Flatspace IIk

Yikes, the control scheme for mouse/keyboard is oof. No minimap, so first mission trying to find another station in the void is impossible. Combat is impossible with how they setup the control scheme. No mission log, have to memorize the drop point for cargo and hope you remembered correctly.

One of the best roguelike space games ever created. You are alone in space and only you can set your own goals to survive in a war like 2D galaxy in which every missile can potentially kill you. The feeling of finally buying a capital ship and mowing down enemies is just to good to pass.

Good game from my childhood still holds up pretty decently. Lacks a lot of modern quality of life like in-game notekeeping for trade routes and station stocks, and there's lots of dead air between the exciting bits, but the combat's still fun and the music's still great. It's excellent filler for podcasts in the background or when you just want to zone out for a while running trades or deliveries, and every dogfight is as tense as ever. Just don't try to be a hero playing permadeath unless you know the game by heart, or you're going to wind up like me, running trades for hours, getting your very own Intertrader at long last, and then getting bushwhacked by the very first little alien jerk you bump into as you fumble with how your boat handles. Agony, truly!

I have so many fond memories of playing this game as a kid. Well, well before we had anything like steam to download content-- my friends would be scrambling overnight to download CS over dialup. We always got phone calls from doctors very very early, so I could not even begin to try and get it. I remember sitting in my room, tuning the radio next to my computer to 97.9 FM-WRMF, and launching this title. Did I ever get good at it? Nah. I think I had my best runs as a courier. I just had fun.. and the music is still something I think about all of the time. The menu screen song was my ringtone for 10 years. The fact this is still getting updates is.. I'm shocked. I'm happy that the game I spent a few hundred hours on in my youth is still cared for in some way.

Unusual mix of 'retro gaming' and in-depth realtime simulation. Solid game concept, and a completely original soundtrack. This is not a forgiving game, and the controls take some getting used to in order to use them effectively under fire—which maybe is sort of the point. I strongly suggest learning the game by using an 'undead' save file and save scumming. You may need to leave your 'gamer logic' behind for this one, and deal with situations in a less direct manner; especially in the early game, not every fight is winnable. Flatspace II(k) is a bit long in the tooth, and admittedly offers players the UI experience of days before widely available game engines could take care of every development hurdle. It is what it is, and maybe that's educational. So, does the developer care about this game? How many developers do you know that will riffle through 15 year old pre-Steam records to provide customer service based on a forum post not even intentionally directed at them? Flatspace IIk is worth it just from the perspective of supporting worthwhile indie developers.

Après quelques heures de jeu, je dois avouer ma frustration. Le visuel est simple voir assez laid pour ce qui est du design des vaisseaux. Dans l'ensemble, je n'ai rien trouvé de révolutionnaire à ce jeu (mais peut être qu'à son époque, ça l'était). C'est juste un space trading de plus. Les péripéties sont courantes mais rende les missions frustantes (assassinat de passager dans un vaisseau de 4 places?? sabotages, embuscades... ). L'argent rentre lentement et ressort très vite. On peut regretter le manque l'impossiblité de monter ou démonter un équipement dans le magasin sans devoir perdre de l'argent au passage. Les missions sont assez répétitives et il n'y a pas vraiment de fil conducteur. Juste un sandbox spatial mais on a fait mieux depuis. Bref, en ce qui me concerne, rien de bien enthousiasmant.

一款太空模拟冒险游戏 游戏内容从介绍上来看非常丰富，比如多种职业、可升级的飞船、沙盒式的玩法、随机事件等 但玩了后发现 1.游戏操控非常别扭，移动需要按住右键，控制方向又是根据鼠标的移动方向来改变，并不是场景的那种直接跟随鼠标 2.引导基本没有，如果不自己看按键设置，你都不知道这游戏有什么功能。当然如果这游戏的内涵真的很丰富的话，其实这还不是大问题，但对新手太不友好了 3.非常容易未响应，比如切换到桌面回来；比如改个分辨率 价格不算便宜，只能说除非你对这类游戏非常感兴趣，并且可以接受全英文的话，才可以稍微考虑下

It's a classic, gameplay still holds up strong. Put many hours into it as a teen, will put many hours into it again