OK so really really don't be put off by the UI. The learning curve is about 3 hours but underneath it's so full of life, humour, and honest challenge.

So much is going on - there are funny descriptions of which drugs your crew are using in the message log, completely ephemeral and difficult to catch.

Captures a kind of wholesome 60s wonder which FTL doesn't.

Don't be shy of playing on Beginner, it took me 10 tries to beat it.

Depends entirely on how funny your friends are. Mine are 9/10

See Ur-Quan Masters. It's on apt!