Software:Space Wreck

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Short description: 2023 video game
Space Wreck
Original Steam header
Developer(s)Pahris Entertainment
Publisher(s)Pahris Entertainment
Designer(s)
  • Martins Ceplis
  • Ernests Kļaviņš[1]
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseOctober 10, 2023[2]
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Space Wreck is a 2023 role-playing video game developed and published by Pahris Entertainment for Windows.

Gameplay

Space Wreck is an isometric role-playing game set in the 22nd century after a post-apocalyptic event.[3][4] The player character is a spaceship captain who is tasked to find a replacement for a damaged fuel chip on a nearby spacewreck.[4] The player has the option to choose from pre-designed characters or to create a character from the ground up. The game has often been described as similar to Fallout (1997).[5][6][7]

Release

Space Wreck was developed by Pahris Entertainment, a two-person company based in Riga, Latvia.[8][9] The game was originally released as a free browser game on March 31, 2018, titled Space Wreck: Random Encounter with Space Pirates, developed by Martins Ceplis also known as "kamazs".[10][11] A remastered downloadable version was released in 2019 with redone art by Ernests Kļaviņš. The game was planned to be released in Steam early access in February 2020.[12] A gameplay trailer for the Steam version was released in 2019.[13] A demo version with an intro, a completable main quest, and endings, was released on February 5, 2021.[14][15] A full early access version was released on December 5, 2022.[9] The game was released out of early access on October 10, 2023.[2]

Reception

Ars Technica praised the open-ended game design and the game's sense of humor, the graphics were said to be "prankishly simple" and the combat "utilitarian".[5] Polygon concluded: "It’s a refreshing, tiny RPG that captures the joy of classic games in the genre, and I’m hooked."[6] Satori (website) (lv) called Ernests Kļaviņš' art design "visually engaging" and "memorable".[7]

Space Wreck won the indie category at the 2022 Game Development World Championship.[16] The game was the winner at the 2024 Latvian Game Awards.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Pahris Entertainment (2023). Space Wreck. Windows. Pahris Entertainment. Level/area: Credits sequence. "GAME BY: Martins Ceplis, Ernests Klavins" 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fuller, Alex (18 August 2023). "Post-Apocalyptic RPG Space Wreck Fully Releasing in October". https://rpgamer.com/2023/08/post-apocalyptic-rpg-space-wreck-fully-releasing-in-october/. 
  3. ↑ "Space Wreck - About This Game". Valve Corporation. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063540/Space_Wreck/. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pahris Entertainment (2023). Space Wreck. Windows. Pahris Entertainment. Level/area: Intro sequence. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Purdy, Kevin (21 October 2023). "Space Wreck is a hardcore, combat-optional, break-the-game RPG that clicks". Condé Nast. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/10/space-wreck-is-the-2d-fallout-successor-we-never-got-just-shorter-and-stronger/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Marshall, Cass (11 October 2023). "Space Wreck is an old-school RPG where every choice matters". Vox Media. https://www.polygon.com/23913227/space-wreck-steam-rpg-pahris-entertainment-impressions. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Stāde, Madara (15 April 2025). "Sprīdītis izplatījumā: latviešu videospēles globālā vidē" (in Latvian). Ascendum. https://satori.lv/article/spriditis-izplatijuma-latviesu-videospeles-globala-vide. 
  8. ↑ "Pahris Entertainment, Sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību". https://company.lursoft.lv/en/pahris-entertainment/40103501422. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Bolding, Jonathan (26 November 2022). "Check out the unique look of Fallout-inspired RPG Space Wreck". Future plc. https://www.pcgamer.com/check-out-the-unique-look-of-fallout-inspired-rpg-space-wreck/. 
  10. ↑ "Space Wreck: Random Encounter with Space Pirates". DBolical Pty Ltd.. 2018. https://www.moddb.com/games/space-wreck. 
  11. ↑ "Space Wreck: Random Encounter with Space Pirates". 31 March 2018. https://kamazs.itch.io/space-wreck. 
  12. ↑ "Remastered downloadable version". 9 October 2019. https://kamazs.itch.io/space-wreck/devlog/103786/remastered-downloadable-version. 
  13. ↑ "Space Wreck - Gameplay-Trailer führt Retro-RPG vor" (in German). Webedia. 12 September 2019. https://www.gamestar.de/videos/space-wreck-gameplay-trailer-fuehrt-retro-rpg-vor,99648.html. 
  14. ↑ "DEMO is Early Access". Valve Corporation. 3 February 2021. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1063540/view/3016818255535259669. "Today we are releasing our demo which is almost like a stand-alone game - with the intro, branching paths, and multiple endings. You can even manage to complete the main quest in the scope of the demo if you are cunning enough!" 
  15. ↑ "Space Wreck Early Access teszt – Hardcore kalandjáték az űr veteránjainak" (in Hungarian). Esport1 Kft.. 6 July 2021. https://www.pcguru.hu/hirek/space-wreck-early-access-teszt-pc/64044. 
  16. ↑ Mäntylä, Olli (26 April 2023). "GDWC 2022 Winners Announced!". https://thegdwc.com/blog/blog.php?blog_id=301. 
  17. ↑ "EUROPEAN GAME AWARDS 2024 - Latvia". 2024. https://www.egdf.eu/european-game-awards-2024/. "Award: Latvian Game Awards (2024) - Winner: Space Wreck, Pahris Entertainment SIA"