Bomber Crew

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Bomber Crew
Bomber Crew Logo.png
Developer(s) Runner Duck
Publisher(s) Curve Digital
Engine Unity
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows, OS X, Linux
  • WW: October 19, 2017
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
  • WW: July 10, 2018
Genre(s) Strategy, Survival game, Simulation video game, Management sim
Mode(s) Single-player

Bomber Crew is a strategic, survival simulation video game developed by Runner Duck and published by Curve Digital. [1] It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux on 19 October 2017. [2] It was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on July 10, 2018. [3] A sequel, Space Crew, was released in 2020.

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Gameplay

The player gives commands to their crew and takes them through a campaign of reconnaissance, supply drops and/or bombing missions, set in World War II on the British Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, or the American Boeing B-17 with the USAAF DLC. New upgrades and equipment become unlocked, and crew members can gain new skills as the game progresses. [4] The gameplay has been compared to FTL: Faster Than Light. [5] [6] The game features permadeath on the player's crew.

Release

There are two packs released as downloadable content: Bomber Crew Secret Weapons, released as on December 15, 2017, [7] which added new weapons such as air-to-air missiles as well as new enemy aircraft such as the Dornier Do 335. The other downloadable content, Bomber Crew: USAAF, released on October 23, 2018 added a new campaign, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress as well as new enemy aircraft and aces. [7] The Nintendo Switch version released on June 6, 2019, in Japan. [8]

Reception

The game received generally favourable or mixed reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [9] [10] [11]

Trivia

If a player has both Bomber Crew and Space Crew under their account, the active crew from Bomber Crew may be recruited via the recruitment bay in Space Crew.

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