Zigfrak

In 2015, this game was pretty decent, especially since it was so cheap. By today's standards, it WAS a budget Everspace 2, with everything that entailed. I even once described Everspace 2 (still in Early Access as of this review) as Zigfrak with a budget. That sums up the old Zigfrak. It was cheap, it had its quirks but it got the job done. After the dev updated it (with the Backyard BBQ version, I think), the game became far less pleasant to play. Even downloading the freeware version from the dev's site and using it to patch the Steam version, Zigfrak is an assault on the eyes that not even Michael Bay would tolerate. For the 2015 version, that is the version before the dev royally screwed up, I would give Zigfrak a 7/10. Any version that was updated after the dev's big screw up receives a 0/10. Do NOT play the latest version of Zigfrak. Your eyes will thank you. If you can find a 2014-2016 version of Zigfrak, go ahead and try it. Otherwise, if you are looking for something similar, try Everspace 1 & 2, Starpoint Gemini 2 and Warlords, Rebel Galaxy 1, and Freespace 2.