A flash-based lesson in frustration


+ interesting base-building / management mechanics
+ useful upgrades for everything you can build

- heavily RNG-based
- not balanced whatsoever
- graphics are on par with that of a Flash game

Honestly this game is nowhere near woth $10 - it's maybe more of a $3-5 game depending on how much you play it. Overall it ends up being more frustrating than it is fun, though, as there are a number of scenarios you can end up in through sheer RNG leaving you have no choice but to restart and wonder why you're even playing it in the first place.

While there is a high amount of micromanagement possible in the game to help mitigate RNG luck, being forced to do so for every. single. fight unfortunately makes the game painstakingly un-fun to play. There is a kind of priority system that you can try and automate things with, but the default settings are bad and needing to re-set them every. single. game is just as much fun as playing it at regular speed (i.e. not fun whatsoever).

Starting the game is a roll of the dice - often times you will get lit on fire or some system will get disabled before your crew can even reach a station. If you're lucky enough to not have that happen, though, there are pleny of other things to make you want to stop playing. Being caught in the middle of two opposing fleets appearing that somehow target only you is almost certainly my favorite way to get blown up instantly.

If you've made it this far and somehow think this still sounds fun don't blame me when you end up uninstalling and wish you could still get a refund.