© 2014 Slitherine Ltd. and Matrix Games Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Distant Worlds, Distant Worlds Return of the Shakturi, Distant Worlds Legends, Distant Worlds Shadows, Distant Worlds Universe, Slitherine Ltd., Matrix Games Ltd., and their Logos are all trademarks of Slitherine Ltd. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Developed by Code Force Limited & Slitherine Ltd./Matrix Games Ltd.
Game length provided by HowLongToBeat
Posted on: May 4, 2023
damardolm
Verified ownerGames: 730 Reviews: 7
Delist or fix this
As many other users have mentioned this game does not run as-is and requires extensive tinkering to even get it to launch. It should not be sold in this state and should either be fixed or delisted from the store.
Is this helpful to you?
Posted on: May 23, 2020
tfslayton
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 8
Hostile To Modern Screen Resolutions
This is exactly my kind of game. I love getting into the weeds and playing long strategy games. Unfortunately, the developers have decided not to support modern screen resolutions. Literally anything higher than 1024x768 (1440x900 for widescreens) makes the UI unreadable. What's that? Let windows scale it for you? not supported. So, every time I want to play a game that still retails for $60, I have to adjust my desktop resolution to accomodate it. Are they arrogant, apathetic, or stupid? Possibly all three.
Is this helpful to you?
Posted on: September 13, 2023
kpeterson
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 16
Game simply does not work
Bought game, installed, all as normal. Double-click launch button, launcher window comes up, click play. A splash screen shows up for a few seconds, goes away, launcher window comes back. Game never launches. You can repeat this as often as you want. Reading through GOG and Matrixgames tech support pages, all sorts of people report this issue and all responses recommend installing Windows Media Player to fix this - but WMP is already installed, and going through the listed steps merely shows that it IS installed. And the game doesn't launch. Reading through the Matrixgames threads, I see people reporting the exact same thing - that having WMP installed did not fix the issue. It is unbelievable and unconscionable to be selling a piece of software that just fundamentally doesn't work on such a basic level. Whether at Matrix or at GOG, somebody ought to reconfigure the installer to install all required components of the game, and NOT be charging money for this until the software is actually functional.
Is this helpful to you?
Posted on: August 14, 2024
doctorfrog
Verified ownerGames: 711 Reviews: 16
Requires outdated OS features to run
After following a multitude of steps on the disorganized Matrix Games forums, which included both "normal" stuff like reinstalling Directx 9 or editing a config file, and bizarre stuff no one should have to do, such as installing Internet Explorer and a legacy version Windows Media Player, the game ultimately just won't run. Even if it did, I wouldn't count on Internet Explorer working as a fix for much longer. This is just one of those games on the GOG catalog that simply hangs around, doesn't run on a modern OS, and doesn't get enough sales to warrant a fix or removal. It's a zombie entry. Fortunately, GOG's refund system should work and requires no compatibility troubleshooting on my end.
Is this helpful to you?
Posted on: May 17, 2020
MareSerenitis
Verified ownerGames: 10 Reviews: 3
Good. But not great.
DW is getting on a bit now, and it shows. The UI is not great, and plenty of people will complain about how "bad" everything looks. But the game itself plays well if you have the patience for it. Most of the game is very slow burn, with only sporadic spikes of action. The game itself is played inside a galaxy of variable size, which can contain upwards of 1000 stars, each with asteroids, planets & moons all orbiting in realtime. Depending on settings & circumstance you may find yourself fighting for space in a packed area full of stars, or struggling to reach even the nearest system in a galactic void. There are several game settings which affect what kind of events you'll encounter. The races are static and cannot be customised without modding, but offer a wide variety of playstyles and goals. (Pure sandbox play is also available if desired.) Ships and bases can be designed to include any equipment you have access to, with only a modest requirement for role-specific items. Research is linear with branches. There are a few techs/items which are locked to certain races. Diplomacy is bare-bones. Espionage is maybe a bit too good. Spies can be an enourmous pain to deal with. There is an in-game editor which can be accessed at any time to change virtually anything you like. Or create scenarios you can save/share. Modding the game is fairly easy as the only thing that's inacessible without decompiling is the exe. Images are all standard png. Data is all csv saved as txt. Any music you like can be added to the game by dropping mp3s in the ..\DW\Sounds\Music folder. As an older game DW has some odd requirements: .net framework 4.0 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718) XNA framework 4.0 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=20914) Windows Media Player (included with Win10) Internet Explorer 11 (included with Win10) More info here: https://pastebin.com/hubsc3ZS Is it worth buying? Maybe not for the full asking price.
Is this helpful to you?
Something went wrong. Try refresh page.
No reviews matching your criteria
