Superb co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Getting a full group of friends together to have a person on each of the ships roles is so incredibly fun.”
Steam review · 17.3 h played ↗
PULSAR: Lost Colony
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Leafy Games2021Space Sim · Simulation · RPG
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A unique five-role co-op starship sim in the Star Trek/FTL vein, great with a full crew of friends. Skip it if you're solo or can't gather friends: it's rough, thin on content and seemingly abandoned.
Great for
Groups of 3-5 friends who want Star Trek-style role-based ship co-op and forgive rough edges
Main risk
Without a full crew of friends it's dull or unplayable, and the empty, abandoned content wears thin
What players love
Deep role-based ship systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“there is a ton of mechanical depth in the systems of the ship that makes spacefaring feel daunting and interesting.”
Steam review · 32.7 h played ↗
Replayability, factions and varied ships
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I love that despite how many hours I have in this game I am still finding new events and places.”
Steam review · 196.4 h played ↗
Fun boarding, away missions and emergent moments
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“You can aboard enemy ship. Kill the crews, steal their goods, and/or claim their ship.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
Unique game with no real competitor
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“It is a unique and interesting multicrew space and ground adventure experience with progression.”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
Star Trek-style crew fantasy
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“This game delivers the feeling of being a starship captain and crew better than any official star trek games”
Steam review · 22.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Empty worlds and thin content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the game world remains absolutely huge; but as deep as a puddle.”
Steam review · 18.6 h played ↗
Abandoned and unfinished
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it is wholly unfinished and never will be finished.”
Steam review · 81.4 h played ↗
Clunky UI and poor tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“you've pretty much gotta do some external research on google to figure out how to play this game”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
Poor AI bots make solo play bad
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“If you are playing single player you will have to struggle and fight with your own crew so often it will make you feel like a 1 man band babysitting children.”
Steam review · 95.3 h played ↗
Dead lobbies, need friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“dead game, 99% of remaining lobbies will kick you right after you join”
Steam review · 42.5 h played ↗
Bored crew members with nothing to do
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“at least half the crew would mentally check out due to there not being enough things to do”
Steam review · 22.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 5000 (Shader Model 3)
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
Processor2.8 GHz Quad Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 10
Processor2 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 5000 (Shader Model 3)
Storage10 GB available space
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