Into the Stars

Critic reviews

• GGameSpot

  Don Saas · Apr 05, 2016

  6.0

  When Into the Stars hits its stride and you feel like Admiral Adama leading a desperate race to save humanity, it's a tense and rewarding thrill. Unfortunately, combat never matches the tension of survival, as the cruelty of the game's RNG system can bring your breakneck race to the finish line to a screeching halt.

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• ASArcade Sushi

  T.J. Denzer · Mar 23, 2016

  6.0

  Into the Stars, despite some lack of variety, isn’t boring. Even for being a bit repetitive, it provides urgency, difficulty, relief and frustration in-game that runs pretty flawlessly.

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• GRGame Revolution

  Paul Tamburro · Mar 22, 2016

  5.0

  Conceptually, Into The Stars had the potential to be a compelling spin on a formula established by the immeasurably superior FTL, but across the board, it is littered with uninspired and dull design choices. Anything resembling a good time is left up to your lackeys while you remain stuck to your captain’s chair, blindly dishing out orders that lead to unforeseeable conclusions, leaving all the best bits up to your crew members as you watch your unfathomably slow space snail of a ship sail to another boring location.

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• TTechRaptor

  Robert Grosso · Mar 18, 2016

  4.5

  The whole game is boring in the end, and that is sometimes the worst criticism you can give a video game. People looking at Into the Stars as being fun or engaging as FTL was will be sorely mistaken, and with a large amount of space simulation titles on the market, from big budget MMOs to a growing number of independent titles, Into the Stars simply fails to stand out. In truth, even hardcore space simulation fans might find Into the Stars hard to swallow, leaving it next to impossible to recommend to anyone.

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• CCOGconnected

  Lucas Raycevick · Mar 07, 2016

  5.0

  At the end of the day, Into the Stars is exactly what you would expect from the phrase “Oregon Trail in Space”. Those who enjoy managing resources and exploration, may find something that deserves their attention, but poor U.I, lame combat, and Anime league pacing is going to leave many wanting more from the experience. Bad? No. Bland? Yes!

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• TEThe Escapist

  Marshall Lemon · Mar 05, 2016

  8.0

  Into the Stars strikes a balance between combat, exploration, and crew development, letting all playstyles impact the game equally. For a genre which acts like your decisions as captain should matter, that's an important distinction Into the Stars nails right away.

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