Stellar Warfare

Like the game description states, you can feel in the game the inspiration from Homeworld and C&C. Resource gathering and management is simplified to allow you to focus on what matters. . . FLEET BATTLES! The ship renderings were well thought out and I liked the unique designs. I do question how some of the ship frames are categorized, or would have used different descriptions for them, but that's more of an aesthetics thing. I do like how certain frames have innate abilities that sets them apart from others, but wished for more granular configurations for carriers. There are plenty of weapons and modules to collect and use, ensuring enough variety to suit different playstyles. There is a definite learning curve for new RTS players to get into the game, but should be a no brainer for Homeworld veterans. The fairly large 3D environ allow for greater flexibility in tactics, and the placement of resources encourage more reliance on static defenses. . . which are actually well balanced against mobile forces. The only big gripe I have is with the AI settings. It feels like the difficulty setting, in addition to hardening their units, also affects how much resource they receive over time, as the AI has no visible method of gathering resources (can't resource starve the AI). So that limits your strategic options for winning in skirmish mode. At the end of the day, this game scratches an itch that very few others can do, much less do well. If you like sending a space fleet into battle and watch beautiful fireworks ensue, this will fill that craving very easily. ;TLDR; Graphics - Great! Sound - Great! Controls - Learning curve, but works great once you learn it Gameplay - AI is a bit weak, but does the job Storyline - Minimal, WIP? Mod support - Yes! Overall - Definitely worth supporting, and would like to see how this title continues to evolve

Where to start? My jaw was dropped (in a bad way) the entire 24 minutes I played this game. This game is genuinely shocking. For starters there is no V-Sync screen tearing is abundant in a game from 2021...yikes. On top of this there are hardly any video settings at all, resolution settings don't seem to work either. The game advertises over 200 ships...yet it seems you can only use 10 of them at a time. Despite being the GOG version the games hidious UI has an option to 'delete Steam data'...this isn't Steam. Ok. Alot of the ships don't have noise when firing. At all. Music is minimal. Much if not all the 'voice acting' is A.I. which I mean...I don't even think that should be allowed. It's not like this game just came out either like I said it originally released in 2021. On top of all this the developer advertises on the store page that the game is 'self funded' yet begs for money on Payapal/Patreon in the bottom left of the screen every time you boot it up. There is something seriously wrong with a $20 unfinished indie game begging for money like that especially on GOG. I come to this platform to avoid the constant 'give us more money' buttons that so many modern games have. Gameplay wise this game is basic. It claims it's complex but really there isn't much to it. Sure the ship designing is a thing but at the end of the day the only real strategy is spam the unit create button and watch your ships slowly fly to the enemies and then watch the colorful explosions. No sense of impact, no real depth, and not much strategy aside from resource management. If this game came out in 2007 maybe MAYBE I could look past that basic gameplay and call it an OK product but for a modern release it is simply just shocking.