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Main Sequence is a first-person space-sim factory builder where you design spaceships, build space stations, and automate everything. Start with a single ship and grow to become an interstellar industrial empire as you leave your mark on the galaxy.

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Hotfix 0.1.0.107

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Bug Fixes

Fixed a desync when loading a game where a mining laser is active
Fixed the player garbage slot icon not showing up when opening a demo save
Fixed map markers not showing up for clients in multiplayer
Fixed HUD details for asteroids and machines not showing up for clients in multiplayer
Fixed offscreen HUD markers in other solar systems not displaying distance in ly

Main Sequence

I think we're past grind-until-you-can-automate

I started into factory games with Satisfactory. Since then, I've played the Shapez series, the PEP mod for Satisfactory (which replaces the curated game world with a 5x5 foundation grid and allows you to expand), and played a few other smaller ones. What I've found is I stick around a lot better if the game is "automate slow until you can automate faster" instead of "manual grind until you can automate." I started this game. Made it until I built my second space station. Realized I would have to start tr...

Skribs

53 minutes ago

General Discussions

Main Sequence Available Now!

Nov 12

Greetings Commanders!

I’m so excited to announce that after over 3 years of development, Main Sequence is out today in Early Access! It has been a long journey to get here, and I am grateful to everyone who participated in the playtests and tried out the demo. Your feedback and suggestions are what made the game what it is today.

When I started working on Main Sequence back in 2023, I wanted to make a game I really wanted to play. I’ve always enjoyed space sims, but the feature that I always wanted was to be able to walk around your ship and really live in it. The idea of building your own ships out of modules actually came much later, but now it is certainly one of the best features in the game.

With the main gameplay loop built around building and automation, I also wanted to make the functionality of your ships and ship designs a key part of progression. Like most crafting/survival/automation games, you start out small and progress further with each new thing you build. I hope you’ll enjoy designing each new ship and station on your journey to build the ultimate industrial empire. After all, the space factory must grow!

Bundles

My incredible publisher Mythwright has organized many awesome bundles for Main Sequence. I am super happy to see Main Sequence next to some of the games that were big inspirations when developing it, like X4 Foundations and Astrometica.

Here is the full list of bundles available at launch:

Main Sequence × Astro Colony
Main Sequence × Space Haven
Main Sequence × Eden Crafters
Main Sequence × Astrometica
Main Sequence × Solarpunk
Main Sequence × Astro Colony
Main Sequence × shapez 2
Main Sequence × SpaceCraft
Main Sequence × X4: Foundations
Main Sequence × Avorion
Main Sequence × Modulus
Main Sequence × AETHUS

Future Updates

Of course, this Early Access release is just the beginning. There are lots of exciting things I’m looking forward to adding with each update throughout early access, and now you can see them all in this one convenient poster!

These are just the things that I’ve planned already, but the other key part of Early Access is hearing from you about what features you think will make Main Sequence even better.

There are lots of different places where we hang out, including the Steam Community Hub and the Main Sequence Discord channel. The incredible community that has grown around the game is truly one of the things that I am happiest about, and I’d love to hear what you think of the game there.

Available Now!!!

It still hasn’t sunk in for me yet, but I’ve been told Main Sequence is finally available now. I hope you enjoy playing it. Once again, thank you to everyone who has followed along and been a part of this journey up until this point, and I’ll see you out there in the stars!

Sincerely,

Kaiden

Main Sequence

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Launch Price Announcement

Nov 5

Greetings Commanders!

We're now just 1 week away from the Early Access release of Main Sequence! It's hard to believe it’s this close after years of development, and I'm very excited to get the game into your hands.

Thanks to your continued support, Main Sequence has now surpassed 200 000 wishlists on Steam! It's an incredible milestone, and I'm grateful to everyone who has followed development, checked out the many demos and playtests, and spread the word to help make this possible. Thank you all for your support!

With launch just around the corner, I also wanted to share some details about the game's pricing.

Price Announcement

I’m happy to announce that the launch price of Main Sequence will be 24.99 USD / 24.99 EUR / 21.99 GBP and that there will be a 2 week launch discount of 20%.

I’m also very excited to be partnering with some awesome games in Steam Bundles. The full list will be available at launch but to give you a preview, if you already own X4 Foundations, shapez 2, or Astrometica you’ll be able to complete your bundle and get a discount.

Early Access is just the beginning of the journey. There are lots of things I’m excited to add to Main Sequence as it progresses towards full release, and I look forward to expanding the game with new features, content, and improvements based on your feedback.

Thank you for continuing to follow the development of Main Sequence and for helping make this launch possible.

Cheers,

Kaiden

Main Sequence

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Landable planets - Now they are fake

Yesterday I flew to a planet after a long walk, and when I arrived, just before "landing," the planet disappeared. There were no collisions, and asteroid generation continued from within the planet and right on its surface. There was also no atmospheric transition or gravitational pull from the planet itself. In that respect, it still has a lot of work to do....

Stego

1 hour ago

General Discussions

33 people found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny

Recommended

8.9 hrs on record

Posted: November 12

Early Access Review

It's like Space Engineers and Satisfactory had a baby. It's not as pretty as Satisfactory but also less buggy than Space Engineers. Try the demo and continue your save after you buy it. Pretty nice QOL features. Controls are basically like Satisfactory with middle mouse copy building. Been hooked since the demo personally! Goes without saying it runs flawlessly (For me at least). Although not being able to jump ticks me off.

H0LEA55MESS

84 people found this review helpful
5 people found this review funny

Recommended

65.2 hrs on record

Posted: November 12

Product received for free

Early Access Review

TL;DR: Put 200+ hours into the beta as a tester. if you love Factorio, Satisfactory, and Space Engineers, this is an absolute YES at $25. It's a remarkably deep space factory builder with CAD-style design and multiplayer, all built by a dedicated solo dev.

Edit:
Yes, I recieved the game from the dev. No, im not sponsored nor getting anything out of this review.
I believe its worth the money so I'm buying a copy to give away on stream.

Full Review:
I have been actively beta testing this and showcasing the game for the developer. First off, I absolutely love it. I can't thank the dev enough for letting me be a part of the beta and multiplayer tests. I've already put more than 200 hours into it.

At its core, Main Sequence is a space factory builder with logistics that will feel right at home if you love Satisfactory or Factorio. The ability to build ships and walk around inside them gives strong echoes of Space Engineers and No Man's Sky corvettes, while the combat strikes a great balance of being accessible yet challenging.

This is my honest take: get it while it's on sale, because it's totally worth it. Even at full price, there is a solid argument for its value. From my testing and everything I've seen, there is already a ton of substance here, and I'm genuinely excited to see where it goes.

Quick Notes (Pros & Cons):
Pros:
Space ship and station building
Factory logistics that make sense and scale with optimization
Spaceship logistics for hauling materials between stations
CAD-style ship and station designer
Multiplayer!!

Cons:
Combat could use a little spicing up
Ship logistics navigation needs some polish
Shipyard mass limit feels a bit restrictive for massive endgame ships

Final Verdict:
Is the game worth $25? YES!! If you like space games and factory builders, you will easily get your money's worth. Keep in mind this is being built by a solo developer, so updates take time, but I am deeply impressed by the progress so far. I'm honored to be a part of this community and will continue helping beta test to bring everyone the best game possible.

Danger_Train.TTV

235 products in account

15 people found this review helpful

Recommended

8.6 hrs on record

Posted: November 12

Early Access Review

It is good so far, played the demo as well. A couple thing to note, either add a jump, catwalks, or remove hitboxes from splitters/mergers. It gets tricky walking through an area if you have any of those objects. The other thing is add an option to copy/paste machine settings (If it is already in there then I have not sorted out how to do it). Other than that the game is pretty smooth so far.

McSkullBandit

383 products in account

Pass between floors?

I feel like I must just be blind, but is there a way to pass pieces between different floors of a base without like, loading it on a ship and having it fly between docks on different floors?

Chauneko

24 minutes ago

General Discussions

Should I be making many smaller stations?

I tried having one main station, with only silica products created elsewhere and am already finding it hard to link up automations for the more complex products. Deuterium fuel is as far as i've gotten progression wise. Now i've unlocked industrial docks it seems like it would be much easier to have lots of stations each making one or two production chains and ship them around as needed. My question is, is this how the game is supposed to be played? I've tried some automation games, i'm not good at the...