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Azure Sky Project

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55%Game Brain Score
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77% User Score Based on 22 reviews

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Azure Sky Project is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Burgee Media and was released on December 8, 2017. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

A Tactical 2D Shooter where the player has complete freedom on how to tackle missions. Engage in our 15 hand-built campaign missions or farm up some money in our randomly generated "Freelance Work" missions using the gear and strategies that YOU choose!

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77%
Audience ScoreBased on 22 reviews
replayability1 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • Engaging blend of base building, tactical shooter, and tower defense elements that offers multiple playstyles and replay value.
  • Challenging gameplay with strategic depth, permadeath mechanics, and diverse mission approaches including stealth and aggression.
  • Active and communicative developer consistently releasing patches and interacting with the community.
  • Game suffers from technical issues such as bugs, crashes, and poor optimization, impacting playability especially on lower-end devices.
  • Lack of polish with limited control options, no adjustable settings for resolution or audio, and locked controls that hinder user experience.
  • Visuals are outdated low-quality pixel art with no support for modern graphics options or higher refresh rates, which may not appeal to all players.
  • story
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect is poorly developed, with critics noting a lack of traditional narrative and reliance on procedural generation as a substitute for meaningful content. Instead, the game focuses on mission-based gameplay where player choices and agent management create emergent storytelling and replay value, though some users experience frustration due to limited story depth.

    • “You manage a number of agents who you can train, equip and choose to go on special missions or "side missions." Each agent is different due to stats such as speed, accuracy, and life points.”
    • “They level up the more missions they do, which means you can end up feeling attached to certain agents, and feeling rather frustrated or sad when they die.”
    • “The gameplay mechanics are quite sound given its tactical nature and the player is left with multiple options on how they wish to approach each mission, stealth, aggression, a mixture, short and long range, is all accommodated.”
    • “The developers failed so badly making this game, they couldn't even work out how to do level design and story design so they tried to use procedural generation algorithms as a substitute for doing their job properly and adding content to the game.”
    • “☐ story?”
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  • gameplay
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers sound mechanics with tactical depth, allowing multiple approaches such as stealth, aggression, and varied combat styles. While decent and enjoyable for a free-to-play indie, it lacks polish and customizable options, which affects the overall experience. Some users find it functional but unimpressive, noting issues with handling and presentation in certain cases.

    • “The gameplay mechanics are quite sound given its tactical nature and the player is left with multiple options on how they wish to approach each mission: stealth, aggression, a mixture, short and long range, all are accommodated.”
    • “While it has a very good premise and the gameplay is decent, I can feel a bit of a lack of polish; no options for resolution, sound, or any kind of graphical options—you get what you get.”
    • “Nuclear Throne is an extremely poorly made 2D top-down retro pixel shooter, with bad gameplay, handling, and completely subpar retro pixel art.”
    • “That is to say, if all the technical aspects of game function work and the mechanics are sound, I would rate it 5/10 regardless of genre or personal appeal.”
    • “For a free-to-play indie, the gameplay is decent for passing the time.”
  • graphics
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's graphics are criticized for relying on outdated retro pixel art instead of modern visuals, with limited graphical options and no resolution settings. While the simplistic style aligns with the game's early development stage, it may feel underpolished to some players.

    • “While it has a very good premise and the gameplay is decent, I can feel a bit of a lack of polish. There are no options for resolution, sound, or any kind of graphical settings; you get what you get.”
    • “There are a few cons, such as the simplistic graphic style, but that is to be expected for a game that is this young and fresh out of the oven.”
    • “The game features obsolete retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
    • “The developers couldn't manage to get Gamemaker Studio to produce cutting edge visuals, so they had to use low-quality 2D retro pixel art instead of adding contemporary graphics to the game.”
    • “While it has a very good premise and the gameplay is decent, there is a noticeable lack of polish, with no options for resolution, sound, or any kind of graphical settings; you get what you get.”
  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Despite its age, the game continues to experience noticeable bugs, indicating ongoing stability issues.

    • “Six years later, the game still seems to be buggy.”
  • monetization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game, made with Gamemaker Studio often associated with shovelware and cash grabs, stands out by being completely free, avoiding monetization issues common in similar titles.

  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers significant replayability by allowing players to revisit and replay previously completed missions, enhancing its long-term appeal.

    • “This game has significant replay value as it lets you go back through missions you have completed.”
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Azure Sky Project is a strategy game.

Azure Sky Project is available on PC and Windows.

Azure Sky Project was released on December 8, 2017.

Azure Sky Project was developed by Burgee Media.

Azure Sky Project has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Azure Sky Project for its replayability but disliked it for its story.

Azure Sky Project is a single player game.

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