Basically, the game is stylish FTL with story line, and each successful run gets you to the next chapter of the story. My first impression was WOW! But the devil is in the details: 1. It gets repetitive fast, there just isn’t enough variety in situations and strategies. 2. The story is good enough, but you’ll have to live through several chapters of doing the same things, just for a bit of story of the current cluster and a talk with the current cluster boss (and they are basically the same for the majority of the game) 3. The game asks for a comparison with FTL, and just can’t compete with FTL’s core: crystal clear rules and variety. Some mechanics are redundant, some aren’t explained enough (with no pop-up help in-game), some resource decisions have to be made without a way to look at what you have. The looks and the story took me through the game, but I have to say that, sadly, the demo part is the best this game has to offer.
The game to be compared with for a whole genre. Some came close, but no card roguelike has surpassed STS yet, in my opinion.
