Software:Space Crew
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| Developer(s) | Runner Duck |
| Publisher(s) | Curve Digital |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | Standard Edition
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| Genre(s) | Strategy, Survival game, Simulation video game, Management sim |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Space Crew is a strategic, survival simulation video game developed by Runner Duck and published by Curve Digital.[1] It was released on Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 15 October 2020.[2][3] It is the sequel to the game Bomber Crew, released in 2017. An update, Space Crew: Legendary Edition, was released in October 2021, which featured a new campaign.[4] Space Crew was developed by a team of four developers.[5]
Gameplay
The player gives commands to their crew to take them through a campaign of missions set in the Solar System and beyond. New upgrades and equipment become unlocked, and crew members can gain new skills as the game progresses.[6] The Space Crew: Legendary Edition update adds new gameplay features, including missions where the player's crew leave the ship to explore outposts featuring enemies and puzzles.[4]
Reception
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The game received mixed or average reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[9][10][11] Rock Paper Shotgun praised the game's ability to make players feel like they have skillfully averted a major catastrophe while maintaining balanced gameplay, though they criticized an occasional lack of choice in some areas.[12] Although saying that the game is fun when played in bite-sized chunks, PCGamesN compared it negatively to Into the Breach, Software:FTL: Faster Than Light, and Slay the Spire, which the reviewer felt were more fun in longer gameplay sessions.[7] Nintendo Life criticized the game's controls for the Switch and its difficulty, but they enjoyed the in-depth gameplay, art style, and character customization.[8]
Trivia
The "Away Team" mode featured in the Legendary Edition expansion was first developed by Jon Wingrove in secret, before revealing it to the rest of the team.[13]
References
- ↑ "Space Crew". PlayStation. https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP4395-CUSA18151_00-SPACECREWEU00000/. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ "Space Crew on Steam". https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176710/Space_Crew_Legendary_Edition/. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ "Space Crew". https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/Space-Crew-Legendary-Edition-1856742.html. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Robinson, Joe (2022-10-11). "Star Trek-style simulation game Space Crew to get massive free expansion". PCGamesN. https://www.pcgamesn.com/space-crew/legendary-edition. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "Stress and success: the Runner Duck story". https://filmstories.co.uk/features/stress-and-success-the-runner-duck-story/.
- ↑ Crowley, Nate (Oct 13, 2020). "Space Crew review". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/space-crew-review. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Reuben, Nic (Oct 14, 2020). "Space Crew review". https://www.pcgamesn.com/space-crew/review. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Stockdale, Henry (October 13, 2020). "Space Crew Review (Switch eShop)". https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/space_crew. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Space Crew for PS4 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/space-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Space Crew for Switch Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/space-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ "Space Crew for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/space-crew/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ Crowley, Nate (2020-10-13). "Space Crew review". Rock Paper Shotgun. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/space-crew-review. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ↑ "Stress and success: the Runner Duck story". https://filmstories.co.uk/features/stress-and-success-the-runner-duck-story/.
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