Iron Tower is one of the only devs producing real hardcore turn based RPGs in the current year. I have a few criticisms of this game: (lack of flexibility in character builds, diplo/stealth character being piss easy), but that being said I did enjoy this game immensely. The story and atmosphere of the game is top tier and the combat is fun and challenging.

In a market that is flooded with uninspired BS, I'm really sad this studio won't be producing more games.

An enjoyable game, centred on the story of a relative nonentity - the player character, an inexperienced scavenger used to performing odd-jobs, who stumbles onto a big score that turns into a pivotal moment in the history of the generational ship.

The worldbuilding is pretty good, really portrays the grim setting well. Combat can be a bit difficult at times, and you have to have a decent plan to handle many encounters, but a great many fights can be avoided, if your character is stealthy or persuasive, or has the skills to manipulate environmental elements by using hacked ancient computer or electronic systems.

Plot development is pretty decent, and decisions you make at one stage have consequences much later. You are unlikely to please everyone, if you try, sometimes you'll find that someone you haven't even met yet is annoyed about what you've done. This gives a good deal of replay value, because you'll want to know how you could have handled things differently, and you'll be curious to see how things could have ended had you chosen differently.

Length of time needed for a playthrough is not overly long, which helps with replayability as well.

Overall, I considered it well worth the money.

It's a pretty good RPG that really awards you gaming the system. Pacifist charisma runs are viable, but from my experience, is an unsatisfying way of playing the game. Focus on evasion and specializations and you'll have a good time deciding how things play out.