June 25, 2026—Starlance Studios today announced that ZeroSpace, its cinematic sci-fi real-time strategy game, surpassed 250,000 wishlists on Steam following an influx of new battlefield commanders who joined the galactic war during Steam Next Fest. This milestone sets the stage for the game's Early Access launch on July 20, 2026.
ZeroSpace blends traditional RTS base-building and unit management with RPG-inspired storytelling and decision sequences that shape how the campaign unfolds. ZeroSpace also features the creative contributions of Aaron Kambeitz, co-founder of Relic Entertainment and artist on the landmark Homeworld series, who is working on ZeroSpace and bringing new life to its visual identity.
"We were thrilled to see so many new players try the ZeroSpace demo during Steam Next Fest," said Marvin "Marv" Gouw, Founder and CEO, Starlance Studios. "Reaching 250,000 wishlists is a milestone we're proud of, and it reflects how hungry players are for a new RTS. We can't wait to get Early Access into players' hands on July 20 and to show the community everything we have planned on the road to 1.0."
A Galactic War Broke Out During Steam Next Fest
The centerpiece of the Next Fest demo was the Galactic War mini-season, a live event where players pledged loyalty to one of three alliances and contributed wins to their side's war effort across a shared galaxy map.
Three players, one from each alliance, will each receive a custom ZeroSpace gaming PC built by partner Silver Knight PCs. The PCs are being custom-built and will ship to winners after completion. The winners will be announced on the official ZeroSpace Steam page in the weeks ahead.
The ZeroSpace Next Fest Masters: One Champion, Zero Losses
The $5,000 ZeroSpace Next Fest Masters tournament, cast by RTS community fixture Wardi, showcased the game's strongest ranked 1v1 ladder players. The full tournament VOD is available on YouTube here.
What's Coming in Early Access
The official ZeroSpace 1.0 launch will include an expansive single-player campaign across 15 main story missions, 10 hero loyalty missions, and 15 side story arc missions. A mix of 13 missions will be available at the start of Early Access.* The game's currently playable trifecta of factions will be joined by the game's fourth main faction, the robotic Xol, and even more new content. Starlance Studios has shared a development roadmap charting the path from Early Access through the full 1.0 launch, which players can find on the official Steam page.
The ZeroSpace Early Access launch is set for July 20, 2026.
Wishlist ZeroSpace on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1605850/ZeroSpace
Join the ZeroSpace community: discord.gg/zerospace.
Assets are available in the ZeroSpace press kit.
* CORRECTION: This release has been updated to properly reflect the number of campaign missions that will be included during Early Access and at 1.0.
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About ZeroSpace
ZeroSpace is a sci-fi real-time strategy game developed by Starlance Studios that fuses traditional base-building and unit management with hero-driven tactics and a persistent online universe. Players choose from multiple factions, command powerful hero units, and compete in both ranked and casual play. ZeroSpace launches in Early Access on Steam on July 20, 2026.
About Starlance Studios
Starlance Studios is an independent game development team founded in 2022 with a mission to reignite and redefine the real-time strategy genre. Its debut game, ZeroSpace, is a cinematic RTS with an epic sci-fi story where your decisions determine the fate of the galaxy. Starlance is led by founder and CEO Marvin Gouw, an experienced games technology leader who previously co-founded Phoenix Age, a mobile game studio acquired by Kabam in 2014. For more information, visit https://www.playzerospace.com/.