Orbit Salvager: Space Salvage

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Version 2.0 (build 5)

This guide covers version 2.0. The current website catalog lists version 2.0. Check the App Store for availability on your device; the features below require version 2.0 or later.

Pilot a salvage tug through a compact, fictional gravity field. Spend fuel carefully, tether drifting cargo and bring it back to the station. Orbit Salvager is an arcade game about momentum and mass, with every mode and tool included in one purchase.

FLY WITH CONTROL Use directional burns, braking, touch steering and a fuel-powered winch. Open Flight Plan to pause, inspect real cargo distances and choose a target within tether range. Practice starts paused with a first recovery waiting near the station; resume and tap Tether to learn the docking rules.

KEEP YOUR FLIGHT Pause whenever you need a break. Active flights save on launch, at regular intervals and when the app becomes inactive or you leave the flight screen. Reopen a saved flight paused, with its cargo, fuel, hull, tether and remaining time intact. Ending a flight asks for confirmation.

RECORD EVERY RETURN New flights retain a cargo manifest with base points, hull bonus and time bonus. Browse and search the Flight Recorder, then export a cargo CSV or a text flight report through Files. Older flights keep their original score and summary; missing historical cargo details are never invented.

BACK UP YOUR PROGRESS Export campaign progress, recorded flights, manifests and your current flight to a local JSON backup. Import a backup to preview it before confirming replacement. The app saves a recovery copy of your current data before restoring. Files backups support up to 50 MB and 100,000 recorded flights. Sound and accessibility preferences stay on the device.

FOUR WAYS TO PLAY Recover at least two objects to advance through the 12-shift campaign, try the daily or weekly seeded field, or practice in a two-planet field. Collect six cargo types with different masses and point values; fuel cells replenish fuel. Shifts last up to ten minutes. Planet impacts damage the hull, and an overstretched tether can break.

INCLUDED AND PRIVATE Enjoy the 20-track soundtrack, optional haptics and reduced visual effects. Core play works offline without a developer account, ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases. Optional Game Center provides leaderboards and achievements. Manual private iCloud snapshots contain campaign progress only; use Files for full history and active-flight backups.

The game uses fictional worlds and game-unit measurements, not an astrophysics model. The coast preview estimates gravity only and does not predict collisions or tether forces. Gameplay is visual, with labeled native controls and spoken state summaries. Updated physics and the Practice field require version 2.0.

Guide updated 2026-10-31.