In Search of a Home
- October 10, 2019
- Ghostly Bear Games
Get on SteamIn "In Search of a Home," guide a spacefaring fleet to find a new home for humanity. Manage resources, morale, and alliances while exploring distant galaxies. Your choices will determine who survives and what kind of community you establish in this strategic roguelike.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a fascinating concept and offers solid gameplay with resource management and fleet drafting mechanics.
- It effectively captures the feel of managing a fleet in dire trouble, reminiscent of Battlestar Galactica, providing a satisfying optimization challenge.
- Players can multitask and enjoy a nostalgic experience similar to old beat the clock games, making it less time-intensive.
- The game is slow, boring, and heavily reliant on RNG, with minimal animations and action, leading to a tedious experience.
- It appears to be abandoned, with no updates or fixes since 2019, leaving players feeling disappointed and frustrated.
- The gameplay lacks depth and story, primarily focusing on beating the clock, which may not appeal to those seeking a more engaging experience.
- gameplay7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews are mixed, with some players finding it slow and lacking in excitement, while others appreciate the strategic depth of managing resources and time in a survival roguelite context. The early access version offers a solid foundation, emphasizing real-time decision-making and the challenge of balancing population needs with survival, though it can be punishingly difficult. Overall, while some find it tedious, others enjoy the optimization and strategic elements it presents.
“In the current early access release, there is solid gameplay to start with, managing balancing the wants of your population and factions with the needs of getting from system to system until you are successful...in your search of a home.”
“The survival roguelite/time management sim gameplay does a good job capturing the feel of desperately trying to save your people through one close scrape after another.”
“Moment to moment gameplay is a satisfying optimization problem of managing resources and timers with a little risk management.”
“Never finished and the gameplay was just about beating the clock; no story or action. Do not buy.”
“Gameplay was slow, with no animations, and it felt very boring.”
“It runs in real-time (or 4x real time to speed up certain gameplay), so you won't get much rest to plan your next move.”
- story4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's story is minimal and lacks engaging action or narrative, appealing primarily to players who prefer gameplay mechanics over storytelling. However, it does offer a backdrop of survival and resource management as players navigate a quest to find a new home for their fleet, with elements of morale and faction dynamics adding depth to the experience. Overall, while the story may not be the main draw, it provides a framework for the gameplay's strategic challenges.
“The fleet drafting is surprising and clever, and the resource management is suitably desperate, but it's the morale, population, and factions that give you the cues that take this from an interesting puzzle to a set of systems from which you can discern a story.”
“Never finished and the gameplay was just about beating the clock; no story or action. Do not buy.”
“This is a game for people who aren't into action, storylines, or animations.”
“In search of a home is a quest to cross the galaxy, trying to keep your straggling fleet alive, your populace happy, your ships repaired and fueled, and the politicians appeased, all while scrambling to find a new home out there somewhere in the blackness of space.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users indicate that the game's graphics demand exceed the capabilities of a system with a 3.2 GHz quad-core CPU, a 2GB graphics card, and 8GB of RAM, suggesting that higher specifications are necessary for optimal performance.
“Four cores on a 3.2 GHz CPU, a 2GB graphics card, and 8GB of RAM are not enough to keep this game running smoothly.”
“The graphics are outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games.”
“I was disappointed by the low resolution textures and poor character models.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find the optimization aspect of the game engaging, as it involves effectively managing resources and timers while incorporating elements of risk management, leading to a satisfying gameplay experience.
“Moment-to-moment gameplay is a satisfying optimization problem of managing resources and timers with a little risk management.”
“The game offers a deep level of optimization that keeps you engaged as you strategize your moves.”
“I love how the optimization mechanics challenge you to think critically about every decision you make.”
