Prospect the frontier

Space Prospector is an upcoming terminal ASCII exploration game about charting strange worlds, finding valuable resources, and deciding who gets the spoils.

A single dev's labour of love for fans of Elite, Dwarf Fortress and Warsim, this is a chance to explore a rich procedurally generated galaxy in timeless retro style.

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Control your ship's terminal

Space Prospector home screen
Chart the galactic frontier through your ship’s retro ASCII computer interface in this fully terminal game.

Land on and survey ASCII planets

Space Prospector planet view
Survey planets and mine resources, then sell your findings to battling factions to watch their influence grow and the galaxy evolve.

A procedural galaxy to explore

Space Prospector planetary map
Tens of thousands of planets, moons, asteroid fields, stations, settlements, and factions to explore - and a storyline to experience.

Plus: Galactic politics, pretty ascii animations, space combat and piracy, manage your ship’s systems, refine component upgrades, thousands of jobs and tasks, explore subterranean caves, mine asteroid fields, daily news reports, track galactic sports scores, speak to local residents, receive galactic email spam!

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