Space Station Zero

About this board game

Space Station Zero is a miniatures-agnostic tabletop wargame for 1–4 players, with a play time of about 180 minutes. Explore an ancient space station, overcome its dangers, and uncover its darkest secrets in a solo, cooperative, or adversarial skirmish experience.

After an unsuccessful hyperspace jump, you and your crew find yourselves inside the massive and mysterious station. Use any science-fiction miniatures you like to represent a crew of 5–9 figures, then develop their stats according to the crew type you choose.

• Medical
• Science
• War
• Shipping
• Pirate
• Exploration

Each turn or challenge represents exploring another compartment. Opponents and environmental dangers vary, with some determined by random die rolls. During each activation, your crew moves into the compartment; if activation fails, the AI opponent begins moving against you.

Surviving a challenge gives you a choice of what to face next. The game’s branching mission structure creates a campaign of roughly two dozen challenges, allowing the adventure to unfold along a different path from game to game.

Space Station Zero can end with the entire crew dead, as permadeath is a genuine threat. Victory comes from successfully overcoming every challenge on the branching path that develops during your campaign—and reaching the end of your crew’s particular narrative.