Survival is SPACESTRIKE.IO's round-based free-for-all. Every pilot is an independent combatant with one life in the round; the last pilot alive wins.

Teams
None; every pilot is hostile
Lives
One per pilot per round
Safe zone
Contracts as the round progresses
Round winner
Last pilot alive
After elimination
Spectate until the next round
Room flow
The next lobby starts automatically

Build before deployment

Use the lobby and private preflight bay to finish your modular ship before joining the round. Once deployed, every decision matters because there is no respawn during that round.

Move with the safe zone

The safe area shrinks as the round continues. Stay inside it, watch how the boundary changes the available routes, and avoid being caught outside while other pilots are closing in.

Elimination and spectating

A destroyed pilot is eliminated for the rest of the round and can spectate the remaining fight. After a winner is decided, the room returns to a lobby automatically so pilots can launch into the next round.

Combat rewards and neutral objectives

Pilots can still fight over central Hex Caches and drifting loot. Those objectives create noisy, predictable hotspots, so weigh their rewards against the risk of drawing attention while the safe area gets smaller.

Survival combat and loot

Hex CacheA central neutral reward objectiveOpen encyclopedia entry →
Drifting CacheA separate moving loot entity distributed through the arenaOpen encyclopedia entry →

Live mini canvas: these units use the same appearance renderer as the game.

Meet the AI pilots

Modular server botsAI pilot classes and behaviorSee how server-controlled ships select targets, use weapons, and choose service routes.Read entry

Survival strategy

Build for a clear role before deployment. A focused ship is easier to use under pressure than one assembled to answer every possible opponent.

Watch the safe-zone boundary as carefully as the nearest opponent; a shrinking route can turn a distant threat into an immediate fight.

Approach Hex Caches with an exit in mind. Firing on a central objective reveals your position to nearby pilots.

Inspect enemy module placement. Exposed engines, isolated weapons, or a lightly protected core can matter more than total ship size.