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Draft ship parts, fit weapons and systems into a growing hull, then watch your build battle player-made ships automatically.
Released 15 May 2026
Expand Your Hull
Balance Ammo, Fuel, Power
Build Captain-Specific Ships
Strategic auto battler where you design a heavily-armed spaceship. Draft 200+ items, outfit your hull, and unleash it in async PvP. Blend captains and factions for absurd combos and galactic domination. Roll, buy, place, pray.
Developed by Iron Anchor Games · Published by Proxy Studios
You design a combat spaceship and send it into automatic battles against ships built by other players. Matches use stored player builds, so you can play at your own pace.
Between fights, shop for randomly offered hull pieces, weapons, reactors, shields, crew, and other modules. Expand your hull and arrange equipment to manage ammo, fuel, and power while connecting effects and building synergies.
Captains bring different hulls and passive abilities, while factions and selectable trinkets shape each run. Ranked Versus aims for 10 wins before you lose your lives; Casual Versus lets you test builds without rank, and Endless Run continues after 10 wins until you lose five lives.
Many reviewers enjoy the ship-building inventory puzzle, describing satisfaction in arranging parts, managing resources, and discovering effective item synergies. They also value the variety offered by captains, factions, and trinkets, and the asynchronous battles make it easy to play in short sessions while testing builds against other players. Some reviewers report that shop randomness and balance changes can undermine plans, with certain late-game strategies becoming dominant; others mention brief battles or difficulty reading crowded ships.
Down with the Ship is a strategic auto‑battler about assembling your own hull, stuffing it with powerful hardware, and sending it to war against other players.
Connect hull pieces to expand your ship and make room for modules. Each round offers a new set of parts: guns, reactors, shields, cursed relics, and more. Buy what fits, lock what you need, and learn when a cheap common beats a flashy rare.
Positioning is the core of the game. Move parts around to manage resources, connect item effects, and stack bonuses. Build something reliable, or commit to one risky combo and hope it fires first.
Battles play out automatically, but you decide when your ship is ready to fight. Your current build is matched against stored ships from other players. Win, adapt, and keep going until your run breaks apart.
Each captain changes how you play, with different hull shapes, passives, and build paths. Lean into their faction’s tools, or mix in parts from other factions to make something less predictable.
Ranked Versus: Face player-made ships and push for 10 wins before your lives are spent. Climb the leaderboard with every successful run.
Casual Versus: Test builds against player-made ships without worrying about rank.
Endless Run: Hit 10 wins? Keep going until your ship loses 5 lives.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 24 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Website | Official website |
