Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition

I got this game through amazon games and am enjoying it so far. Its not perfect but it is very fun. The game does feel unfinished to some degree but if the developers do a few updates then this game could accomplish something great. Its a unique take for a FPS/Sandbox. You collect DNA to clone your crew while gathering the resources to sustain your crew. You get to build and plan out the build of your ship with some limited customizations. It takes some strategy on building your ship where everything is fairly close to each other. Small but crucial tip, make sure you have a good pinch point where you can better fight the infestation. The game doesnt have much of a story to it but gives you a randomly generated world with lots to do. If you aren't afaid to try something new then buy this game. Its probably best to buy on sale. I wouldnt spend more than $20 for the game at this point.

it's a really great game that can really suck you in. but i do feel the reactor limit is a bit low, have found that on occasion it buggs a bit, and would of liked to be able to have a larger map. they could of done more with the merchents too. i think it has a lot of room to expand upon the base concept and game it is so far and could of used more bata testing but it is a really great game. i'm not sure if i like or dislike that with the merchents it's a pure barter system rather than having any sort of currency as that does add another element of gameplay and resource management in making sure you don't hoard too many resources with the penenty there being runnning out of space to put them and not being able to sell them off to free up more space. but i hope they make expansions for this game and/or sequils as it's a good game with a lot of potential.

Okay, I am a sucker for good science fiction in a game; I am also willing to learn. I have a lot to learn while I'm playing this one lately; but I made it through the tutorial, 'died' once or twice afterward: the game plays fine on my Win 10 i5 with an older Nvidia card. Even veteran strategists say this one's tough; but an immersive environment helps keep my interest and concentration, and this one does the trick. I've paused for a bit, after the tutorial, before I start placing more turrets and 'killing' more things, but I'm looking forward to playing some more. One thing a bit unclear, Others have mentioned: at a point one is supposed to take a turret for the first time, they are in a cabinet to your right from the machine you will be standing at; a darkened corner, I did not find at first and was not mentioned. You can also speed the process of their manufacture from a terminal in the same room. Another, 'not easy, but worth the effort' I like to try, and I recommend with three stars; and I think to wait for a sale. I would give four stars at a lower price, as it seems rather experimental both to develope and to play. Lol. But I am enjoying it, since I bought this on sale: THANKS GOG! :-)

The basis of the gameplay loop of collecting resources to improve your ship and collecting genetic material for improving your crew is not bad. But the implementation of so much leaves much to be desired. The alien infestations can VERY quickly get out of control leading to a complete wipe. The pirate ship invasions feel half-baked with near endless enemies teleporting at random throughout your ship killing everyone; with no real benefit or means to counterattack the enemy ship with your own ship invasion and there is no ship to ship combat. Yet, the loop to collect resources and build and design a ship is pretty fun. But everything in between those moments is so grindy and fraught with annoyances and quick deaths.

Linux: runs unplayable laggy in wine. You build a ship. Aliens will infest your ship and try to destroy it If you stop searching for them too long, you'll regret it - because perma death (or save scumming (please please backup your saves manually!!)). You will build and micromanage your own spacecraft. I love it. But the building interface is done spectaculary bad. It will not hurt you from the start, but will kick you in your back later in the game if you did not know how to plan and foresee some kind of final layout. To increase "difficulty" the game - is way too dark and colors match in bad ways, like 'electric device i'm OK green light' nearly matches with 'I'm the nearly invisible cloud of I will infest your ship'. - has corners, edges, obstacles, holes and other stuff that you kind of parcour your own ship to move quickly. Fortunately, my muscle memory had no issues resolving this very quick. - allows you to construct or deconstruct only from bridge outwards. This sucks big time and regulary forced me to ragequit and finally starting to safescum. so: here's the superquick how2: 1. Infestations will spread from resources, either when obtaining, refining or storing. Keep all those systems close to each other and as seperated as possible from the rest of your ship. 2. Do not plan to have a fixed ship layout. Build some untouched rooms and do a plug&play idea of construction&reconstructing - research and jumpdrives are only needed for seconds. That saves scarce resoruces. 3. Get shields fast. Very fast. For some initial seconds, Shields protect yourself from 3.1. beeing boarded by pirates. Use those seconds to either jump away or enter your "ship assoult" room and use the controls there for defense and couter attack. 3.2 enviromental hazards like comets or infestation spores. Please just avoid those systems, as long as you are learning the gameplay. 4. Use jumpdrives to jump far and get those reources you need.