Star Horizon

Release Date: March 20, 2014

Action, science fiction, in space, rail shooter, shooters, singleplayer

5.1

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59%

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A rail shooter developed by Tabasco Interactive, a Polish dev studio. The player assumes the role of John, a pilot of the Federation woken from a thousand-year cryogenic sleep initiated by an artificial intelligence called Ellie during a great war against the Rebels. His task is not only to discover how the conflict ended but also to defend humanity from a new threat.

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5.1

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 7% of Critics. There are 11 Critic Reviews.

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God is a Geek: 4 / 10 by Lyle Carr

Star Horizon simply has too many issues to warrant playing. Poor graphics, voices and variety make for a dull experience, and one level is broken to the point of unbeatable. If you want to blast some enemy ships, just play Starfox again.

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Hey Poor Player: 2 / 5 by Francis DiPersio

As someone who tends to get a lot of enjoyment out of rail shooters, Star Horizon is a game I had high hopes for. And while I feel some features, like the storytelling and upgrade system, fall a bit flat, the core shooter experience can be pretty fun in short bursts. Sadly, in its current state, it’s impossible to recommend a game that is, as far as this reviewer can tell, entirely unbeatable at this time due to a game-breaking glitch.

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TheSixthAxis: 4 / 10 by Thomas Hughes

Star Horizon is a forgettable rail space shooter that fails to live up to the legacy set by other titles in the genre on Nintendo systems. I would honestly avoid this and play Star Fox through a Nintendo Switch Online membership; it's cheaper, it plays better and you're less likely to find yourself frustrated.

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59%

STEAM Score

All Reviews: Mixed (71)

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Star Horizon is a space shooter for PC, iOS and etc. developed by Tabasco Interactive, a Polish development studio. The production was created with mobile devices in mind, for which it came out in 2014. The following year, a visually enhanced edition was released for PC.

Plot

In Star Horizon, we assume the role of John, a pilot serving in the Inter Galactic Federation during a grand galactic war with the Rebels. It had seemed that the defeat of the latter is just a matter of time when the main cruiser of the Federation was destroyed in mysterious circumstances. In response, the artificial intelligence that steered John’s fighter, Ellie, hibernates the pilot and wakes him up after a thousand years have passed. He has to discover what really happened during the war and defend humanity from a new threat.

Mechanics

While playing, we mostly fight in grand space battles. The player can side either with the Federation or the Rebels, while the course of the campaign is shaped by our decisions to a large extent. The game puts great emphasis on the story and the development of friendship between John and Ellie.

Star Horizon for PC, iOS and etc. belongs to the genre, which is commonly called rail shooter. It means that in the game the ship is steered by artificial intelligence. The player can only modify the vessel’s location in an invisible tunnel without changing its direction. Our role boils down to aiming at enemies and maneuvering in order to avoid collision with enemy projectiles and elements of the environment.

The game is enriched by a ship enhancement module that lets us replace individual parts and mount increasingly powerful armaments. The title also offers a well-made soundtrack composed by a musician who worked on one of Behemoth’s albums.

Last updated on July 26, 2017