Getting Started

Welcome to Space Idol. You’re about to begin your journey from space agency intern to interplanetary tycoon.

How It Works

Space Idol is a mobile tycoon game played in short sessions. You’ll tap through quests, make strategic choices, and watch your character grow — all in 5–10 minute bursts, two or three times a day. Timers run while you’re away, so there’s always something to collect when you return.

Your First Day

When you start, you’ll be dropped into a space agency as a new intern. Your first few hours look like this:

  1. Complete introductory quests. Levels 1–5 are designed to be finished on day one. These easy missions expose you to all five career paths and get you comfortable with the basics.
  2. Watch your affinities grow. Every quest rewards affinity XP across five dimensions: Technical, Analytics, Command, Resolve, and Innovation. Early on, all five grow roughly equally.
  3. Spend your first credits. You’ll earn salary credits from quests. Decide whether to invest in training, equipment, or certifications — each shapes your career differently.
  4. Meet your first NPCs. Characters you encounter offer side quests, advice, and — later — job opportunities at your own agency.

The Two Phases

Space Idol has two distinct halves:

Phase 1: Career Prologue (Levels 1–20)

You’re an employee. Someone else runs the agency — you just do the work. This phase lasts about a week and serves as an extended tutorial that shapes your identity. Quests never fail here; the question is how well you perform (measured by a 1–3 star rating).

Phase 2: Tycoon (Level 20+)

You found your own agency. Everything changes: missions can fail, costs multiply, and you’re managing crew, contracts, and services. The skills and affinities you built as an employee determine what kind of agency you can run.

The transition happens at level 20 with a career reveal — your archetype is assigned based on how you played, not a menu you pick from.

Tips for New Players

  • Don’t stress about “choosing wrong.” Your affinities drift naturally based on what you enjoy. There are no dead ends.
  • Energy management matters. You have limited energy per session. Don’t waste it repeating easy quests when harder ones give better rewards.
  • Chase 3-star ratings. The best rewards — blueprints, commendations, skill tokens — only drop at maximum performance.
  • Talk to everyone. NPC relationships unlock side quests, certifications, and your future hiring pool.
  • Save some credits. At level 20, your personal savings become seed funding for your agency. Every credit counts.