Dyson Sphere Program

Dyson Sphere Program

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Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi sandbox construction game with space, adventure, exploration and factory automation elements. In the future, humanity creates a supercomputer known as the "CentreBrain" with the hope of utilizing its powerful computing capabilities to further expand the application of virtual worlds.You are a space engineer in charge of a project launched by the space alliance COSMO, tasked with a massive undertaking: constructing Dyson Spheres (a megastructure that would orbit a...
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Overwhelmingly positive (75426)

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Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi sandbox construction game with space, adventure, exploration and factory automation elements. In the future, humanity creates a supercomputer known as the "CentreBrain" with the hope of utilizing its powerful computing capabilities to further expand the application of virtual worlds.

You are a space engineer in charge of a project launched by the space alliance COSMO, tasked with a massive undertaking: constructing Dyson Spheres (a megastructure that would orbit around a star, harnessing all its power and energy) to produce the energy that CentreBrain needs.

  • Each game features a unique and one-of-a-kind universe

  • Start with a small workshop and improve it until it spans the whole galaxy

  • Engage in battles, construct defensive structures to repel enemy attacks

  • Explore a vast universe with various celestial bodies, including neutron stars, white dwarfs, red giants, and even black holes

  • Automate production beyond planetary surfaces, transporting resources across star systems

  • Develop your very own Dyson Spheres

  • Perfectly show the constructions you've completed on a planet's surface

  • Blueprint allows you to save important plans

  • Customize the mecha to create unique designs and traverse the universe with your creation

To construct a Dyson Sphere, you need to utilize automation. Start simple and gradually increase complexity. Maximize the stable output of resources through automated facilities.

Connect resources with conveyor belts, transporting raw materials to processing facilities, and then conveying the products to the next stage. Progress from basic transport lines to elaborate plans for factories with diverse outputs. Utilize your production to drive technological advancements, meeting the necessary conditions for building the Dyson Sphere.

During the construction, buildings will automatically snap to the grid. When laying conveyor belts, the use of snapping allows for automatic alignment, significantly improving efficiency. This enables the creation of large-scale automated production lines. The construction of the Dyson Sphere relies on vast and efficient factories.

The convenient blueprint technology allows you to save your essential plans. You can save factory designs as blueprints and deploy them directly in other locations, eliminating the hassle of repetitive operations.

You can construct Dyson Shells on multiple orbits, and each layer of the Dyson Shell can be customized. Connect various nodes on the Dyson Shell, creating the patterns you desire. Each Dyson Sphere is a unique masterpiece crafted by you.

Each planet will have unique mineral distribution and ecological characteristics. Every time you enter the game, you can experience a randomly generated and entirely new starmap, with landscapes and resource deposits changing accordingly.

Each planet has its own orbit, experiencing the gravitational effects of its star with rotation and revolution, resulting in day and night changes influenced by the star. In addition, there are unique celestial bodies such as neutron stars, white dwarfs, red giants, and even black holes, awaiting your exploration in this vast universe.

The resources on a single planet might be insufficient for such an extensive project. You can harness the abundant resources of other planets. Overcoming the constraints of surface transport, establish your interstellar transportation routes. Interconnect planets with fleets of transport ships, tapping into the unique resources of each planet to ensure an uninterrupted supply of raw materials for your factories.

Not only can you paint Icarus in your favorite colors, but you can also customize every component, creating your vision of a futuristic light industrial mech.

The Dark Fog has arrived, resenting countless challenges to your factory construction endeavors. In addition to pursuing the goal of building the Dyson Sphere, you must also focus on defending your factories in Rise of the Dark Fog. The Dark Fog will do everything possible to hinder the progress of the "Dyson Sphere Program," with Icarus also being a target of their attacks.

Be prepared!

Don't rely solely on Icarus to face the overwhelming numbers of the Dark Fog. COSMO has devised contingency plans to assist you in repelling the attacks of the Dark Fog. While constructing factories, you'll need to deploy essential defense structures. The more active your operations, the more frequently the Dark Fog will launch fierce assaults.

Utilize your defense facilities to unleash "fireworks" and disperse the Dark Fog.

We are Youthcat Studio from Chongqing, China. Starting as a team of five, we have grown steadily (though not excessively) as we journey alongside Dyson Sphere Program. Driven by our love for science fiction, we've created this game—taking you from building the first mining machine to establishing automated factories across the cosmos. We hope you find as much joy in playing this game as we did in making it.

For the latest news, please follow our social media:

Twitter(X): @DysonProgram

Discord: Dyson Sphere Program

Reddit: r/Dyson_Sphere_Program

TikTok: @youthcatgames

Configurations

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  • OS *: Windows 7(64-Bit)
  • Processor: i3-530 2.93GHZ 2 Core
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Dedicated graphics card, GTX 750 Ti 2GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
  • Additional Notes: GPU must support Shader Model 5.0

Reviews

10
Game review score based on 3 reviews, all languages included

Recent reviews

This is simply an excellent game. For those who have a long experience on similar games such as Factorio and Satisfactory (I have played a lot on these), this is a mix of both : the automation looks like Factorio (ie. Smelting arrays) and the story looks like Satisfactory (ie. Sci-Fi based).

The background of this game scientifically talking is also incredibly realistic, even if this is still Sci-Fi, it stays accurate: the researches are based on real life discoveries and theories, and they're adapted pretty well to be understable and logical in the story

I was bluffed when I learnt that it's a team of only 5 persons who developed this game, and furthermore in a tiny office! This is a miracle that it only cost $20 on Steam and ~$6 on Instant Gaming. Personnaly I am at the limit of being guilty to buy this game because it is so cheap !

The soundtrack and the graphics are very good too, in my opinion.

The performance requirements are pretty low for such a game and can be easily optimized if necessary.

The only issue is in the late game, the autosaves start to be pretty big and since they happen every 5 mins, it's a bit annoying.

The second big problem is thatw after entering the far end game (150+ hours), the pattern of playing start to be repetitive, even if the Devs have made an update with several new buildings, the construction is pretty much the same at this moment.

Overall, this game is easily one of my favourite, as it mixes to of my beloved games and correspond exactly to what you would intend of it. I definitely recommend it to anyone who love factory games: I've easily already passed 70+ hours on this game!

Also, English is not my native language (I'm French), so, please excuse any grammatical misconceptions.
  • Low cost
  • Good story, Sci-Fi
  • Not extremely hungry in performances
  • Building type might be repetitive when you enter the end game.

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