NIGHTSTAR: Alliance

Zero persistence in any game mode. You start over from the beginning every time, even in Story. Only difference between story and arcade is arcade has lives and more variety. Upgrade system is annoying in the way it snaps pieces to places you don't want instead of highlighting first and snapping when you let go. It makes it annoying because your driving hand is in the way of the maintenance hand in real space as you hold the ship steady to change a part. Gameplay is addicting though. I'm glad the ship is not entirely attached to the controller. Just needs more development in those areas for me to recommend it.

Stellar. NIGHTSTAR: Alliance is stunning. Its sleek visuals, spectacular soundtrack, and superior sound design immediately mark it as a strong contender. Before gameplay even enters the picture, on the basis of its solid aesthetics alone, Nightstar sets itself up as a unique entry in the slog of unpolished games that plague VR. But the gameplay? Oh man. Nightstar is an arcade-styled shooter with appropriate difficulty. Play revolves around you controlling a ship with one hand and a maintenance drone with the other hand. Ships come at you, you shoot them, and they drop stuff that you pick up. Simple. The fun of it comes in the absolutely hellacious time of it you'll have trying to manage your ship's weapon modules while you're being shot at by nine trillion enemy fighters. The difficulty curve is a little steep, but it's three hundred percent worth. Mowing down hostile fighters with your armada of heavily-armed allies feels plain satisfying. The explosions, lasers, ships, and...

I own a Valve Index and I think that the knuckles controller aren't supported with all buttons. It says there is Fire A and Fire B button but I couldn't figure out how to use the Fire B button. Core features like Modular Spacecraft Building is bugged. Expantion modules do not drop the majority of the time so I'm left with my 2 basic weapon slots, which means that I can't pick up all weapon drops. I do not recommend buying this game until these bugs are fixed.

Great space shootem up like old style Nintendo games like Life Force. Only you control the ship with your hand and bullets come from everywhere in 3D space and not 2D plane. Ship building is great, your ship can get gargantuan and have a lot of firepower. I recomend leaving flaks and lasers to companions. Ah yes, companions, you not only build your ship but also rescue colony ships which join your fleet and you can upgrade them. Don't rely on them too much though, as they can get lost or destroyed. And a small problem. If you want to experience the whole story - in spirit of Nintendo hard games - when you die - you start the game from scratch. No checkpoints (or at least I havent seen those). Story seems engaging and tangled just right for a space shooter. Dialogs are kinda easy ignore in a heat of battle.

Wow! This is realy well done. The music, graphics, style, everything is really cool. It's quick to pick up and brings me back to some awesome classic games with the blocky retro style. As you control the ship with your controller you can use your other hand to add upgrades, but it's all real time so you have to move fast. My only quibble is the intro and tutorial are a bit long, and I don't really want to skip it as it's part of the story, but just felt like getting to the action quicker. So if you find it taking long, just stick with it as the action will be all the sweeter.

Most VR games are really VR experiences, and this is not an exception. However, IMO, all VR experiences have a "best game for it". Space Pirate trainter is the best of the wave shooter with sci fi guns. In Death is the best experience with bows. And, Nightstar:Alliance is the best game for the experience of holding a spaceship on your hand. Similar to Xorter, from The Lab, but with added complexity and gameplay. Really recomended.

This is a good argument for a "neutral" recommendation. This could potentially be the best VR game since Beat Saber, but the interface is severely lacking. Building options are thrown at the player mid-battle with no way to know how any parts work, forcing you to just slap things together randomly. Text pop-ups try to explain the story, but it's impossible to focus on them while missiles are raining down. The game is otherwise so polished I have to wonder why the developers made it so hard to play.

No variety, not enough immersion or tension to make me care when I get hit, and overal boring+awkward. Got it on 50% sale but honestly I'll never play this game again so it's not worth the library space. Refunded.

If you like shmups and old school arcade ones, this is for you. Solid shooting mechanics with added bonus of building and managing your ship and multiple guns and components. I played the demo and loved it, the full version is addicting. Great Game.

So had a first go, didn't really think much of it a first, but once i got the hang of it it got super addictive. Soundtrack is great too. got the feel of old school shooters. got it on sale and was well worth the price.