StarDrive

Critic reviews

• PGPC Gamer

  Dan Griliopoulos · Jul 11, 2013

  7.8

  StarDrive is mostly the work of one man. Yet the point about being an impartial reviewer is that you don't take into consideration the heart- string tugs of human interest, but look at the end product. This game is fun, complex and only going to get better – but the odd mishmash of polish and crudeness mean GalCiv II is still captain of the fleet.

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• DDestructoid

  Fraser Brown · May 24, 2013

  5.5

  It's huge, looks great, and it has a nice balance between automation and micromanagement. Lamentably it's also buggy, with crashes and glitches raising their head frequently -- though admittedly less now, since it's been out for almost a month -- explains its systems poorly, and it becomes extremely boring only a couple of hours into a game.

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• IIGN

  Rob Zacny · May 13, 2013

  4.5

  StarDrive is a pointless and badly paced space 4X in a lifeless universe.

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• GIGame Informer

  Matt Miller · May 10, 2013

  7.3

  Finally, I ran into my fair share of technical problems, including a couple of crashes, sound cut-outs, and slow-down. That latter problem only showed up once hundreds of ships were active across the largest available galaxy size. Even with its foibles, StarDrive is a rare treat for those with the fortitude to marshal past its rough spots; invest the time it takes to understand, and the galaxy has a lot to offer.
• GRGames Radar+

  Adam Harshberger · May 08, 2013

  5.0

  StarDrive is not a bad a game, per se--but it's a lot like the games that came before it, and does little to differentiate itself from the pack. It has character, sure--what game with samurai bears wouldn’t? But when it comes time to get out there and explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate? You’ve played this before, and it was probably better.

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• PPolygon

  Arthur Gies · May 07, 2013

  4.0

  StarDrive has a deep reservoir of potential. The ship-building and fleet composition would be enough for many games to stand alone, albeit in a smaller package, and there's a charm and wit to the alien races and artifacts that dot its universe. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy some of my time with it.

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