Flying one ship with several pairs of hands turns every room into a coordination crisis. You shout stations, grab the wrong gun, laugh. Solo it works but feels clipped: this game lives on clumsy, joyful communication.
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Category
Action4 players7+
Co-op
Description
A crew of four pilots an organic spaceship, each scrambling between stations to fire, steer and repair. Published by Asteroid Base, released worldwide in 2017. Frantic coordination, generated levels, animal captains to rescue, couch co-op up to four or solo aided by a space cat.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,5 GB📅14/09/2017
Published by Asteroid Base
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (Nintendo Switch) price, value & rarity
Crewing a ship together while scrambling between stations sounds simple, yet it breeds a rare, intelligent co-op chaos where communication is everything. From a small studio with little marketing, it got lost among the platform's co-op titles. Its stained-glass art makes it a couch-night essential, best with friends, or solo with a cat at your side.
Better with friends
One ship, several stations, and the need to yell who's on the turret while the shields buckle: that's the engine of this co-op where communication is everything. You juggle cannons, engines and repairs, organise under pressure and improvise when the plan falls apart. The cooperative chaos is a joy, the belly laughs guaranteed, and sharing a single craft creates memories you'll want to relive.
Is Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime still worth playing in 2026?
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime rests on one brilliant, still-singular co-op idea: a single organic ship and a crew dashing from station to station to fire, steer, raise the shield and repair. Nobody controls everything, hence constant, joyful communication. The warm pastel art direction has aged beautifully, and the generated levels keep some freshness. Solo, you toggle between two stations with a cat, which works but loses the essence. With two or four players, it is a little gem of couch co-op that stays entirely relevant for groups seeking shared chaos.
