GCS: Salvage Rat

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Released Aug 29, 2025by Stellar Forge Works9 user reviews(22% of 9 Steam reviews)

A gritty first-person space sim where you mine, trade, fight, and salvage across a procedurally generated universe—then breach derelicts in tense FPS missions with permadeath and full ship customization.

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About GCS: Salvage Rat

GCS: Salvage Rat is a gritty, first-person space sim with permadeath and immersive salvage contracts. Explore a procedurally generated universe of hostile factions, dangerous asteroid fields, and derelict stations. Pilot a fully customizable ship, mine valuable resources, fight for control, and descend into abandoned hulks on foot in tense FPS missions. There are no second chances — your legacy is all that remains.

Whether you're hunting bounties, stripping wrecks for data, or trading across star systems, every decision matters in this brutal, single-player sci-fi experience.

Key Features

  • Dual Gameplay Modes
    Pilot your spacecraft in full first-person, then breach derelict stations or contract sites in immersive FPS missions.

  • Massive Procedural Universe
    Explore up to potentially 1,000+ hand-seeded star systems, each procedurally generated with dynamic NPCs and salvage contracts.

  • Hardpoint-Based Ship Customization
    Equip mining lasers, turrets, armor plating, missile bays, and utility modules to tailor your craft to your playstyle.

  • True Permadeath
    Death is final. But achievements, rank, and exploits live on in the game’s legacy records.

  • Economy & Faction Warfare
    Trade across stations, accept high-risk salvage jobs, and navigate a web of procedurally generated NPC factions under seven major alliances.

  • No Waiting. No Matchmaking. Just Play.
    GCS: Salvage Rat is designed from the ground up for solo players who want immediate, high-stakes gameplay — with no dependency on others.

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9 user reviews (22%)

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IGRS 18DEJUS 14STEAM_GERMANY 16

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GCS: Salvage Rat price history

Lowest tracked price: €4.99 (Jul 7, 2026) · current best: €4.99.

GCS: Salvage Rat reviews

22% positive reviews all-time.

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System requirements

Minimum

Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: i5-8400
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 1060 / RX 580
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Can run, but...

Recommended

Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X or Intel Core i7-9700K
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1080 / RTX 2060 or AMD RX 5700
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 45 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Solid 60+ FPS at high settings. 60 FPS cap is enabled for smoothing

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