Star Singularity
- October 18, 2018
- Star Bunny Enterprises
- 4h median play time
Get on Steam"Star Singularity" is a real-time strategy game set in a distant future where players must expand and manage their space empire. Collect resources, build structures, and research new technologies to advance your civilization. Engage in battles against AI or other players, utilizing strategic maneuvers and tactical decisions to secure victory. With various factions, customizable ships, and dynamic gameplay, "Star Singularity" offers a rich and immersive galactic conquest experience.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a great concept with an easy-to-use and rewarding crafting system, along with a variety of ships to unlock and customize.
- Many players find the fast-paced combat and exploration enjoyable, with a decent-sized galaxy map to explore.
- The developers are responsive to community feedback and actively work on bug fixes and updates, showing potential for future improvements.
- Controls are awkward and unresponsive, making ship handling frustrating, especially for larger ships, which affects the overall enjoyment of combat.
- The game suffers from inconsistent difficulty, with players experiencing sudden and unfair deaths, leading to a lack of engaging gameplay.
- Many features feel underdeveloped or simplistic, with a lack of depth in gameplay mechanics and a bare-bones story that fails to engage players.
- story44 mentions
- 7 % positive mentions
- 86 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The story in the game is described as minimal and somewhat disjointed, with players noting that it lacks depth and engagement, often feeling like an afterthought to the mining and crafting mechanics. While some players express curiosity about the potential development of the narrative and appreciate the RPG elements, many find the missions hard to follow and not particularly rewarding. Overall, the story is seen as a mixed bag, with hopes for future improvements and more substantial content.
“Ended up binging the entire main story and all achievements in a couple of days.”
“The story, despite being very short, has caught my attention.”
“There are nice RPG elements and the dialog lines keep you intrigued with the storyline and interested.”
“While technically there is a story, mining and crafting, it's all pretty bare bones and frankly not very engaging.”
“There are also plenty of bugs; a main story portion was just skipped, I think.”
“- I dislike/friction: there isn't much reason for me to play, the introduction of features like story/codex that are immediately revealed as unfinished is not appealing. I need a hook to invest into, something to differentiate this from other entries in the same genre.”
- gameplay12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay features a top-down, semi-'bullet hell' action style where players pilot a ship through star systems, engaging in combat, collecting resources, and upgrading their fleet. While the core mechanics are enjoyable, the exploration aspect is criticized for lacking content and variety, which is understandable given its early access status. Overall, players appreciate the mix of mining, crafting, and exploration, though some express confusion about the game's objectives.
“The main gameplay has you flying a ship through star systems, destroying enemies, and picking up equipment/money and upgrading your mothership and fleet.”
“It's a mix of different core mechanics I like in a game: mining, crafting, exploration, and so on.”
“Gameplay: it's a top-down semi-'bullet hell' action game. I can't say I know what the goal is just yet, but there's a plot and I'm eager to see how it ends.”
“I was really uncertain about this, and somehow I managed to completely mash buttons to mangle my way through the tutorial, resulting in almost completely misunderstanding the basic mechanics of the game.”
“The gameplay works as it should, but the exploration falls a bit short because of the lack of content and variety, but that's early access so I'm fine with it for now.”
“[*] gameplay: it's a top-down semi-'bullet hell' action game, I can't say I know what the goal is just yet but there's a plot and I'm eager to see how it ends.”
- music8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its quality and ability to enhance the atmosphere, with many noting that the soundtrack "slaps." However, some users feel that the limited number of tracks leads to repetitiveness over time. Overall, the sound effects and smooth controls complement the strong musical elements.
“It has excellent visuals for this genre, great music and sound effects, and everything controls very smoothly.”
“Great atmosphere, great music.”
“The music is very good too, but there could be a few more tracks; it gets repetitive too fast.”
- graphics8 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their excellent visuals and unique art style, showcasing impressive details in ships, asteroids, and characters. The combination of great graphics with a captivating soundtrack enhances the overall experience, contributing to smooth controls and a visually appealing environment.
“The graphics are just a marvel to look at - the ship and asteroid details are amazing, and the characters and inventory are very appealing.”
“The graphics and soundtrack are also great and give the game a very unique feel.”
“It has excellent visuals for this genre, great music and sound effects, and everything controls very smoothly.”
- grinding8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly due to the repetitive deployment of crafting stations. While mining is considered less tedious compared to other games, the overall experience is marred by the grind required for upgrading ships and components, leading to a call for more engaging gameplay rather than just additional content.
“This just becomes too fracking tedious having to deploy crafting stations back and forth.”
“Instead of adding content and more items, how about making the game more fun to play and less tedious?”
“The main motivation of this game mode is to upgrade your ship and its components via mining, looting, grinding, and shopping.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The recent update (0.124) has significantly improved the game's optimization, enhancing view distance, performance smoothness, and inventory management by increasing material stack limits. Additionally, it has made mining more accessible while balancing its speed, contributing to a more enjoyable gameplay experience. Overall, players have noted positive changes in performance and usability.
“It's just received an update (0.124 I believe) which has improved the game a fair bit; increased view distance, additional weapons, crafting categories with icons/names, smoother performance plus they've made mining more available from the beginning across ships but balanced the speed so it's not insanely fast like before.”
“Materials stack change from 999 to 9999 is quite useful and prevents clogging of inventory as well as some map view performance improvements.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is consistently praised for its immersive quality, enhanced by an excellent soundtrack that complements the overall experience.
“Great atmosphere, great music.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is effectively delivered through NPC messages that are both amusing and informative, helping players acclimate to the game systems with a lighthearted touch.
“The NPC messages are humorous while still conveying the point, easing you into the game systems.”
“The NPC messages are humorous while still conveying the point, easing you into the game systems.”
