Lightspeed Frontier

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In "Lightspeed Frontier" , you can captain your own ship and explore the frontier of the galaxy, engaging in battles with space pirates and influencing the galactic stock market. Customize your ship with various modules and take on open-ended missions to make your own path and uncover the mysteries of the universe. With faster-than-light travel now available for middle-class galaxy dwellers, this sci-fi sandbox game offers a vast and dynamic world to discover.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

75%

Audience ScoreBased on 55 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and engaging ship-building experience, allowing players to create and customize their own ships.
Developers are responsive and actively working on improvements, with many bugs being fixed and gameplay becoming smoother over time.
The game has great potential for future updates, with a solid core gameplay loop that keeps players entertained for hours.

The game has been largely abandoned, with the last update being several years ago, leading to concerns about its long-term viability.
Combat mechanics are frustrating, with NPCs often relying on ramming tactics and the player's weapons feeling ineffective.
There is a lack of content and features compared to similar games, with many systems either disabled or poorly implemented, making the gameplay feel shallow.

gameplay
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
38%
23%
Gameplay reviews are mixed, highlighting both improvements and frustrations. While many players appreciate the smooth mechanics, effective camera controls for combat, and enjoyable small ship battles, others criticize the lack of content and find the overall experience frustrating, particularly for smaller ships compared to larger ones. Despite these issues, the core gameplay loop of exploring and upgrading ships is seen as fun and promising for future enhancements.
- “The gameplay is very well made and will only improve.”
- “The camera mechanics are great for dogfighting/broadsiding other ships and enemies.”
- “Putting this in recommended as the game is functional with only a few very minor issues and the main gameplay loop is kind of fun with finding abandoned ships and fighting enemy ships to add parts onto your own ship, with enemies becoming more difficult as you get closer to the galaxy.”
- “This game is like Avorion, except that there's barely any content, the gameplay is frustrating, and it's generally terrible.”
- “When it comes down to small ship combat, it feels fast and fun; however, it feels more like a game where giant ships shine more when it comes to gameplay.”
- “It reminds me of a cross between Shores of Hazeron’s building system, Minecraft, and Kerbal Space Program in terms of construction, with some Space Engineers thrown in and Privateer or Freelancer in the gameplay.”
story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
63%
38%
The story aspect of the game has received criticism due to the removal of the quest system, which players feel is essential for progression. Many users express frustration with the lack of implemented missions, leading to repetitive failures and a sense of disconnection from the narrative. Overall, the absence of a robust quest system detracts from the storytelling experience.
- “They had taken out the quest system, promising to update, and this definitely needed to be addressed.”
- “My only gripe is that the missions aren't implemented, and most late-game vessels just want to ram you.”
- “Not sure about the missions; every time I follow up on a mission, I get killed and have to start over.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The graphics are generally considered good and decent, but players have reported occasional strange graphical glitches that tend to appear after about 20-30 minutes of gameplay, particularly when transitioning between sectors.
- “Good graphics!”
- “Graphics: decent”
- “Sometimes there are strange graphical glitches that seem to occur after playing for a little while (20-30 minutes approx) and making a few jumps to other sectors.”
- “Sometimes there are strange graphical glitches that seem to occur after playing for a little while (20-30 minutes approx) and making a few jumps to other sectors.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits several stability issues, including minor bugs and graphical glitches that can become noticeable after extended playtime, particularly when transitioning between sectors. While these issues are not game-breaking, they can be frustrating, with reloading saves often serving as a temporary fix. Additionally, the stats menu could benefit from further refinement to enhance user experience.
- “The stats menu could use some polish with additional stats like power usage vs power generation. There are plenty of bugs and glitches that are not game-breaking but can be pretty annoying; a reload save usually fixes them.”
- “Sometimes there are strange graphical glitches that seem to occur after playing for a little while (approximately 20-30 minutes) and making a few jumps to other sectors.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game has a familiar quality that evokes a sense of nostalgia, though players struggle to pinpoint its origins. Overall, it leaves a mixed impression, as it feels both recognizable and unoriginal.
- “Music: I feel like I've heard it before, but I can't tell.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
Players consistently appreciate the game's sense of humor, highlighting it as a notable and enjoyable aspect of their experience.
- “I enjoy the game's sense of humor.”
- “I enjoy the game's sense of humor.”
- “I enjoy the game's sense of humor.”