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Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor

Nimbatus: The Drone Constructor is an action simulation game. Craft drones out of hundreds of different parts and explore a fully destructible, procedurally generated galaxy!

80 3 October 2018

Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor is an indie developed by Stray Fawn Studio, released 3 October 2018 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor is

Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor is an indie game developed by Stray Fawn Studio and released in 2018. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, open world, sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 34 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Quad Core Processor, 4 GB RAM and nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor launched on 3 October 2018, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Return of the Obra Dinn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Return of the Obra Dinn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor — frequently asked questions

When did Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor come out?
Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor was released on 3 October 2018 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor?
At minimum, Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor needs Quad Core Processor, 4 GB RAM, nVidia® 8800 GT / AMD® 4670 or faster graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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