Distant Star: Revenant Fleet

It delivers on its premise, FTL in a RTS format. It feels like the optimum way to play is Fabian tactics though, so I can see people saying it can get repetitive at times.

Very interesting concept, too bad it wasn't more successful and wasn't developed further. The genre is rogue-like but the comparisons to FTL stop there since, in this game, combat is about tactically managing a small fleet rather than a single ship's inner functions. Permadeath is not a thing, but it will be engaging enough for most people anyway and keep them interested in making sure not to lose any of their ships, which might not be that easy all the way till the end. On the downside are only things I wish this game had and aren't there. Can't ask too much of small studios. though, that's a good sign that they managed to deliver a good enough formula that it leaves you wanting for more.

I don't get why the reviews are mixed; the price is a little high for what Distant Star is, but it's a worthwhile sale purchase if FTL makes you want to play a similar-but-fleet-oriented-strategy game. It's pretty straightforward, but the variety of ship classes helps with replayability, there are lots of solid combinations to play around with, I like the ship designs, and I really like the quests that reveal that you are not necessarily the good guys in this war. From a practical perspective, it's very stable and can run on just about any machine, no matter how terrible. Downsides: in the late game, you'll have too much money and not enough access to the stuff you want to spend it on, which is why I think the biggest shortcoming of Distant Star is the lack of workshop support - a modding community would really help flesh out the game, which seems to have suffered from the all-too-common problem of minimal late-game testing, and could add more ships and quests for the completionists. Overall, I've had a good amount of fun with this game, and if you want a fleet combat game you can just pick up and play with a minimal learning curve, this is a solid choice.

Cool game (9/10) Imagine FTL and SC merging together and you will imagine this game. You will manage small fleet of spaceships equiped by weapons and auxiliary systems of your choice. Unlike FTL you don't need to bother with crew and interior systems it is more about planing how to throw most firepower and shields on battlefield while keeping some ships in 2nd line to shield the 1st line once shields will collapse. Often you might run low on supplies and some market nodes don't even sell them, there could be more content and soundtrack feels too middle-eastish to my taste but in general it's cool game with nice graphics and gameplay.

awsome

WIPES A$$ SUPER GOOD! NOT A DRY STORY UNIQUE SHIP BUILD UP! NEEDS SOME WORK ON REPLAY ABILITY LIKE SOME ADITIONS TO STORY LINES OR EVEN JUST RANDOMLY GENERATED LINES OR SOMETHING WITH NEW AND UNIQUE PATHS A LITTLE MORE DIVERSE THEN PROVIDED.. THIS GAME COULD EASLY BECOME ONE OF THOSE GAME YOU COME BACK TOO AND PLAY ONCE IN A WHILE AND ITS GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY ONCE OR TWICE BUT THEN KIND OF DRIES UP!

Super game!