Galactic Crew
- March 28, 2019
- Benjamin Rommel Games
Get on SteamGalactic Crew is a roguelike sci-fi game where you start as a spaceship captain, meeting various characters, and trading goods to upgrade your ship and equipment. An entire galaxy is procedurally generated for you to explore, including asteroid fields, space stations, planets, and underground dungeons. Recruit crew members, engage in combat, and craft items to survive in this expansive universe.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a good concept and shows potential for future updates.
- The developer is highly responsive and actively engages with the community for feedback.
- The gameplay offers a variety of activities, including space battles, exploration, and crew management.
- The game is extremely buggy, with frequent crashes and performance issues.
- Gameplay can become repetitive quickly, and the overall pacing feels slow.
- The graphics and user interface are poorly designed, making the game feel unfinished.
- gameplay13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been criticized for being boring and lacking depth, with many mechanics feeling underdeveloped, particularly in crew management and combat. While there are elements of potential, such as ship design and exploration, poor controls and technical issues like lag and crashes detract significantly from the experience. Overall, the game struggles to deliver engaging gameplay, leaving players disappointed despite its unique presentation.
“You may have noticed that I refer to the game FTL very often... well, that's because this game uses the same game mechanics with different, more lifelike graphics instead of the cartoony pixel block style.”
“When you start a new game, you pick a ship, a character race and class, and some cards that affect gameplay.”
“You unlock better ships and gameplay as you progress and make achievements.”
“It seems like it should have a lot of potential, from crew management to ship design, to upgrades and the like -- but they all take a back seat to really hideously boring gameplay.”
“Space exploration, but the graphics aren't there, and there are no in-depth mechanics for crew management other than fuel and food cost per jump.”
“This game sounded like it had potential, but after about fifteen minutes of gameplay it started lagging and would crash randomly.”
- story13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The game's story offers a diverse range of activities, including quest lines, space mining, and various missions, allowing players to engage in exploration and combat. However, players have noted issues with mission rewards and controls, which detract from the overall experience. While the narrative has potential with its event system and interactions, it currently feels unbalanced and lacking in depth, particularly in dungeon-like content.
“There is a great variety of different things players can do: quest lines, space mining, scavenging from mines/bunkers on worlds, world exploration (essentially quasi-dungeons, settlements, or markets), passenger missions, combat missions (pirate slaying mostly), probe deliveries, and other such interactions with NPC ships. You can even anger an NPC crew to the point where they attack you, depending on the chain of events, and being a pirate adds to the excitement.”
“The freedom to go where you want allows for better management of your crew and ship, and it also adds dungeons (more like away missions that you can take your crew to).”
“There is a nice event system as well, featuring pirate attacks, rescue missions, and abandoned ships that you can search for loot.”
“10/18/2018 even at start quests don't give you items like they are supposed to, so you have to restart the entire game.”
“You control a single ship with a small crew and travel around a galactic map doing a rather small amount of things: fight ships, do missions (which are fight ships, go to a specific location, or attack a pirate base, at least those are the only ones I encountered in my first run) and trade.”
“First off, promising game but at the moment wait until the game is more balanced... pirates too strong, died every time I took a quest... gets boring dying every time you get halfway through a quest.”
- graphics10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics of the game have received mixed to negative feedback, with many users describing them as subpar and outdated compared to expectations for a new release. While some appreciate the smoother performance, the in-game visuals are often seen as inferior to promotional screenshots, leading to disappointment among players.
“The space battles play the same style as in FTL with completely different graphics, of course.”
“You may have noticed that I refer to the game FTL very often... well, that's because this game uses the same game mechanics with different, more lifelike graphics instead of the cartoony pixel block style.”
“The graphics could be better, but it runs smooth and stable, unlike other games that are in early access.”
“The graphics are just omg so subpar for a new release game.”
“To be honest, your screenshots were better than the in-game graphics.”
“The graphics are also kind of poorly done at the moment.”
- stability3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with frequent crashes and numerous bugs that contribute to an unfinished feel. Players have reported glitches, particularly in the settings, such as problems with resolution and full-screen options, further detracting from the overall experience.
“Extremely buggy with constant crashes.”
“Game is playable, but feels unfinished; it is unstable and buggy.”
“There are glitches in the settings: unable to adjust resolution and full screen options!?”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been criticized for significant issues, including frequent crashes, a freeze-at-start problem, and persistent audio stuttering during load screens, all of which detract from the overall experience.
“In 22 minutes of gameplay, I experienced multiple crashes, a freeze-at-start issue, and audio stuttering on almost every load screen.”
“The game is poorly optimized; I frequently encounter frame drops and long loading times that ruin the experience.”
“Despite having a high-end PC, the game struggles to maintain a stable frame rate, making it nearly unplayable at times.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game is perceived positively, as it allows players the freedom to explore and manage their crew effectively, enhancing gameplay with additional missions and dungeons.
- humor1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is widely regarded as very funny and offers a unique comedic experience, setting it apart from others in the genre.
“But overall, it's a very funny and unique game.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the replayability of the game to be high, primarily due to the ability to unlock new content, which encourages multiple playthroughs.
“By unlocking new content, the replay value seems to be pretty great!”
“Each playthrough offers a unique experience, making me want to dive back in again and again.”
“The variety of choices and outcomes keeps the game fresh, encouraging multiple runs.”
