First review and if you're like me and were interested into this game and thought it looks deep like FTL or at least some similarities I feel it does! It's deeper than i expected from controlling every thrust/power of a single thruster or engine part to the crew inventory. You have to actually grab missiles and load them into the launcher and what not, using a collector you can loot chunks of asteroids I looted some pretty heavy stuff when i had no idea what i was doing and im pretty sure it slowed down my ship by increasing the mass. The campaign is openworldish you can always return to station and resupply and what not. It's fully playable with friends in every/any mode of gameplay. I'm in love with this little gem already also messed around with the ship editor and managed to create my own heavy M class ship. Highly recommended if you don't mind a clunky oldschool interface and learning TUTORIAL, the tutorial matters a lot here or you'll cry forever.
Spacecraft Tactics
- Release Date:
- Nov 27, 2023
- Developer:
- Stephan Birkl
- Publisher:
- Stephan Birkl
- Platforms:
- Windows Linux
Game Tags
About This Game
Key Features
- Progress through 5 chapters of the campaign, collect loot, craft items and upgrade your ship to overcome increasingly difficult challenges on 3 difficulty levels or in the integrated speedrun mode
- Micromanage your crew and your ship while staying on top of tactical battles
- Create and share your own ships and scenes in the built-in editors
- Play single player or online co-op, PvE or PvP in the 5 included game modes
- Designed to be modular from the ground up, Spacecraft Tactics supports community-created mods
Play the campaign
- The last rebel outpost got spotted by imperial scouts. Relocate the outpost before the main fleet attacks!
- Throughout the campaign you must collect loot, craft items and upgrade your ship to overcome increasingly difficult challenges
- Adapt your strategy and loadout to different situations as you progress through the campaign
- Play single player or online with a friend
- Designed with multiple playthroughs in mind
- Every playthrough is different
- 3 difficulty levels
- Speedrun mode with predictable rng, special game design and integrated display of splits
- Every playthrough is different
- Global highscores
Micromanage your ship
- Distribute energy between systems
- Manage your crew
- Control ship systems
- Damage control
- Heal and revive crew members
- Manage inventories
- Provide emergency power to systems
- Automations
- Control ship systems
- Systems are connected to and powered by grids:
- Energy
- Shield
- O2
- Network
- Energy
- Maintain fields
- Shield (Shield emitters)
- O2 (Air vents)
- Healing (First aid stations)
- Shield (Shield emitters)
Tactical battles
- Manage your capacitor, shield buffer and EM emissions
- Use the right loadout to suit your tactical situation
- Position your ship and keep an eye on your opponents
- Develop a strategy and execute it
Editors
- Create your own ships in the ship editor
- Design new scenarios in the integrated scene editor
- Play them in single player or online in custom game mode
- Most game modes also allow to use custom ships and scenes
- Play them in single player or online in custom game mode
- Share your ships and scenes with the integrated sharing functionality and in Steam Workshop (bundled as mods)
Game modes and match making
- The following game modes are available for single-player and multiplayer games:
- The Last Outpost: Save the last rebel outpost from the empire!
- Battles: Multiplayer PvE mode with progression
- Arena: Multiplayer PvP arena
- Race: Test your skills maneuvering your ship and hunt for highscores
- Custom Game: Sandbox mode, play your own scenes or test your ship in a procedural generated environment
- The Last Outpost: Save the last rebel outpost from the empire!
- Play on our server (for official highscores) or host your own game server:
- Game server is embedded in the game (best for LAN sessions or custom games if you are able to forward a port in your router)
- There is also a dedicated game server included
- Game server is embedded in the game (best for LAN sessions or custom games if you are able to forward a port in your router)
- Use Steam game invites, find online games in the game browser or receive a quick-join code
Modding
- Spacecraft Tactics has been designed from the ground up to be modular and support mods created by the community:
- Change the balancing of the game or introduce new gameplay elements with the integrated entity editor
- Bundle your own ships and scenes and distribute it as a mod
- Customize the presentation by creating your own tilesets, sounds / music or even texts / translations
- Develop your own mods in Groovy programming language, ranging from simple scripts for your scenes up to full conversions
- Change the balancing of the game or introduce new gameplay elements with the integrated entity editor
- Mods can be shared in Steam Workshop
Screenshots
User Reviews
This game appears to be a labor of love from the solo developer. It plays like a combination of Cosmoteer and Dwarf Fortress. It seems to have an amazing level of detail, but doesn't have very much polish to sell itself, which is totally fine. For a certain type of player, this game is amazing, but it is not for everyone.
System Requirements
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 x64
- Processor: 2 cores, Intel 2nd gen
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphics
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Additional Notes:
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 x64 or newer
- Processor: 4 cores, Intel 6th gen or AMD Ryzen
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD or Nvidia graphics card
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available space
FAQ
How much does Spacecraft Tactics cost?
Spacecraft Tactics costs $8.99.
What are the system requirements for Spacecraft Tactics?
Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 x64 Processor: 2 cores, Intel 2nd gen Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated or dedicated graphics Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 x64 or newer Processor: 4 cores, Intel 6th gen or AMD Ryzen Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD or Nvidia graphics card Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space
What platforms is Spacecraft Tactics available on?
Spacecraft Tactics is available on Windows PC, Linux.
Is Spacecraft Tactics worth buying?
Spacecraft Tactics has 67% positive reviews from 3 players.
When was Spacecraft Tactics released?
Spacecraft Tactics was released on Nov 27, 2023.
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