ESA SHIELD

Join the European Space Agency's SHIELD mission and discover why aliens aren't the biggest threat to us! In this science-based Planetary Protection Simulator, you fight real cosmic hazards. Build, Monitor, Protect! Become Earth's Last Defense.

Last Updated: 1/28/2026

1 Players In-Game
Player Score
67
26
8
Platforms
  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux
Free In the Steam Store

About ESA SHIELD

ESA SHIELD is a Simulation, Strategy, Early Access, and Free to Play game developed by Hochschule Darmstadt Games Lab, and Steinbeis-Transferzentrum Games Lab - Gamification. On 8/19/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Steinbeis-Transferzentrum Games Lab - Gamification, Hochschule Darmstadt Games Lab, and European Space Agency.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

According to Steam’s category system, ESA SHIELD supports the following features:

  • Family Sharing
  • Single-player
  • Steam Timeline
  • Steam Achievements

From the Steam community, ESA SHIELD has been tagged with the following user tags:

  • Management
  • Immersive Sim
  • Roguelite
  • Tactical
  • Stylized
  • 3D
  • RTS
  • Tower Defense
  • Logic
  • Simulation
  • Base Building
  • Time Management
  • Science
  • Space Sim
  • Sci-fi
  • PvE
  • Strategy
  • Colorful
  • Singleplayer
  • Building

Media & Sceenshots

Watch the featured video for ESA SHIELD and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.

ESA SHIELD Featured Screenshot #1

Supported Languages and Localizations

ESA SHIELD is available in 2 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.

NameInterfaceAudioSubtitles
English
Yes
Yes
Yes
German
Yes
Yes
Yes

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