01 / Build→04 / ProgressFIRST FLIGHT / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
01 / FLIGHT PLANApproximately Up Beginner Guide: Your First Flight PlanStart with the tutorial, assemble a modular ship, launch in first person, land at a planet station to unlock that checkpoint and garage, then use missions to unlock more parts.OFFICIAL→FLIGHT NOTE INDEX / 016
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01 / Structure→05 / RecoverySHIP SYSTEMS / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
02 / AIRFRAMEApproximately Up Ship Building Guide: Systems FirstDesign in systems: a frame to carry the craft, thrust sized for its mass and destination, enough power or fuel, controls and instruments you can read, and cables that keep every required path connected.BOUNDARY→confirm the selected object is a framePLATING CHECK / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
03 / PLATINGHow to Plate Frames in Approximately Up: Current LimitFrame plating is a real player question, but the checked official sources do not document the current clicks or tool state. Verify that you are editing a frame, have the required unlocked part or tool, and are on build 1.0.100 before following an old video.BOUNDARY→01 / Target→04 / StationMOON FLIGHT / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
04 / MOON ROUTEHow to Reach the Moon in Approximately Up: Safe PlanTreat the Moon trip as three stages: navigate toward the Moon, leave enough distance to cancel your velocity, and land at the station to unlock the permanent checkpoint and garage. No universal speed or burn time is confirmed.BOUNDARY→01 / No response→04 / Roll onlyRCS DIAGNOSIS / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
05 / ATTITUDEApproximately Up RCS Thrusters Not Working: 1.0.100 ChecksCheck the documented failure layers first: a backward thruster, a missing cable or dead battery, or a changed RCS-controller axis label. Exact port wiring and a universal fix still need a current-build reproduction.BOUNDARY→release or disconnect maneuver controlsROTATION ISOLATION / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
06 / ROTATIONWhy Your Ship Keeps Spinning in Approximately UpIsolate the cause before rebuilding: release all control input, disable maneuvering thrust, compare left and right propulsion, then re-enable systems one at a time. Update first—1.0.008 says the remaining Axis Rotometer issues were fixed.BOUNDARY→LIMIT / No current symbol legend→05 / Cross-checkCONTACT CHECK / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
07 / CONTACTSApproximately Up Radar Guide: What Is ConfirmedUse radar as one layer of navigation, not a complete route: identify which display or device is producing a contact, observe how that contact changes as you turn or move, and confirm the target with another instrument before committing to a burn.BOUNDARY→record the approach state before brakingBRAKING VARIABLES / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
08 / DECELERATIONApproximately Up Braking Point Guide: Stop SafelyA player can approach a destination but needs to know when braking must begin.BOUNDARY→01 / Source→04 / ObservePATH LEDGER / EDITORIAL · NOT GAMEPLAY
09 / CIRCUITSApproximately Up Wiring Guide: Diagnose the PathTrace one path at a time: name the source, name the destination, decide whether the connection carries power or data, then inspect every port and cable segment between them. A visually nearby wire is not proof of a valid connection.BOUNDARY→does the author name a current build?BLUEPRINT INTAKE / EDITORIAL
10 / WORKSHOPApproximately Up Workshop and Blueprints: 1.0 StatusSteam Workshop support is official, and update 1.0.005 added an option to disable the in-game Workshop. That confirms sharing infrastructure—not that every blueprint is current, safe, or beginner-ready.OFFICIAL→up to fouronline co-opCO-OP STATUS / EDITORIAL
11 / CO-OPApproximately Up Multiplayer Guide: Confirmed LimitsApproximately Up officially supports online co-op for up to four players. Keep every player on the same game version; dedicated servers, host migration, and how mission progress carries between a friend's game and your save were not confirmed in the checked sources.OFFICIAL→01 / Choose→04 / ExpandPROGRESSION LOOP / EDITORIAL
12 / OBJECTIVESApproximately Up Missions and Objectives: ProgressionMissions are the documented progression path for unlocking ship parts. Use the Objectives Log to track work—version 1.0.006 added a completion percentage—but do not assume this guide's examples are a complete ordered campaign.OFFICIAL→tutorial, first objective, planetsCOMPLETION MAP / EDITORIAL
13 / ACHIEVEMENTSApproximately Up Achievements Guide: All 22 GoalsSteam publishes 22 Approximately Up achievements. They cover tutorial and objective progress, discovering planets, survival events, moving animals between worlds, exploration extremes, and special flight constraints; exact routes still require current-build testing.OFFICIAL→Windowspublished on SteamPLATFORM STATUS / OFFICIAL FIELDS
14 / PC SPECSApproximately Up System Requirements: Windows PCApproximately Up currently lists Windows as its supported platform. Compare your PC with the live Steam minimum and recommended tables before buying; this guide does not convert those specs into an untested FPS promise.OFFICIAL→
WindowsPLATFORM CHECK / EDITORIAL
16 / PLATFORMIs Approximately Up on PS5? Current Platform StatusWindows is the only platform confirmed in the current official store data. No PS5 version was announced in the official sources checked on 2026-08-09, so PlayStation availability remains unconfirmed—not permanently impossible.BOUNDARY→