Starbase is a space MMO from Finnish studio Frozenbyte. Players are humanoid robots in one persistent universe: you start on a large station orbiting a gas giant, earn credits from jobs and gradually head into space. It has been in Steam Early Access since July 29, 2021.
Building is the heart of it. Ships and stations are assembled down to individual bolts, and a poorly planned hull with oversized steering thrusters can snap in half. The world is fully destructible, so combat tears real chunks off a ship. There is also asteroid mining, manufacturing, hauling and selling blueprints.
It suits engineering-minded players and large groups who like to build together. The catch is serious: development was paused in April 2022 over funding, briefly resumed on a test server in 2024, and the last update shipped in October 2024.
