The Fleets of Sol

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The Fleets of Sol is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Bit Planet Games, LLC and was released on April 1, 2016. It received neutral reviews from players.

The Fleets of Sol is an strategy-survival meets fleet management game where you command a group of capital ships as you jump from sector-to-sector engaging a persistent enemy, rescuing civilians, and trying to grow your fleet to improve your survival odds. Launch fighters, perform missile strikes, direct turret bombardments and more as you order your ships to either engage the enemy or flee. Betwe…

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Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

gameplay4 negative mentions

Interesting concept inspired by Battlestar Galactica, focusing on fleet management and escape with civilians.
Some enjoyable capital ship battles with a straightforward, approachable RTS gameplay style.
Frequent updates and developer responsiveness showing promise for future improvements.

Game is unfinished with numerous bugs, clunky controls, and UI issues making gameplay frustrating.
Graphics are outdated and the game lacks polish, creating a visual experience that feels subpar and unoptimized for modern PCs.
Gameplay is repetitive and shallow, with limited strategic depth and poorly implemented mechanics leading to player disengagement.

gameplay
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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53%
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The gameplay is generally viewed as repetitive and simplified, lacking strategic depth and full freedom of control expected in space RTS games. Many players found the combat mechanics limited and sometimes unengaging, with occasional bugs or empty encounters disrupting the experience. Overall, the gameplay loop fails to maintain long-term interest for those seeking more complex or varied challenges.
- “A rogue-like gameplay progression as you jump to subsequent sectors, deciding whether to return to home base and salvage what you have acquired (and take a break to repair with your constantly-changing fleet), or continue making jumps to different situations (akin to Darkstar One's sector jumping, arriving, being attacked immediately, etc.) adds some panicked moments trying to take down an opposing fleet, as you wait for your abilities to level up.”
- “After finding the storyline behind Battle of Sol and the overall gameplay to be enjoyable, I figured I would give this one a try as well.”
- “If you're looking for deep, engaging, or strategic gameplay, though, this won't be your beast.”
- “"The fleets of sol" was a somewhat dumbed down space RTS. Although gameplay wasn't full freedom, it was more lines of battle (like old battleships), which really doesn't work for space games.”
- “The gameplay was dumbed down and it looked a lot like a mobile app. Apparently, the developers suddenly realized this and removed it from Steam.”
- “I could not understand why fighter ships that I built seemed to be missing although they never got destroyed. Generally, the gameplay becomes very repetitive very fast.”
graphics
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are generally functional but somewhat dated and lacking in polish, with occasional technical issues like resolution bugs and disappearing textures. While not as visually impressive as some other space games, the flexible camera and overall design provide enjoyable visuals, particularly for fans of deep space sci-fi. The visuals could benefit from higher resolution textures and enhanced effects, though ongoing updates show promise for improvement.
- “The game has a nice overall design. While other space genre games might impress more with initial visuals, the ability to move the camera freely (pan, dolly, rotate) lets you frame the action any way you want.”
- “What is present may be thin on complexity and the graphics could use more polish, higher resolution, and more effects/lights. However, the current graphics provide quality entertainment, especially for fans of deep space sci-fi and capital ship battles.”
- “The graphics are nice for this type of game and it seems like they will only get better.”
- “The graphics are passable but dated, and they create a bug when snapping from fullscreen to windowed where the windowed resolution "squishes" the image to maintain the setting from widescreen.”
- “Sometimes the graphics on certain ships disappear after a sector jump.”
- “The graphics, using the Unreal 3 engine, can look dark and a little 'muddy' at times, but even these are being constantly tweaked and addressed.”
story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect is currently underdeveloped and somewhat inconsistent, with several missions broken or lacking clear objectives and briefings. While the game shows potential and has enjoyable elements related to its universe, it requires further development and refinement to enhance the narrative experience.
- “After enjoying the storyline in Battle of Sol, I decided to try this game as well, appreciating its connection to the same universe.”
- “I picked up this game on sale for only $1.99 after playing its related side game, Battle of Sol, which has a compelling chapter-based story.”
- “I enjoyed the new missions and the improved AI, which added depth to the story experience.”
- “The missions where you jump into a supply field guarded by turrets are just empty space with no supplies and no turrets.”
- “The missions where there are drones deposit your foremost ship directly in the midst of the drone (mine) field and nearly instantly kill it.”
- “As it stands, the buttons don't work. When you press them, you get no briefing or mission goals explaining what you are supposed to be doing.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
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The music is considered decent, but the sound effects are often described as noisy and distorted, leading to an overall low rating of 4/10 for the audio experience.
- “Music is decent, but the sound effects were noisy and distorted.”
- “Music is decent but the sound effects were noisy, with distorted sound.”
- “Music/sound rating: 4/10”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report significant stability issues, including game-breaking glitches and bugs that disrupt gameplay early on, indicating the need for urgent fixes despite the game being in early access.
- “It's game breaking glitches like these that need to be fixed asap.”