pets
- Hundreds of random events with unique illustrations and outcomes
- Every ship starts with a cat
Trailers
Game details
- Developers
- Interactive Fate
- Publishers
- Interactive Fate
- Release date
- Aug 15, 2019
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Roguelite, Space, Survival, Sci-fi, Exploration, Resource Management, Action Roguelike, Spaceships, Roguelike, Choices Matter, Difficult, Tactical, Aliens, Singleplayer, Replay Value, Space Sim, 2D
- Modes
- Single-player
- Steam features
- 78 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction, Survival
- Camera
- Isometric
- Engine
- Unity
Languages
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Supported | Not supported | Supported |
System requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10 - 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD4400 or dedicated DX11 GPU (1280x720)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Microsoft Windows 10 - 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 1050 (1920x1080)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 600 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Large screen highly recommended (24" or better)
Ratings
Steam Deck & Linux
Steam Deck Playable
- Some functions need the touchscreen, on-screen keyboard or a community layout
- Shows button icons from other controllers
- Open the on-screen keyboard yourself when typing
- Some text is small and hard to read
- Runs well with the default graphics settings
- SteamOS: Playable
- Steam Machine: Playable
ProtonDB: Early reports: Platinum (9 reports) See reports
Native Linux version
DLC & editions
Also on Steam
- Shortest Trip to Earth - Supporters Pack
- Shortest Trip to Earth - The Old Enemies
- Shortest Trip to Earth - One Last Run
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Release date: Aug 15, 2019
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