Jazz, rogue robots, and a deadly mystery beneath the glamour
Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter caught our team’s attention with its noir atmosphere, unsettling robots, grotesque creatures, and striking decopunk art direction.
A woman in an evening dress faces a polished service robot inside a glamorous lounge. Elsewhere, something hideous waits in a blue-lit corridor. Add old-fashioned jazz, deep shadows, and a detective mystery, and you have a game we want to know a lot more about. This looks like it could be a killer detective game.
After ROCKBEASTS, our Game of the Week #76, we’re heading somewhere far less welcoming. Developed by Antifreeze Games, Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter is a sci-fi survival horror adventure with a full Steam release planned for 2027.
Watch the Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter Gameplay Trailer
Watch the official gameplay trailer shown at Galaxies Autumn 2026 on YouTube
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A grand opening with a very bad ending
The story begins aboard a luxury space station on one of Jupiter’s moons. Its grand opening has ended in disaster. The wealthy guests are dead, the service robots have turned violent, and mutant insects have made themselves at home.
You play as May, who wakes up with no memory of what happened or even who she is. The station’s glamorous suites, casino, concert hall, and utility corridors now offer different ways to get into trouble.
The contrast is one of the best things about what we’ve seen so far. The elegant interiors and vintage styling look beautiful, but the atmosphere is anything but comfortable.
A polished service robot in one of Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter’s dark, luxurious interiors.
Not every problem needs a bullet
Surviving means choosing when to fight and when to sneak past enemies. May can search for weapons, experimental equipment, and resources, but limited inventory space makes preparation important.
The station’s glamorous setting hides some distinctly unpleasant encounters.
There are environmental puzzles too, including a multifunctional device intended to control machinery, uncover passages, and help turn parts of the station against its threats. It sounds like a good fit for a game where the setting should be more than a backdrop.
The detective side is what we really want to see
The horror is obvious from the footage. It’s the planned detective system that could give Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter something more distinctive.
The developers describe examining crime scenes, collecting evidence, and using event cards to piece together what took place. There is also a wider story involving corporate conflict and a conspiracy behind the disaster.
Art Deco interiors and neon light give Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter its noir atmosphere.
That sounds promising, but there is an important distinction: the first public playtest in June focused on atmosphere, exploration, and survival. The developers said it did not yet include the detective investigation system, which they planned to introduce in a later test. We have not tested those features ourselves.
Why Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter is Game of the Week #77
Our team was drawn to the visuals first: the lighting, the Art Deco shapes, the eerie elegance, and those wonderfully unpleasant-looking creatures. The jazz and rogue robots complete a very unusual combination.
Lighting and shadow help give the station a constant sense of unease.
If Antifreeze Games can deliver the investigative gameplay alongside the survival horror, this could be a detective game worth watching closely. For now, its presentation and concept have more than earned our attention.
Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter is Fix Gaming Channel’s Game of the Week #77.
You can request playtest access on Steam
The Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter Steam page currently offers a Request Access option. You can register your interest, but that does not guarantee immediate entry into a playable build. Steam lists the full release for 2027.
Satellite Odyssey: Jupiter
Release: 2027 (planned)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Indie / Sci-Fi Survival Horror and Noir Mystery
Developer / Publisher: Antifreeze Games
Platforms: Windows PC — Steam
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Written by Ronny Fiksdahl, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Fix Gaming Channel.
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