Hooded Horse and 3Division have announced Space Program, a new expansion for their Soviet-themed city builder Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic. Launching on November 23, 2026, the expansion lets players set up a space program in their own socialist republic. The announcement also revealed that the game has passed the 1 million sales mark.
According to information Oyun Günlüğü obtained from Hooded Horse, Space Program challenges players to be the first to reach the cosmos, from Sputnik 1 to the Vostok program and beyond. Players will research new technologies and establish the industries needed to manufacture, assemble and launch rockets.
Rocket building is a joint feat of science and industry
In the expansion, each rocket part is manufactured in plants, shipped to assembly halls and combined before being taken to dedicated launch facilities. While scientists develop advanced blueprints at universities, industry must keep up a steady supply of electronics, steel, plastics, fabrics and mechanical components. Synthesizing the specialized fuel needed to send rockets into space is also part of the production chain.
A new campaign set in the 1960s
Alongside a range of new industries and resources dedicated to space travel, Space Program includes a tailor-made campaign set in the 1960s. The campaign lets players explore the new mechanics in relative peace, surrounded by a happy, healthy and economically stable socialist utopia.
Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic - Space Program will release on PC via Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store on November 23, 2026.
