This game looks good and for the price I was almost more than happy to help the developer out.
However, as of today there is one MAJOR caveat....this game will not launch with no internet connection or if you block it from your firewall.
DRM free? I think not!
2/5 just to be fair until this nonsense is resolved. 2 for the dev, -3 for the lie.
But at the moment it's not clear where this game would go in develpoment.
So far it's a big sandbox with collect / create routine.
Visuals are ok (for Unity)
I played the Itch version (soloq.itch.io/remains) nearly a year ago, and asked the developer about the GOG version, which already out of date then.
Quoting my questions here:
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I just found this game through GOG, where it is currently on offer at 50%...
It is still listed with them as 'In dev', with last version from June 8, 2021 (nearly a year and half ago).
The last post here is from over 2 years ago, with a much smaller download than the version currently on GOG.
I see on your page here that it was last updated on Aug 10, 2022, which is not reflected on the files here or on GOG.
So, 2 questions:
- Do you still work on it, and will you update the files here and on GOG?
- If you still work on it, will it be possible to purchase from Itch as well?
His answer:
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I will continue to update the files on GOG and release the update at the same time as every other platform. I don't plan to release it on Itch yet.
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There hasn't been any update since (340 days ago), either on GOG or on Itch.
I checked to day on Steam, and it is listed there as having been reased on 8 Jun, 2021 as an early access game (without any mentioned updates since then).
I also checked their forums, and found a false statement from the dev :
"The game is already available on many platforms" (quote from https://steamcommunity.com/app/1309820/discussions/0/3801650561772939371/)
Followed by a number of complaints from Steam buyers of this game.
...the guy (pretty sure it's one guy) "developing" it were actually doing something. Anything at all.
Nice Breathedge clone. It works fine, you know, rough around the edges but fine. There's a skeleton of a game and it shows promise. But the "in development" version you get from the "developer" is from 2021. It's the first and only version ever published.
Assume the "dev" is doing a cash grab. Or if you want to be nice assume the dev started the project during covid lockdowns and is just to busy to do anything at all now.
Just do NOT ASSUME there will be a FINISHED or even an UPDATED product, EVER!
Played for several hours and I start to expand my platform, create several machines.
Up till now, the game play was quite routine, it can be boring or relaxing.
I don't know what would happen once I complete my ship ? I'm expecting some more to happen
I hope it is just the first stage of the game to rebuild the ship, and then the game will extend to a bigger space and bigger universe or even other dimension ?!
Anyway, I'm enjoying it, and I look forward to it too.