Sunward

Sunward is a meditative space industry simulation where players gradually transform a modest orbital station into a sprawling commercial empire across multiple star systems. Starting with basic asteroid extraction and ore refinement, you'll construct interconnected production networks that synthesize raw materials into increasingly sophisticated goods, all while managing the competing demands of power generation, life support, and worker satisfaction. The game unfolds at your chosen pace, with a living market that responds to your trades, procedurally populated colonies that generate revenue while you're away, and environmental hazards—solar flares and asteroid storms—that vary by orbital location. As your industrial footprint expands across the solar system's planets and asteroid fields, you'll unlock advanced technologies through research, discover artifacts that reveal powerful new capabilities, and work toward legendary megastructures like a planet-spanning Space Elevator and a Warp Gate that opens passage to distant galaxies. Victory comes through construction of the Ascension Spire, though the game continues indefinitely for those who wish to keep building.