Starscape

$7.99

Release Date:: Nov 3, 2008
Developer:: Moonpod
Publisher:: Moonpod
Platforms:: Windows

Strategy Indie Action Steam Achievements Family Sharing Single-player

About This Game

Moonpod's Starscape mixes old school arcade game play values with characterization and an involving plot to deepen the whole experience.
With most of its crew missing and its weapons systems ruined, the space research station Aegis is all but lost. As the last remaining pilot you must help rebuild the station's defenses, acquire alien technology and create your own uniquely configured set of fighters. By mining the asteroids within the grid dimension, valuable resources can be harvested to fuel the Aegis's molecular furnace to build devastating weaponry. Within the nodes of the grid you will encounter allies to aid in the struggle to escape, uncover the terrible purpose of the evil Archnid race and learn why you and the rest of the crew were brought here.

Beautifully rendered 32bit colour graphics
800x600 resolution
Thumping music sound track and sound effects
Five different weapon technology threads to find and research, only the first is available in the demo
Five different zones to explore, only the first is available in the demo and the rest are much much bigger
Make alliances with friendly aliens and trade technology
Direct and protect your space station as it fights alongside you
Create your own "garage" of unique space fighters tailored to your own specifications
Mine the asteroids, gather raw elements, research new technologies and build new items
Recover the missing drive components and rescue your missing crewmates before escaping "The Grid".

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User Reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

3 user reviews

100%

Positive

User #437395 english

31 hrs at review

Recommended

I think this was my very first purchase on steam that wasn't immediately related to OG steam like counterstrike or something. Anyways this is the canonical precursor to space pirates and zombies, which is the precursor to starsector and starsector is magical. This game is magical too but it's showing. It's still arcade fun and the music still holds up. It's good albeit old as shit, but so am i, and i'm amazing. honest 8/10 for the time it came out.