Space Crew
Release Date: October 15, 2020
Strategy, science fiction, Space Simulator, RPG elements, arcade elements, indie games, space ships, simulation elements, singleplayer
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Space Crew is a strategic and simulation survival from the creators of Bomber Crew, Runner Duck studio. This time the player, directing the crew of the spaceship, must defend the Earth from alien attacks, taking care of the development of people as well as the machine itself.
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[1:48] Space Crew relase date trailer
GameOnAUS: by Chris Inglis
Space Crew is fantastic and insanely good fun, but also can be quite punishing. Whilst some of the missions were challenging, it drove you to do better each time, and with missions that only last about 15-20 minutes, it’s a great game to play in short bursts. Gameplay is super smooth with excellent sounds and space visuals, particularly in missions with asteroid fields.
ThisGenGaming: 7.5 / 10 by Justin Oneil
Space Crew is a solid follow up to Bomber Crew that delivers some pretty in-depth management gameplay. The game looks good and building up your ship and crew while completing missions can be quite fun. I would like it even more if there was more mission variety and the controls were better suited to console. Decide if those negatives are that big of a deal for yourself before you join the United Defense Force
ZTGD: 8.5 / 10 by Terrence Johnson
Visiting those strange new worlds was always fun on TV and it’s a fun and rewarding experience in Space Crew as well.
Space Crew Description
Space Crew is a simulator and survival game with strategic and adventure elements, in which we manage the crew of a spaceship. The game is a continuation of Bomber Crew, and Runner Duck studio is responsible for it.
Plot
Earth, year 2152. Mankind is on the verge of total extinction, all by strange aliens called Phasmids. The United Defense Force recruit members of a special crew to defend the mother planet and its inhabitants from a tragic fate and it is we who control their actions. It is up to us who will join our team and how we will achieve our goal.
Mechanics
Space Crew consists of a single-player story campaign in which we explore the galaxy, take care of our crew, fight aliens and avoid dangers such as asteroids and meteorites. But before that happens, we have to select the crew members. We have to choose the right candidates for the position of captain, engineer or communication officer and personalize their appearance and equipment, as well as train them during the game to be as effective as possible in their positions. The same applies to our ship, which can be customized with its distinctive paintings, but we can also expand and improve it with additional armour, more powerful engines and other elements. Some of these things are accessed gradually during the game.
When both the ship and the crew are ready, we start a much more dynamic game in which we fly out into space, performing the tasks entrusted to us: from reconnaissance to recovery of planetary territory. Their completion guarantees us access to special prizes. However, the expeditions are full of dangers in the form of harmful radiation, black holes and murderous fields of asteroids, not to mention attacks from aliens, who often try to carry out an abortion on board our machine. The battles are dynamic and at the same time require strategic thinking, where using the skills of the crew members may prove to be crucial to get out of the clash all the way. Especially when it comes to extinguishing a fire or repairing a damaged component, provided, of course, that we have the necessary resources for this. In other words, it's not easy.
Technical aspects
Space Crew continues what is known and liked about Bomber Crew, providing us with a similar mechanical gameplay as well as a visual layer adapted to the realities of the cosmic adventure highlighted by an adequate soundtrack.
Space Crew Summary
Game Series: Bomber Crew
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: Runner Duck
Publisher: Curve Games / Curve Digital
Space Crew System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i3-530 3.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce 9800 GT or better, 800 MB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10
Recommended: Intel Core i3-6300 3.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 560 Ti or better, 800 MB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10
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