Life Not Supported

A broken spacecraft, a hostile orbital debris field, and one survivor hanging from a tether form the foundation of Life Not Supported. This is a deliberately scrappy space-survival adventure where survival depends less on piloting expertise than improvisation under pressure. Orbiting an unfamiliar planet that may once have represented humanity’s next frontier, you drift through the aftermath of an unexplained catastrophe and try to turn wreckage into a livable refuge. The mood balances lonely cosmic dread with the darkly amusing satisfaction of repairing a home with whatever happens to float past.

Most of your time goes into venturing outside the remains of your ship, staying tethered while collecting passing scrap, ice, oxygen tanks, and useful objects. Materials become tools, platforms, walls, and functional systems, gradually expanding a fragile shelter that must endure recurring showers of dangerous debris. Basic needs remain central: oxygen runs low, water must be produced by melting ice, and food production requires a little zero-gravity botany. Moving your makeshift vessel opens access to new orbital belts and better resources, giving the crafting loop a steady sense of forward momentum rather than leaving you in one static survival arena. Cooperative play lets friends divide jobs between gathering, construction, and keeping the habitat functioning.

Life Not Supported stands out through its tactile, low-tech approach to science-fiction survival; the fantasy is not commanding a sleek starship, but keeping an ugly, patched-together space shack alive. Floating debris doubles as building material, decoration, and environmental storytelling, so every scavenging run can improve both function and personality. The wider mystery surrounding the lost crew and failed mission gives exploration a purpose beyond merely extending the next oxygen timer. Players who enjoy the crafting pressure of Raft or Subnautica, but want a more compact zero-gravity setting and the option to cooperate, should find plenty to like, while genre veterans will appreciate its focus on practical problem-solving over complex spaceship simulation.