Between the Stars is a space action game with RPG growth and real time combat that places you at the helm of an interstellar cruiser. Your mission will be to protect the civilized world from the Children of the Sun, a faction that dominates border planets in the known universe. In order to undertake your mission you must cross the galaxy, face new challenges at each warp jump, and make difficult decisions that affect your ship, crew and the world that surrounds you while upgrading your ship's equipment and fighting in battles to survive. Fight in intense space battles in real time. Use special abilities on your ship in the right moment to mark the difference on the battlefield. Unlock, upgrade, personalize and buy different playable ships and their systems in order to conquer the galaxy. Create a captain and develop them throughout the adventure. Level them up and acquire different attributes depending on your decisions. Explore the stellar map and its events generated in a procedural universe. Visit space stations and planets across different sectors that make up the galaxy. Hire and upgrade your crew in order to face the dangers of the universe. Ensure their safety and cover your casualties, as well as level them up. Hundreds of text based events that will pit your capacity as well as your crews against countless dangers. Craft, salvage, and investigate new weaponry in order to augment your offensive capabilities. Decisions made in one event could change the evolution of the entire playthrough. Enjoy a standard difficulty mode or play with permadeath on for a challenge.
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A spacer tale with a strong story.
Between the Stars has the player piloting a ship as they explore the universe, at least I believe that’s the main game, I spent my hour in the extremely good prologue. While the prologue uses a predefined character and a powerful ship, the main game requires the player to create their own character and start with a weaker ship. There’s a narrative the player is supposed to follow throughout the game, and I found the combat a bit easy but very enjoyable.
That being said, there is an issue. While the game was really fun to play, it’s been in Early Access for two years, and worse the developers are actively working on another early access game, though they do appear to still be committed to finishing this game in the first half of 2022. There are only two devs according to them, which on its own is extremely impressive. There are different reports on the length of the game but it appears to be at least ten hours of content with a majority of people saying around fifteen.
Pick this up if you like what you’re seeing. I really enjoyed this game in my hour and I am looking forward to playing more, though admittedly I’m in the prologue which should be the most polished part of the game, but there still was at least one completely epic moment. However, it is still an Early Access game so it’s a bit of a gamble even now.
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