{"rewrite":{"id":"r_24de52e6b14929683fd0e7a1","clusterId":"c_944f4033966b6d73765ef037","slug":"approximately-up-launches-on-steam-to-very-positive-reviews","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Approximately Up Launches on Steam to Very Positive Reviews","summary":"Approximately Games released Approximately Up on Steam on August 7, 2026. The cooperative spaceship-building simulation supports up to four players and has earned a \"Very Positive\" rating on Steam within its first day. As of the time of reporting, over 160 user reviews had been submitted, with 98 percent of them positive. The game is priced at 3,150 yen, with a 20 percent launch discount bringing it to 2,520 yen until August 17. Players start with a single frame and assemble thousands of parts, including thrusters, cables, and solar panels, to construct vessels capable of interplanetary travel. The game features 15 planets, each with distinct sizes, gravity, atmospheres, and temperatures, and most planets have stations that act as checkpoints and garages. Missions include delivering experimental energy sources that cause blackouts, transporting mysterious crystals that charge like timed bombs, and hauling enormous submarines. Flight is viewed from a first-person perspective on the ship's deck, and design quality directly affects travel time. The game also supports single-player mode.","whyItMatters":"The game's immediate \"Very Positive\" status, with 98 percent of over 160 reviews positive, suggests that its open-ended ship-building and cooperative chaos are resonating with players on launch day.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game\u0026#39;s design philosophy is deliberately loose: any craft that stays bolted together and flies counts as a spaceship. This approach extends to the multiplayer experience, where players can forget to connect cables, attach thrusters backward, or omit solar panels and door buttons, leading to blame games after crashes. The developer Approximately Games encourages this improvisation, allowing players to build either a reliable vessel or a junk-like craft that barely functions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissions are designed to test ship designs in varied ways. One task involves delivering an experimental energy source that causes in-flight blackouts, while another requires transporting a mysterious crystal that charges like a timed bomb. A third mission asks players to haul a massive, heavy submarine. Completing missions and ferrying parts between planets unlocks new components for more advanced builds.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game launched with a 20 percent discount, reducing the price from 3,150 yen to 2,520 yen, with the sale running until August 17. Approximately Up is available on PC via Steam.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Approximately Up launched today on Steam and is already 'Very Positive': 98% of 160+ reviews are positive. The game lets you build a ship from thousands of parts, and if it flies, it counts.","twitterPost":"In Approximately Up, you can forget to connect cables, attach thrusters backward, or skip solar panels. The blame game after a crash is part of the fun. Out now on Steam with a 20% launch discount.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Approximately Up, a cooperative spaceship-building sim for up to four players, launched on Steam today and quickly earned a 'Very Positive' rating. With 15 planets and thousands of parts, the game rewards creative, and sometimes sloppy, engineering.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/031/G103166/20260807047/\",\"title\":\"Build a powerful spaceship to complete tough missions. 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