Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$15.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
A vast, deep space sandbox with a living economy and fleet-building, but with a brutal learning curve, dated UI and buggy autopilot. Skip it if you want action or hand-holding.
Great for
Patient players who enjoy deep economy sims, building empires and fleets in a huge space sandbox
Main risk
Almost no tutorial, a clunky UI and slow start make many players bounce within hours
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“That means money doesn't come from no where, NPC actually have to transport products and materials, that means you can compete with them”
Steam review · 167.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You want to be a space taxi driver? Go for it. Do you wanna be a dogfighting aggressive pirate? You got it.”
Steam review · 72.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“If you are in a dangerous sector, you just know from the soundtrack, same goes for the safe sectors.”
Steam review · 72.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“being able to fly a cruiser and capture capital ships with the boarding mechanic and sell them for multi-million credits”
Steam review · 182.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I can still discover things I didn't know yet, new strategies or reasons to start anew.”
Steam review · 1630.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“What I found was a rich list of really great mods which brings the game to life”
Steam review · 87.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The X series has over 10 games and apparently only by the 100th will the devs have the brains to make a tutorial.”
Steam review · translated · 0.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“you control your speed with your MOUSE WHEEL. You change direction not with WASD or the arrow keys but by moving your reticle across the screen and left clicking”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You will spend most of your time flying slowly through space (even with SETA) than actually progressing.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Amazing game but eventually all savegames will corrupt and there's no way of getting them back”
Steam review · 47 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Autopilot function will randomly and inexplicably fly your ship directly into the station you intend to dock at, killing you.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“The HUD/UI doesn't scale, so the fonts, icons, etc. are microscopic (2560x1440 monitors).”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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Recommended
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+ Strong nostalgia and charm
− Many bugs and softlocks
analyzed 9 d ago
+ Huge variety of minigames and activities
− Toxic community and NSFW condos
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Great potential and forgiving early-access view
− Overpriced and too rough for early access
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Immense, seamless, realistic universe
− Crashes, bugs and failure to launch
analyzed 4 d ago
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