StarFringe: Adversus

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StarFringe: Adversus is a single player strategy game with a science fiction theme. It was developed by Casualogic and was released on July 26, 2023. It received neutral reviews from players.

This is the story about the beginning of the conquest of outer space by earthlings. It began as a global idea of saving mankind from hunger and lack of resources, and ended as a brutal and merciless war in space far from Earth. The target was a group of planetary systems in the constellation Draco, and what was found there changed everything ...

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Audience ScoreBased on 69 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The game has great potential with enjoyable mechanics and beautiful graphics.
It offers a unique take on RTS gameplay, providing a nostalgic feel for fans of the genre.
Despite its flaws, some players found it engaging and fun once they got the hang of it.

The game is unfinished and has been abandoned by the developers, leading to numerous bugs and crashes.
There is a lack of tutorials and clear instructions, making it difficult for new players to understand the gameplay.
The pacing is slow and the gameplay can feel tedious, with many players expressing frustration over its clunky mechanics.

gameplay
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is a blend of real-time strategy and colony simulation, featuring intuitive mechanics that evolve from managing a small fleet to commanding large armadas. However, the game suffers from significant bugs, incomplete features, and a lack of a proper tutorial, which detracts from the overall experience. While it offers a unique take on space strategy, the pacing and tedious resource management can be frustrating for players.
- “It has the mechanics of an RTS with the pacing of a colony sim.”
- “They can no longer work on the game and it will permanently be in this unfinished state; however, it is still an enjoyable real-time strategy title with easy-to-understand mechanics and a pace that ramps up significantly as you go from a fledgling fleet of ships capturing mining sectors to massive armadas clashing over resources.”
- “So I say this game is good for RTS fans who want that old school feel with new age gameplay and looks.”
- “Gameplay consists of putting buildings on a grid, keeping your mothership nearby until you can finally research then build a power plant, then jumping to the next node to repeat this tedious process.”
- “It's incomplete; there's supposed to be a campaign/story and stuff, but the only mode that works is deathmatch. Gameplay doesn't make a lot of sense and is highly unintuitive, so rushing off to the manual (they call it a wiki, but nobody can edit it) is really a trap because then you see how bad the translation is and you're worse off than when you started.”
- “A painful 2-level map with lower level map exceeding screen borders, slow gameplay better suited to being turn-based, sit-and-wait sector warp times, compstomp.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The reviews highlight a significant lack of a cohesive story mode, with players expressing disappointment over the absence of a campaign and the unintuitive gameplay that detracts from the experience. While there is potential for a compelling narrative, many users feel that the current state of the game is incomplete and would benefit greatly from the addition of a structured story and improved voice acting. Overall, the desire for a more engaging single-player experience is a common theme among reviewers.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “I do hope that once we get a nice story to this game, we can also expect some voice acting.”
- “It will be a very good RTS alternative to AAA titles if it can pull off a single-player story and offer at least some co-op skirmishes.”
- “It's incomplete; there's supposed to be a campaign/story and stuff, but the only mode that works is deathmatch. Gameplay doesn't make a lot of sense and is highly unintuitive, so rushing off to the manual (they call it a wiki, but nobody can edit it) is really a trap because then you see how bad the translation is and you're worse off than when you started.”
- “There is no story mode.”
- “Requires a story mode.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some players find it relaxing and enjoyable, others describe it as boring and typical of the sci-fi genre. Overall, the soundtrack offers a decent level of diversity, preventing it from becoming overly repetitive.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “The soundtrack is regular sci-fi fare with just the right amount of diversity to never seem too repetitive.”
- “The music is so boring.”
- “The soundtrack is regular sci-fi fare with just the right amount of diversity, to never seem too repetitive.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are generally praised for being nice, superb, and beautiful, indicating a strong visual appeal. However, some users feel that despite the impressive graphics, the game's current state does not justify its price of $6.99.
- “This game looks promising with superb graphics.”
- “Great graphics.”
- “Beautiful graphics.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, as it primarily involves repetitively placing buildings and managing resources on a grid for extended periods before engaging in combat, which can take hours to unlock.
- “Gameplay consists of placing buildings on a grid, keeping your mothership nearby until you can finally research and build a power plant, then jumping to the next node to repeat this tedious process.”
- “I guess there's combat at some point, but it probably takes hours of grinding before you even reach the enemy.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting numerous bugs and slow pacing, leading to a perception that it feels unfinished and abandoned before its official release.
- “The mechanics are good, but the game is very buggy.”
- “Buggy, too slow-paced, half-working, abandoned before release.”