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I have been deconstructing space ships for months now. I like how each spaceship is a little puzzle, and that there is some story involved.

Are there any similar cleanup/deconstructing games?

What are you playing that scratches a similar itch as hardspace?

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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Hey there, cutter.

If you’re really after the deconstruction aspect, then I’m not sure there’s a whole lot out there. But if you zoom out to the level of “methodically tinkering with a system that requires careful attention”, there’s a lot of those.

Hardship Breakspacer is part of a (pseudo-)genre known as “dad games”.

  • Powerwash Sim
  • Viscera Cleanup Detail
  • Goblin Cleanup
  • Pacific Drive
  • Papers Please
  • Quarantine Zone
  • House Flipper 2
  • Star Trucker
  • Dredge

On the “hardcore nerd” end of the spectrum, there’s even:

  • Satisfactory
  • Factorio
  • Scrap Mechanic
  • Any Zachtronics game

A little more chill:

  • Unpacking
  • Potion Craft
  • Please Fix The Road

Edit: Or for the “scraping my way through out in space” vibe, but less tinkering:

  • Endless Sky (free and open source!)
  • FTL