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Orbital CheckpointNewsOrbital Checkpoint Launches on August 27!
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Orbital Checkpoint Launches on August 27!

Orbital Checkpoint · published 19 Aug 2026, 11:06 UTC

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Hello, Inspectors!

The gates of GSA-42 are almost ready to open. **Orbital Checkpoint launches on Steam on August 27 for $4.99!**

In Orbital Checkpoint, you take the role of a border inspector stationed at a busy intergalactic transit hub. Every traveler brings a new set of documents, luggage, regulations, and occasionally something they definitely should not be carrying.

## Your shift, your decisions

During each shift, you will:

- verify passports, permits, transit tickets, and cargo declarations;

- compare photographs, dates, destinations, seals, and traveler details;

- scan suspicious baggage and uncover hidden contraband;

- follow daily GSA regulations that change as the campaign progresses;

- allow entry, deny passage, or make an arrest;

- earn Credits, purchase upgrades, and manage the consequences of your decisions.

But your work does not end when the checkpoint closes. Back at the station, you will need to manage oxygen, food, rent, stress, equipment, storage, and other parts of an inspector's life aboard GSA-42.

## A full 42-day campaign

The main campaign spans **42 in-game days**, with evolving regulations, new alien species, story encounters, station systems, upgrades, achievements, and different final outcomes shaped by your choices and discoveries.

After completing the campaign, you can continue your career in **Endless Mode** or begin a new service record and take a different path through the story.

## Available in 13 languages

Orbital Checkpoint will be playable in English, Polish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.

## Add Orbital Checkpoint to your wishlist

The launch is almost here. Add Orbital Checkpoint to your Steam wishlist and prepare for your first shift on **August 27**.

Thank you to everyone who has followed the project, played an early build, shared feedback, streamed the game, or created a video. Your support means a great deal to this small project.

See you at the checkpoint, Inspector.

**Vital Grid Games**

# Suggested Steam tags for the post

Orbital Checkpoint, Indie Game, Simulation, Management, Sci-Fi, August 27, Release Date

# Short social version

The gates of GSA-42 open on August 27! 🚀

Inspect alien documents, scan suspicious baggage, uncover contraband, manage your station life, and survive a 42-day campaign in **Orbital Checkpoint**.

Launching on Steam for **$4.99**. Add it to your wishlist and prepare for your first shift!

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