Space Wreck

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Space Wreck
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Developer(s) Pahris Entertainment
Publisher(s) Pahris Entertainment
Designer(s)
  • Martins Ceplis
  • Ernests Kļaviņš [1]
Platform(s) Windows
ReleaseOctober 10, 2023 [2]
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player

Space Wreck is a 2023 role-playing video game developed and published by Pahris Entertainment for Windows.

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Gameplay

Space Wreck is an isometric role-playing game set in the 22nd century after a post-apocalyptic event. [3] [4] The player character is a spaceship captain who is tasked to find a replacement for a damaged fuel chip on a nearby spacewreck. [4] The player has the option to choose from pre-designed characters or to create a character from the ground up. The game has often been described as similar to Fallout (1997). [5] [6] [7]

Release

Space Wreck was developed by Pahris Entertainment, a two-person company based in Riga, Latvia. [8] [9] The game was originally released as a free browser game on March 31, 2018, titled Space Wreck: Random Encounter with Space Pirates, developed by Martins Ceplis also known as "kamazs". [10] [11] A remastered downloadable version was released in 2019 with redone art by Ernests Kļaviņš. The game was planned to be released in Steam early access in February 2020. [12] A gameplay trailer for the Steam version was released in 2019. [13] A demo version with an intro, a completable main quest, and endings, was released on February 5, 2021. [14] [15] A full early access version was released on December 5, 2022. [9] The game was released out of early access on October 10, 2023. [2]

Reception

Ars Technica praised the open-ended game design and the game's sense of humor, the graphics were said to be "prankishly simple" and the combat "utilitarian". [5] Polygon concluded: "It’s a refreshing, tiny RPG that captures the joy of classic games in the genre, and I’m hooked." [6] Satori  [ lv ] called Ernests Kļaviņš' art design "visually engaging" and "memorable". [7]

Space Wreck won the indie category at the 2022 Game Development World Championship. [16] The game was the winner at the 2024 Latvian Game Awards. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Pahris Entertainment (2023). Space Wreck (Windows) (1.3.54 ed.). Pahris Entertainment. Level/area: Credits sequence. GAME BY: Martins Ceplis, Ernests Klavins
  2. 1 2 Fuller, Alex (18 August 2023). "Post-Apocalyptic RPG Space Wreck Fully Releasing in October". RPGamer. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ↑ Pahris Entertainment SIA. "Space Wreck - About This Game". Steam . Valve Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 Pahris Entertainment (2023). Space Wreck (Windows) (1.3.54 ed.). Pahris Entertainment. Level/area: Intro sequence.
  5. 1 2 Purdy, Kevin (21 October 2023). "Space Wreck is a hardcore, combat-optional, break-the-game RPG that clicks". Ars Technica . Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 21 October 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 Marshall, Cass (11 October 2023). "Space Wreck is an old-school RPG where every choice matters". Polygon . Vox Media. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. 1 2 Stāde, Madara (15 April 2025). "Sprīdītis izplatījumā: latviešu videospēles globālā vidē". Satori  [ lv ] (in Latvian). Ascendum. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pahris Entertainment, Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību". Lursoft. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  9. 1 2 Bolding, Jonathan (26 November 2022). "Check out the unique look of Fallout-inspired RPG Space Wreck". PC Gamer . Future plc. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  10. ↑ kamazs (2018). "Space Wreck: Random Encounter with Space Pirates". Mod DB . DBolical Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  11. ↑ Martin "Kamazs" Ceplis (31 March 2018). "Space Wreck: Random Encounter with Space Pirates". itch.io . Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  12. ↑ kamazs (9 October 2019). "Remastered downloadable version". itch.io . Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Space Wreck - Gameplay-Trailer führt Retro-RPG vor". GameStar (in German). Webedia. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  14. ↑ Pahris Entertainment SIA (3 February 2021). "DEMO is Early Access". Steam . Valve Corporation . Retrieved 25 April 2025. Today we are releasing our demo which is almost like a stand-alone game - with the intro, branching paths, and multiple endings. You can even manage to complete the main quest in the scope of the demo if you are cunning enough!
  15. ↑ Trau (6 July 2021). "Space Wreck Early Access teszt – Hardcore kalandjáték az űr veteránjainak". PC Guru  [ hu ] (in Hungarian). Esport1 Kft. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  16. ↑ Mäntylä, Olli (26 April 2023). "GDWC 2022 Winners Announced!". GDWC. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "EUROPEAN GAME AWARDS 2024 - Latvia". European Games Developer Federation. 2024. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025. Award: Latvian Game Awards (2024) - Winner: Space Wreck, Pahris Entertainment SIA
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