helionaut
Sokpop Collective · 2020 · Indie, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Space
PC
Very Positive95% · 201
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About helionaut
Helionaut is an open-world galaxy adventure game about fixing your TV.
Explore a procedurally generated universe full of diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. Find new parts for your spaceship and collect resources to craft weapons, tools and upgrades. Discover new planets, battle mean robots, and find what is at the center of the universe . . .
Special thanks to Tom for making the audio, aron and tommie96 for providing music and Tijmen for making the radio shows.
Note: on OSX, the camera in the ship is rotated by dragging RMB
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Explore a procedurally generated universe full of diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. Find new parts for your spaceship and collect resources to craft weapons, tools and upgrades. Discover new planets, battle mean robots, and find what is at the center of the universe . . .
Features
- crafting & material gathering ⚒️
- fly to any planet you see! 🪐
- cool space and land battles 🔫
- 7 ship parts to find 🚀
- 10 blueprints to discover 🧬
- 20+ possible upgrades ✨
- 3-4+ hours of playtime 🕒
- 3 playable characters, each in a different world 👩🚀
- space radio with 10 songs 🎵
Special thanks to Tom for making the audio, aron and tommie96 for providing music and Tijmen for making the radio shows.
Note: on OSX, the camera in the ship is rotated by dragging RMB
https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1356480/extras/knoppie.png
Sokpop makes a new game every two weeks!
Subscribe for 3$ per month at sokpop.co
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I got bored and decided to 100% this game in 2 sittings, once in 2022, and one today November 23 2025.2 found this helpful
This game is a steal for $3, and if you wait for the right sale, it can go down to even $1.50! There is a huge universe to explore, so many cool upgrades, a simple yet well made combat system, and an addictive loop of getting items, getting materials, upgrading, and being able to do all that so much faster. This game is so good for its price!
This is lo-fi No Man's Sky, and I love it. Sokpop, you done it again!
helionaut, developed and published by Sokpop Collective, is a compact open-world space exploration game that transforms a seemingly trivial objective into a surprisingly expansive cosmic journey. True to Sokpop’s experimental and minimalist design philosophy, helionaut presents players with a light narrative premise—repairing a broken television—then quietly hands them an entire procedurally generated universe to explore in pursuit of that goal. What unfolds is less about the destination and more about the freedom, curiosity, and small-scale discovery that define the experience. From the moment you launch into space, helionaut establishes its central appeal: you can travel to virtually any visible celestial body. Tiny planets, asteroids, and moons dot the galaxy, each one accessible and explorable. These micro-worlds vary in terrain, hazards, and resource availability, encouraging players to land, investigate, mine, and experiment. The scale is deliberately intimate; planets are small enough to circumnavigate quickly, but numerous enough to create a sense of vastness. This design choice balances approachability with exploration, ensuring that players never feel overwhelmed while s…
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7/10 ''Cool'' -Eli-da-master
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