There are scenarios where the player works for a deep space prison or a music festival.

[5][4][6][7] Softpedia summarized: "Galacticare will be a hit with anyone who’s into both science fiction and efficiency tweaking.

"[4] CGMagazine called it "a fun romp" and said "the comedy lands well".

[9] Gamereactor gave Galacticare a score of seven out of ten and noted that the game isn't as refined as Two Point Studios' games.

[5] Rock Paper Shotgun suggested Galacticare for fans of management games, however, they mentioned that it may not appeal to those who are not already fans of the genre.