AstronTycoon

i love this game, but it is short. it feels like 2/3 of a game. the hubble telescope at the end seemed like the beginning of the last arc of the game, but instead it broke the game and made the game systems boring, tedious and incorrectly responsive (ex. the tips at the end of the observation say poor you, there were too many cloudy days... my telescope is in SPACE). There are all these great setups for a good third arc, but it just plods on. the fact that the beginning and middle of the game are tycoon management gold is why this bugs me so much i finished the game in 8 hours and paid $10 so i feel like i got my money worth, but there is so much good game here for the end to just peter off made me feel unfulfilled

WOW.... What a wonderful gem of a game. If you are hesitant about a game developer being able to translate the subject of Astronomy to a game, then don't be. Although obviously, the game developer had to simplify some of the game concepts for clarity, the ability to make this game so immersive is astounding to me. Plus, you will get a sense of the field of Astronomy by just playing the game. Don't be like me and become hesitant about buying this game just because you don't think that it will come through with the translation of science to gaming. The game will speak for itself. And you will enjoy it while at the same time becoming addicted to it's presentation and the concentration required in gameplay. I have trouble putting it down. It's beautiful. The only thing that I would like to know is what background that the game developer has since with just a little bit of Astronomy, I can see how he has captured the field of Astronomy and made it accessible to us. Recommendatio...

Bought the game 7 hours ago and just stopped playing 3 AM on a workday. I jutst found my first habitable planet and won novel price ;) Many more good hours to come in a fun tycoongame there make you forget about time.

Enjoying it, very early in. Relaxing casual pace. Build a scope, scan stars. Simple minigames to improve your results and the succeeding cash rewards to then upgrade telescopes and research tree, and expand the results you will get from future stars. Dev is responsive to comments, which is always encouraging. All I've got so far until advancing farther, see a lot in screenshots I haven't gotten to.

Basically a clicker game, with all the complexity and quality you would expect from that. NOT worth $20. I paid $3 and still feel like I was ripped off. I seriously question the legitimacy of the other reviews, especially those saying it's a good game for the price. There are hundreds of free web games with similar concepts and better design; nobody should waste their money on this.

Starting off, the sound is horrendous. The game sounds were nothing but bass and clicks. Turning off the sound didn't actually turn off all of the sound for some reason. The tutorial is not very well explained and consists of pages of information with a screen full of various topics as reference. It's good to have the reference, but the tutorial makes me want to play the game less.

games 100% does not feel like it should be worth anymore then $1, its low graphics, repetitive, and your just clicking on the same sort of stuf over and over, yeah theres minigames but they are easy as hell and no point to them and slow ass progression that makes u feel like your dying inside just to get a new telescope or a upgrade, 10/10 want a refund asap

Realy cool game for the price! I didn´t think I would enjoy it but decided to try and was super surprised, it took me back to that feeling I had as a kid playing Tycoon games where I just wanted to get that "one upgrade" that turned into me playing another 3 hours to get the next 10 upgrades instead...

Overall AstronTycoon is a unique and interesting experience. If you're sick of playing standard games of any type this is a breath of fresh air for a reasonable price. Whilst lacking replayability, it is an enjoyable journey of discovery as you work towards finding the first habital planet outside our solar system. Pros: - Authentic telescope technology, star information and general sciencentific approach to mapping the sky - Fun searching the sky for that 'right star' in search of a habital planet - Nice visuals of various interstellar objects Cons: - Lacks replayability - Minigames get somewhat boring after a while - Tech-tree is a little clunky and could have some clearer visual pathways (more like a wire diagram) Opportunities (maybe do the 'right mix' of these rather than all): - Create a way of minigames being removed at some point later in the game - Campaign mode with more specific objectives along the way (or a turbo mode after first run through) - Character traits and enh...

You buy telescopes, you select stars, you research them you rotate 3 disks while talking in conferences. And you try to make some money to buy more telescopes... not sure how. + the idea of the game is good + the music fits the theme - the first hour can be boring even if your secret dream was to become an astronomer. There is not much complexity in the game but still I got bankrupt during my first attempt, probably because I started with the worst possible telescope :) If you want to support extreme niche games, buy this on sale. If you like clicker games, you might like this game.