About the Game
You are the Captain of the Nimbatus – the biggest mobile drone factory ever made. Design your own unique drones to explore a physics-based universe. Survive by shooting your way through completely destructible planets in different biomes,
compete against autonomous drones built by other players or enjoy complete creative freedom in the sandbox.
Let your imagination run wild
Choose from more than 75 physically simulated parts. The drone construction workshop enables full creative freedom.
Explore three different game modes
- Survival campaign: Pick one of six diverse captains, navigate the universe and grow your arsenal while facing overwhelming odds.
- Sandbox: Get creative with unlimited power. Adjust game parameters to your liking, create your own challenges or conquer the universe with endless resources at your disposal.
- Competitive arenas: Show your engineering skills to the world. Battle other players in several arenas such as Sumo, Racing, Brawl & Catch.
Mine entire planets
You’ll encounter countless procedurally generated planets that are fully destructible and rich in resources, each with their own unique properties, climate zones and enemies.
Automate your drone to the fullest
Take the additional challenge and construct fully automated space drones by combining
sensors and logic parts. Use your inventions in singleplayer or measure your programming skills against other players.
Choose your weapon and upgrade your ship
Fight with endless weapon combinations in the campaign or build your own custom
weapons from scratch in the weapon workshop by researching the tech tree. Upgrade your mothership to aid you on your mission and shift the odds in your favour.
Inspired by Kerbal Space Program and Reassembly
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
On the site: Build 20767177
Up to date
Seems like some enemy spawns (Large beehive, tortoice) were broken in the last update.
This patch should fix them so they work again.
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This patch should fix them so they work again.
We uploaded a small update to fix the wrong link to our discord server.
Here is the correct invite Link: https://discord.gg/w3e9zevz7H
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Here is the correct invite Link: https://discord.gg/w3e9zevz7H
This is just a small hotfix to fix a security vulnerability of the unity engine.
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Dear Drone Engineers,
We just uploaded a hotfix for Nimbatus to fix a critical bug:
If you notice any other bugs, please let us know on discord or in our forums.
Thanks for testing!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
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We just uploaded a hotfix for Nimbatus to fix a critical bug:
Patchnotes 1.1.3
- Fixed that missions on asteroid fields could not be completed anymore.
If you notice any other bugs, please let us know on discord or in our forums.
Thanks for testing!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Dear Drone Engineers,
We just released a patch on the preview branch. Please help us test the fixes and improvements :)
Happy testing!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Here is how you can get the preview build on steam:
– Open your Steam library
– Right click on Nimbatus in the Steam library
– Select Properties / Beta
– Select the Beta tab
– Select preview from the drop down
– Restart steam in case the game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch
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We just released a patch on the preview branch. Please help us test the fixes and improvements :)
Patchnotes 1.1.2
Improvements
- Added confirmation dialog for exit without saving
- Made collision detection of hook continuous to avoid clipping through other parts
- Grappling hook does not attach to parts with frictionless coating anymore
- Reworked grappling hook visuals
Banned ballast tank from sumo and brawlUpdate 19.08: Added a new condition so part stacking is not possible anymore, thus ballast tanks can be used again.
Bugfixes
- Fixed wireless fuel and energy exploit by destroying a decoupler
Happy testing!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Here is how you can get the preview build on steam:
– Open your Steam library
– Right click on Nimbatus in the Steam library
– Select Properties / Beta
– Select the Beta tab
– Select preview from the drop down
– Restart steam in case the game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch
Dear Drone Engineers,
We just released a patch on the preview branch. Thanks for testing!
Let us know on the Discord or in the Forums when you find new bugs!
Happy testing!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Here is how you can get the preview build on steam:
– Open your Steam library
– Right click on Nimbatus in the Steam library
– Select Properties / Beta
– Select the Beta tab
– Select preview from the drop down
– Restart steam in case the game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch
View on Steam
We just released a patch on the preview branch. Thanks for testing!
Let us know on the Discord or in the Forums when you find new bugs!
Patchnotes 1.1.1
New Features
- Added Exit without save button
Improvements
- Realigned the drone part configuration window
- Improved sticky wheel interaction with rigidbodies
- Improved visuals clarity for grappling hooks
Bugfixes
- Fixed grappling hook alignment issues when set to fixed rotation
- Fixed grappling hook winch speed affecting firing distance
- Fixed grappling hook range being infinitely extendable
- Fixed ballast tanks ignoring certain physics properties
- Fixed duplicate ballast tank description
- Fixed skin toggle not working correctly on ballast tank
- Fixed drones in versus races spawning at weird angles
- Fixed bug where undo/redo did not work after changing drone skins
Happy testing!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Here is how you can get the preview build on steam:
– Open your Steam library
– Right click on Nimbatus in the Steam library
– Select Properties / Beta
– Select the Beta tab
– Select preview from the drop down
– Restart steam in case the game does not update automatically or you can't see the preview branch
Dear Drone Engineers,
We just released the 1.0.9 patch to fix some of the newly reported bugs.
We already have over 100 new ideas and suggestions for the next update!
Please keep upvoting and adding new suggestions in our forum for the next update:
https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/96-11-update-feature-requests/
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
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We just released the 1.0.9 patch to fix some of the newly reported bugs.
Fixes
- Fixed bug where survival tutorial prompts you to build a drone even though you’ve already built one
- Fixed bug where survival tutorial tells you your drone uses too many parts when you’ve deleted it
- Fixed audio bug with resource tank that caused lag
- Fixed timezone related crashes
- Fixed that the Launch Button for downloaded drones was not aligned with the screen height
- Fixed increased battery recharge effect breaking
- Fixed printing of motorized hinges and flippers
- Fixed sound of motorized hinges and pistons
- Fixed death wall in versus races breaking when waiting after race has ended
- Fixed UI when browsing steam drones and nothing is selected
- Fixed download screen when downloading a drone from steam
- Fixed bug where sensors targeting “next waypoint” would stop working after a while when going in reverse on a race track
- Fixed bug where “Reset Galaxy” after dying in sandbox didn’t work
We already have over 100 new ideas and suggestions for the next update!
Please keep upvoting and adding new suggestions in our forum for the next update:
https://strayfawnstudio.com/community/index.php?/forum/96-11-update-feature-requests/
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Dear Drone Engineers,
Thanks alot for reporting all the Bugs!
We just released the 1.0.8 hotfix to fix the main bugs you've reported over the weekend.
If your game crashes or runs slow, please check out this thread:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/383840/discussions/0/3606765810640924497/
Cheers & Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio
Edit: Small fix: The downloaded drones from the workshop should now be visible again, sorry!
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Thanks alot for reporting all the Bugs!
We just released the 1.0.8 hotfix to fix the main bugs you've reported over the weekend.
Improvements
- Added the possibility to import drones from files for the programmer captain
- Programmer captain doesn’t receive useless mother ship upgrades as rewards anymore
- Updated Credits
Fixes
- Fixed bug where no save files where shown, even after starting a new game
- Fixed crash when flying on planets, was related to minimap memory usage
- Fixed hull repair cost not updating correctly in sandbox mode
- Fixed mothership upgrade rewards of lower level downgrading your upgrade level
- Fixed hammerhead not spawning in “destroy hammerhead at core” mission
- Fixed cryotank mission where the mission target would be the broken container instead of the tank. Also removed colliders of broken container.
- Fixed being able to use more weapons than you actually have at weapon casino
- Made boom-bug queens return to the planet if they fly too far away from the planet, so they don't get lost in space.
If your game crashes or runs slow, please check out this thread:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/383840/discussions/0/3606765810640924497/
Cheers & Thanks,
Stray Fawn Studio
Edit: Small fix: The downloaded drones from the workshop should now be visible again, sorry!
Dear Drone Engineers,
We just uploaded a patch (1.0.7) addressing the following things:
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
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We just uploaded a patch (1.0.7) addressing the following things:
Changes
- Made Nimbatus warp drive invincible to lower programmer captain difficulty
- Changed warp drive container collision layer to "Enemy Structure"
- Fix drag and drop of drone parts
- Fixed bug where opponent drones could unlock achievements for you
- Improved sound effects of ice planets
- Added music to the survival mode outro
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
We just uploaded a patch (1.0.6) addressing the following things:
Thanks for reporting the bugs! Keep on testing!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
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Thanks for reporting the bugs! Keep on testing!
New Features
- New Keybind Settings in the Main Menu
- Small visual changes in the Tournament Screen
Improvements
- Resource Tank now more accurately displays how full it is
- Improved visuals of fossil
- Added sound effect for deploying resources into container
- Fixed background color of gameover screen to use the correct shade of black
Balancing
- Initial resource amounts now differ depending on the selected difficulty / mode
- Balanced frostbomb and jumpfish missions on higher difficulties
- Improved final mission. Added shortcut after you found warp drive
- Balanced blackbox mission: Less wreckage and no large bees on low difficulty
- Rebalanced corp outpost mission
- Buffed starter weapons slightly, added some weapon upgrades
- Balanced prices of mothership upgrades
- Balanced rate at which the repair cost increases, now depending on difficulty
Bugfixes
- Fixed Garbageman achievement, the required amount of barrels was 9 instead of 5
- Fixed exploit where travel events could be skipped by quitting the game
- Fixed save file ui in main menu not updating when language is changed
- Fixed splashscreens, they should now show correctly again
- Fixed localization of edit drone UI for workshop drones
- Fixed jungle chest sound effects
- Fixed wrong materials on pirate enemies
- Fixed not playing sfx at survival tutorial end when you get rewards
- Fixed cryo tank not spawning
- Fixed amount of tortoice dens to destroy
- Fixed bug where you got a mission in the competitive modes after game-over in survival mode
- Made altimeter usable on test planet
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Dear Drone Engineers,
We just uploaded a patch (1.0.5) addressing the following things:
Thanks for reporting all the Bugs!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
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We just uploaded a patch (1.0.5) addressing the following things:
New Features
- New Keybind-Settings in the main menu
- Small visual changes in the Tournament Screen
Bugfixes
- Fixed stretched fire and frozen effects in final corp mission
- Made the Weapon Workshop UI larger so the text fits better for the different languages
- Fixed Bug where downloaded drones had no deploy cost
- The Preview in the Weapon Workshop now shows locked upgrade effects again
- Fixed bug where amount of certain weapons was not saved correctly
- Fixed bug where “Freely unlockable weapon upgrades” sandbox setting didn’t work unless “Drone part unlocking” was also active
- Fixed bug where resolution changed after entering main menu. The resolution now only changes when you press the apply button.
- Fixed Bug where the Drone Description Input Field could not be deselected and scrolled out of view.
- Fixed translation of starting weapons
- Fixed Going Green Achievement. It was accidentally triggered when using thrusters.
Thanks for reporting all the Bugs!
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Dear Drone Engineers,
We just uploaded a patch (1.0.4) addressing the following things:
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
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We just uploaded a patch (1.0.4) addressing the following things:
- Adjusted spawn location of fossils to be further away from the core
- Adjusted terrain strength of all planets to make digging easier with upgraded weapons
- Balanced difficulty of destroy pirates mines missions
- UI: new icon for enable / disable borders
- Added fail-safe to corp fracking mission, towers destroy themselves when they fly too far away
- Balanced firefly mission, gave fireflies better swarming behavior
- New visuals for test drive enemy spawners
- Added small objects you can pickup to the test planet
- Fixed bug where galaxy map could load endlessly if you had any upgrade maxed out
- Changes corp mines radius indicator color and adjusted particle effect size to match damage area. Added health-bar indicator to small corp mine.
- Fixed particle collisions with Nimbatus Container
- Balancing: Made shortcut in final corp mission slightly harder
Cheers,
Stray Fawn Studio
Current Release
20767177
Uploaded Dec 18, 2025
System Requirements
OS
N/A
CPU
Quad Core Processor
RAM
4 GB RAM
GPU
nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster
How to Install
1
Download all files
2
Extract the .RAR file to a folder (use WinRAR or 7-Zip)
3
Run Nimbatus.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
Download
Direct link available
Size
1.7 GB
Build
20767177
Password: cracked-games.org or 123
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