Sid Meier's Starships
- March 12, 2015
- Firaxis Games
- 5h median play time
Starships condenses Sid Meier’s knack for turn-based strategy into a short, two-to-five hour burst of board game-esque tactics that’s as satisfying as it is approachable.
Get on Steam
Get on Apple Store"Sid Meier's Starships" is a strategy game that puts you in charge of a fleet of starships in a procedurally generated universe. Complete missions to protect planets from hostiles, build a planetary federation, and engage in tactical space combat. The game features full customization of starships and offers cross-connectivity with "Civilization: Beyond Earth".
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Reviews
- gameplay479 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 75 % neutral mentions
- 5 % negative mentions
- story420 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- 84 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
- graphics273 mentions
- 34 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
- replayability117 mentions
- 18 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 22 % negative mentions
- stability45 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 4 % neutral mentions
- 96 % negative mentions
- music22 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 55 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
- optimization21 mentions
- 19 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
- funny20 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
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- grinding20 mentions
- 10 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 90 % negative mentions
- emotional12 mentions
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- 0 % neutral mentions
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- ads10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 80 % negative mentions
- atmosphere6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Critic Reviews
Sid Meier’s Starships (PC) Review
It's “Sid Meier's light” territory: the core of the Sid Meier experience is there in short, gentle bursts, and that's probably the core achievement of the game.
60%Sid Meier's Starships Review (PC)
Sid Meier's Starships is a good and replayable turn-based strategy experience that will certainly appeal to lovers of classic science fiction franchises and to those who appreciate the way the leader of Firaxis managed to make player choices relevant. The game shows Sid Meier knows how to make games that, using a few basic concepts, offer ways to create unique stories to share with other players, while making sure that each move the gamers make will have a clear impact on the future of their federation and fleet. The strategic layer of the game is its biggest accomplishment, with carefully interwoven concepts supporting the development of the faction, and its biggest problem in the long term is the relatively limited set of mission types available, which seems small even for the price of 14.99 dollars or Euro.
80%These are not the ships you’re looking for: Sid Meier’s Starships review
All and all, Sid Meier's Starships on the PC turns out to be a mixed bag of mostly sour elements. It’s a nice distraction and even a good bit of fun depending on how much you enjoy space combat titles, but only if you go in knowing full well that this is a port a mobile game, absent of much the charm and detail we’ve come to expect from Sid Meier titles. In concept, this game is a fantastic way to build upon the fledgling Beyond Earth legacy, but in function, this game feels like a cheaper version of another Sid Meier's Starships that was never actually made.
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