Open now · By request
The Ignition Protocol playtest
by SuperKitowiec
The Ignition Protocol is a slow-paced, top-down incremental asteroid-mining game. Fly your ship in zero-g, mine and tow asteroids, transport resources, automate your base, and ignite a new star - the last light in a fading universe.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Oct 2, 2026
- Planned release
- Q1 2027
- Developer
- SuperKitowiec
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English, German, Japanese, Korean and 6 more
How to join the The Ignition Protocol playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the The Ignition Protocol playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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About The Ignition Protocol
The Ignition Protocol is a slow-paced, top-down incremental mining game set in a quiet, fading universe. Fly your ship using realistic zero-g controls to mine and tow modular asteroids. Gather resources to purchase upgrades and build physics-based automation with Mining Platforms, Ore Relays, Asteroid Accelerators and more. Accumulate energy, push back the darkness and ignite a new star before the light goes out completely.
Mine modular asteroids to gather resources
Feed the Beacon and unlock new upgrades
Set up physics-based automation
Tow massive asteroids
Features
- Physical zero-g movement - Everything keeps its momentum; no asteroid is too heavy to push.
- Modular asteroids - Split massive asteroids into manageable fragments.
- Open space - Move without a speed limit and build without a grid.
- Physics-based automation - Feed whole asteroids into mining platforms, then chain ore relays together to transport the extracted resources.
- Meaningful upgrades - Improve existing equipment or unlock new tools that change how you mine, haul, and explore.
- Play at your own pace - There is no time limit, no rush - only the calm emptiness of space.
From the game's Steam page.
