
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
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This game supports rebinding controls, but only dual analog gamepads and keyboard & mouse modes are officially supported in desktop mode.
VR mode requires a DUAL ANALOG GAMEPAD. Mouse control and VR motion controls are NOT supported in VR.
HOTAS controllers are not officially supported and are at your own risk!
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the Empire's most deadly interceptor and in command of the Harbinger Fleet. Hunt down the enemies of your dying empire and upgrade your warships with new weapons and abilities earned during your campaign of terror.
Classic Space Sim Combat: Fly from the cockpit of the Executor Mk II with gameplay heavily influenced by the titans of yesteryear
Take Command: Give orders to any vessel in your fleet from a tactical overview, switch to another fighter, or pause time and carefully consider your next move
Replayable Scenarios: Choose one of four increasingly-brutal difficulties in each of the 14 campaign scenarios.
Powerful Upgrades: Complete bonus objectives to earn special fleet upgrades such as the Gap Drive or the Kamikaze Chassis. You'll need these to tackle the most difficult scenarios.
VR & Monitor Support: House of the Dying Sun was carefully designed for both traditional monitors and VR headsets such as the HTC Vive. It also supports 21:9 displays!
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
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Hours played at review time, across 41 reviews with recorded playtime.
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I recently picked up a HOTAS/HOSAS setup and was eager to find a game to break them in and this came recommended after some internet searching. It's a game that is easily beaten in a few hours on easy which is generally where you should start but once you reach the conclusion it's clear there's some reason to play it through more than once. It's not necessarily the most compelling reason as the game is pretty narrative light but it's enough to have piqued my interest as I'm now going back through the missions on high difficulties at the time of writing this. At full price this game may not be worth it to you but on a $5 sale it was absolutely worth the price of admission and then some. I'd love to see a sequel if the devs ever to decide to take that on, the space combat genre is one in need of some new blood. The combat is fun with a more nuanced and tactical approach required for high difficulties where you'll need to utilize and command your larger ships in order to have a chance of success against the larger enemy fleets.
One of the greatest space sim I've ever played
Simple and wonderful to play. A must for any one who love space games.
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An ABSOLUTE GEM! Hidden by time, lost to new generations. This plays so good in VR. Great tactical environment, a journey to master. Very Homeworld feeling... But, add in the gut feeling you get while lasers and Rockets barely miss the shielding of your cockpit, while you fly screaming into the maw of the void... Glory, or Death. Your actions will decide.
Very good VR game
Проходится быстро, компания на пару часов. Бои интересные, механика - простая и понятная, многим инди-разработчикам космосимов бы поучитться. Стилистика и дизайн при очень простой графике просто супер
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I suck at shooting
Criminally underrated. Best arcade space fighter sim. This game is so inspired by BSG that they unfortunately opted to not include computer network features (co-op/multiplayer). Very short. Could use more missions/content but still worth it just to experience this awesome title. Praying for a sequel with more loadout options, mission variety, co-op, maybe a commander mode or something if someone just wants to command units like an RTS while their friends fly fighters.
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