An incredibly enjoyable game that takes pieces of the Dwarf Fortress formula and implements it in a way that a much wider audience can enjoy.

It is hard to express what niche this game is for. As a Dwarf Fortress player, I thoroughly enjoyed this (I use tilesets in DF and other tools to assist me, however), and could see this being enjoyable for anyone that enjoys a management simulation.

If you are curious about this game, and ready to commit a few hours to learn the ropes, buy it. I look forward to more from this developer.

I would like to add this for the game's developers (knowing that may never be read - spoilers?):
The balance towards the end game seemed off, to me. Once I had the research necessary to work on my ship, using that research to also create more powerful armor and weapons was not necessary. I had already adapted to the challenges my scenario posed fairly well, and the time it takes to create sets of armor/weapons of that tier ended up coinciding with ship completion. I felt as though balance is necessary in this aspect. I played on an easier setting, and I save-scummed. I hope my second play through proves me wrong.

An incredibly enjoyable game that takes pieces of the Dwarf Fortress formula and implements it in a way that a much wider audience can enjoy. It is hard to express what niche this game is for. As a Dwarf Fortress player, I thoroughly enjoyed this (I use tilesets in DF and other tools to assist me, however), and could see this being enjoyable for anyone that enjoys a management simulation. If you are curious about this game, and ready to commit a few hours to learn the ropes, buy it. I look forward to more from this developer. I would like to add this for the game's developers (knowing that may never be read - spoilers?): The balance towards the end game seemed off, to me. Once I had the research necessary to work on my ship, using that research to also create more powerful armor and weapons was not necessary. I had already adapted to the challenges my scenario posed fairly well, and the time it takes to create sets of armor/weapons of that tier ended up coinciding with ship completion. I felt as though balance is necessary in this aspect. I played on an easier setting, and I save-scummed. I hope my second play through proves me wrong.