Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $5.99. It has been as low as $4.19.
- Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story and characters: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 904 player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Straightforward gameplay mechanics that are easy to pick up on without explanation, combining the harvesting and crafting mechanic of Factorio without all the base planning and logistics management, instead replacing it with a run-and-gun dynamic and a casual analog vibe that is simple in execution, yet polished and ambitious in scope.
Rather than presenting a sprawling narrative introduction, the game lets its premise unfold through its systems: humanity is running out of time, and the only path forward is building a Phase Gate capable of transporting civilization somewhere safe.
The music and the graphics work really well together
Sound design is awesome and the music score contributes nicely to the retro atmosphere, alternating between ambient synth, cosmic orchestral overtures, and combat electronica.
Very fun experience, great pacing, great power progression, nice atmosphere and music, inventory manages itself - 500 extra points just for that.
Perfect Steam Deck game.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.19.
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