The oldest commissioned gaming space station still in operation in the space and sci-fi gaming sector
Most of the time you want to sit down to a full meal, but sometimes you only need, (or have time for), a quick snack or a candy bar. Weird worlds return to infinite space, by Digital Eel , is the candy bar of space sims. Like other games of its genre, this sim is […]
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Ever since I played “Buck Rogers countdown to doomsday” (more years ago than I care to remember), I’ve longed for something like it. What I sought then was a true RPG set in space, where grenade launchers took the place of fireballs and personal shields took the place of enchanted armor. Finally, I may have […]
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A sense of realism can go a long way in making a space sim fun and interesting. Solar Sails by Cosmic Duck Games however, takes an entirely different approach. In this game, you are a space pirate commanding a 17th century warship… in space. As a premise, this doesn’t only border on the absurd, it […]
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It’s hard to find something new in today’s 4X games. After all, the genre has been around longer than many of you reading this. This holds especially true for space-based 4X games, as sometimes they seem to be just clones of each other. But there may be something different on the horizon, something that will […]
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I don’t want to play as a ship… I want to play as an individual piloting one. That in essence is the biggest complain I have when it comes to playing space sims. Materia Ex Vita by BigBoot looks like the perfect game to grant my wish. (First a quick acknowledgement and credit to Pinback. […]
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I first learned about this game right here on this site and it drew my interest. Normally I am extremely wary of games in development or even upon their initial release for multiple reasons, however I made an exception with this game and picked it up. Even though there is enough in the current build […]
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An anonymous quote states “They couldn’t find the artist, so they hung the picture”… and I find myself wondering if it is possible to hang a game. If it is, then Tharsis by Choice Provisions would make an excellent candidate for that hanging. As a spaceship/survival game, Tharsis is all over the place. There are […]
Continue ReadingI know most of you remember the classic Lunar Lander game that came out over 30+ years ago well Shovsoft has created Lunar Flight which brings Lunar Lander into the realm of 3D and great physics. So if you remember Lunar Lander at all you should know that the basic concept of this game is […]
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