RetroSpace Characters: Survivors, Dr. Nebula and the Crew
The six survivors
Dev Blog 11 calls the survivors "milestones" in the story. You can recruit them, they move into the Janitors' Haven and unlock new mechanics: one opens tech gadget purchases, another opens weapon upgrades. The official deep-dive video adds a workbench, a shooting range and a laboratory to the list of things your base gains. Each survivor has an optional mission line with lore and "special loot you won't find anywhere else", and some of them change which ending you get. Finishing every one of them earns Hero we deserve (25G).
| Survivor | Who they are | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Bogart | Pleasure-bot and DJ | Named in Dev Blog 11 (Jan 31, 2026) |
| Marco Rosso | The only mutant on Aurora 5 who kept his sanity | Named in Dev Blog 11 |
The other four survivors have not been named in any official material. Reviewers describe them as surviving scientists who need help getting their stations working again.
Voices, crew and names in the logs
| Name | Role | Seen in |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Nebula | The voice on the radio who wakes you, calls you "my boy" and guides you toward the Nexus Plaza garden. Who he is, is one of your first objectives. | DeepSpaceMatt and ProRogueBear full-game playthroughs |
| The Board | The station management that talks over the public address and in ads: "The board is with you. Always." | Full-game and demo recordings |
| Professor Hammond | Head of the medical section. He locked himself in his office; reaching it and lifting the quarantine lockdown is the first big goal. | Splattercat demo video; demo patch notes (fixed from "Dr. Hammond") |
| Rachel Rosen | Hammond's assistant, who keeps begging him to change his 1234 password and reads other people's mail. | ProRogueBear full-game playthrough |
| Rafael H. Mirage | Medical staff member who keeps changing the ICU code (0451). | Several demo and full-game recordings |
| Alphonse Mirage | Sends the Nexus Gardens staff a weary "keep that garden in order" email. | ProRogueBear full-game playthrough |
| Marco Damarian | Chief security officer, signs messages in the medical section. | ProRogueBear full-game playthrough |
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Spoiler policy
This page sticks to what the developers published and what the first hour shows. Story beats beyond the Nexus Gardens, survivor quest outcomes and the endings get their own spoiler-marked sections once they are confirmed. For the setting itself, see story and setting.
Character questions
How many survivors can you recruit in RetroSpace?
Six, according to Dev Blog 11. Each one you help moves to the Janitors' Haven and unlocks something there, such as the tech gadget shop, weapon upgrades, a workbench, a shooting range or a laboratory.
Do survivors affect the ending?
Yes, some of them. Dev Blog 11 says each survivor has an optional mission line and that "some of them can also affect which ending you'll get in the end".
Who is the main character in RetroSpace?
A nameless janitor who wakes from stasis on Aurora 5 with no memory of why he is there. Finding out who you are is listed among your opening objectives.
Who is Dr. Nebula?
The voice that contacts you over the radio at the start and guides you toward the Nexus Plaza garden. The game sets "Who is Dr. Nebula?" as an objective, so we are not spoiling the answer here.