too expensive for what little content it offers. needs more content but all you get are pointless dev plays streams and crossplay when the game is so empty.

I really wanted to like this game. The core of the game is fun, but there are serious issues it needs to address. Variety: There NEEDS to be more variety in order to really embrace the rouge-like aspect that makes it interesting. There should be more options for weapons, more abilities, more unique relics that change how the ship works. There aren't enough interesting options for each class to feel unique and really shine. Loot boxes: As nice as it is to be able to customize your character, no one wants loot boxes for cosmetics. An in-game currency that you collect by completing missions, and can spend in a store at the hub would have been a better fit. Skill trees: It's nice having levels where you can feel some progression but without real build variety I'm not sure of the point. And even when you do fully complete a skill tree, a lot of the progress feels wasted. Dead game time: There's always dead time for at least one player (and usually more) on the ship. If you pick the ...

Excellent game Must have feature is the ability for players to jump in the payload launcher though

Incredibly hit or miss solo, especially due to the new "mutators" they added... Probably a lot of fun with an actual crew--but the niche-ness of the game makes that improbable to impossible.

Ship management feels a bit like FTL in that you are slotting weapons into fixed points on the ship, and sending crew to do repairs, but you do that all in first person like Guns of Icarus. Definitely a bit of a singleplager/co-op Guns of Icarus in space-ish. I've only played a little so far and was mostly a pilot, so I didn't interact as much with ship repairs, upgrades, and craftong mechanics, so I can't speak to how much depth those have. I am however disappointed by the flight mechanics. Like Guns of Icarus, this is a 2D+Vertical flight model, meaning all your steering, forward/reverse flying, and strafing is done in a 2D plane, and then you have the ability to move your plane of flight up and down, but you cannot pitch or roll, so no matter how much you go up or down, your 2D flight plane always has a fixed up and down. That movement model makes sense in Guns of Icarus, because it is airships, but it makes a lot less sense in space. I get that this is meant to be more arcadish,...

152 Hours In: Definitely Recommend After sinking 152 hours into the game and unlocking all the achievements, I can confidently say it’s worth recommending. The game runs smoothly, with only a few minor bugs (nothing game-breaking or too annoying). One thing worth noting is that the game ran perfectly fine on my gaming laptop, which is over a decade old. I didn’t have to drop all the settings to the lowest levels, which was a pleasant surprise. I’ve primarily played with anywhere from 1 to 5 friends, but I’ve also had a few solo sessions. The gameplay is straightforward once you grasp the mechanics, yet it remains fun and, depending on your role, challenging for the group. Everyone tends to have a preferred role, but we make an effort to cycle through them so everyone gets a chance to experience different playstyles. I’m hoping the developers add more missions, boss types, additional ship variants, weapon options, ship mods, and so on, to boost replayability and depth. As i...

Bought this game before I knew it was using Generative AI, by the time I found out, I couldn't get a refund. If they ever get rid of the AI assets, I'll consider playing the game and changing my review.

I wanted my money back within an hour of buying the game but since all my friends seemed to be having fun I decided to suck it up and keep playing it. We only played for a few hours though and we haven't played for weeks, so I guess now's as good a time as any to write a review. Objectively: there is not enough for any one person to do. It's about 1-2 person's worth of gameplay split up between 5-6 people. Subjectively: They don't seem to know what they want their world-feel and atmosphere to be? It's sort of half-hearted marvel/gearbox snark, weirdly interspersed with WAY TOO INTENSE sci-fi jargon that kinda clashes with the overarching attitude of goofy "Hey Guys We're Having a Meme Time" 'face customization' and in-world voice lines. Finally: I know they said using genAI was an 'artistic decision' but it absolutely was NOT. It doesn't sound bad enough to be quirky/retro or good enough to be convincingly futuristic (They would've had to hire a voice actor for that.) It sounds li...

Incredibly unfun solo. Honestly it just made me want to do another barotrauma run.

Good game but I saw everything by hour 14 or so. Can't say it's worth the price, even if it was fun.