Ways to Play
Wayward Sun does not lock you into a class. Your career emerges from the ships you build, the Crew you develop, the places you operate, and what you choose to spend your time doing.
Where do you want to go?
Choose a path that interests you. Each one leads deeper into the systems, professions, ships, people, and places that shape your career.
Work Sol
Mine, harvest ice and gas, salvage wrecks, recover derelicts, explore, practice science, haul cargo, and fight.
Build Your Captain & Crew
Understand skills, attributes, expertise, departments, fatigue, stress, readiness, injuries, and veteran value.
Build & Fit Ships
Learn how hulls, components, hull slots, weapons, ammunition, cargo, Crew, condition, power, and cooling become real capability.
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Process, Engineer & Build
Turn raw resources and recovered technology into refined materials, schematics, equipment, ammunition, and ships.
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Find What Is Out There
Survey regions, process location data, study local evidence, enhance technology, and begin piecing together the larger story hidden throughout Sol.
Understand Sol
Learn how regions, local resource fingerprints, hazards, stations, organizations, markets, and travel shape every career.