Game Overview
A battered starship, an unreliable crew, and a solar system full of people eager to collect a bounty make for a scrappy sci-fi adventure with plenty of personality. The Galactic Junkers casts you as a fugitive captain after humanity’s future among the stars goes badly wrong, leaving survivors scattered across ramshackle stations and harsh asteroid settlements. Its tone is closer to a rowdy space sitcom than a grim survival sim, even when pirates, government forces, and malfunctioning equipment are all threatening to turn your next job into a disaster. Beneath the jokes sits a proper chase narrative about finding out why so many powerful groups want you erased.
Most of the action takes place aboard your own ship, where you steer through hostile encounters while assigning crew members to weapons, shields, engines, repairs, and other essential stations. Battles demand constant attention: systems break, fires and damage spread, and a poorly timed decision can leave the vessel helpless against enemy fire. Between fights, you travel between locations, take on jobs, gather supplies, acquire equipment, recruit crew, and improve the ship’s chances of surviving the next encounter. Crew management matters as much as aiming guns, since each new hire brings useful capabilities but also more personalities to keep alive and productive when everything starts falling apart.
What makes The Galactic Junkers appealing is its combination of hands-on spaceship chaos and a deliberately low-rent, lived-in vision of the future. Rather than commanding a pristine military cruiser, you are trying to keep a barely functional junker flying with whatever gear and people you can scrounge together. The side-on ship presentation and rapid station swapping give combat an immediate, busy feel, while its comic writing keeps setbacks from becoming oppressive. Players who enjoy the crew juggling and emergency repairs of FTL, but want a more character-driven, action-adventure framing, should find plenty to like here; newcomers can also enjoy it if they are comfortable learning under pressure.
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Installation
- Select the Download button at the top of this page to open UploadHaven.
- On UploadHaven, wait for any countdown, then select Free Download. Optional: UploadHaven Pro for faster downloads.
- When complete, extract the archive to a The Galactic Junkers folder using 7-Zip.
- Open the extracted folder and start the game normally.
- For errors, check Setup Guide & Troubleshooting below. Keep your security software enabled.
System Requirements
- OS: Windows 7 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2.6Ghz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce 9800 GT
- Storage: 20 GB available space
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for The Galactic Junkers (v1.0.1.0)?
After extracting The Galactic Junkers (v1.0.1.0), navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 4.20 GB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Do I need to run the game as administrator?
Usually, no. Start the game normally from the extracted folder. If you see a permissions or save error, check that the folder is writable and follow the game's documented fix. Only grant administrator access when a trusted game's specific setup requires it.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Check that extraction completed and your PC meets the system requirements. Note any error message before choosing a fix. If it identifies a missing runtime, install the required DirectX components or Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable from Microsoft.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
A warning needs to be investigated; the download source alone cannot confirm that a file is safe. Keep your security software enabled and review the detection details. Do not run or restore a flagged file unless you have verified that it is a false positive. If you are unsure, leave it quarantined.