Space Crew

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Space Crew
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Developer(s) Runner Duck
Publisher(s) Curve Digital
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseStandard Edition
  • WW: Oct 15, 2020
Legendary Edition
  • WW: Oct 21, 2021
Genre(s) Real-time strategy
Mode(s) Single-player

Space Crew is a real-time strategy video game developed by Runner Duck and published by Curve Digital. [1] It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 15 October 2020. [2] [3] It is the sequel to the game Bomber Crew, released in 2017. An update, Space Crew: Legendary Edition, was released in October 2021, which featured a new campaign. [4]

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Gameplay

The player gives commands to their crew to take them through a campaign of missions set in the solar system and beyond. New upgrades and equipment become unlocked, and crew members can gain new skills as the game progresses. [5] The Space Crew: Legendary Edition update adds new gameplay features, including missions where the player's crew leave the ship to explore outposts featuring enemies and puzzles. [4]

Reception

The game received mixed or average reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [8] [9] [10] Rock Paper Shotgun praised the game's ability to make players feel like they have skillfully averted a major catastrophe while maintaining balanced gameplay, though they criticized an occasional lack of choice in some areas. [11] Although saying that the game is fun when played in bite-sized chunks, PCGamesN compared it negatively to Into the Breach , FTL: Faster Than Light , and Slay the Spire , which the reviewer felt were more fun in longer gameplay sessions. [7] Nintendo Life criticized the game's controls for the Switch and its difficulty, but they enjoyed the in-depth gameplay, art style, and character customization. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Space Crew". PlayStation. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Space Crew on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Space Crew". Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 Robinson, Joe (2022-10-11). "Star Trek-style simulation game Space Crew to get massive free expansion". PCGamesN . Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. ↑ Crowley, Nate (Oct 13, 2020). "Space Crew review". RockPaperShotgun . Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Stockdale, Henry (October 13, 2020). "Space Crew Review (Switch eShop)". NintendoLife . Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  7. 1 2 Reuben, Nic (Oct 14, 2020). "Space Crew review". PCGamesN . Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Space Crew for PS4 Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  9. ↑ "Space Crew for Switch Reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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