Let me just say I've loved Sid since I was just a boy first getting into grand strategy/4X and when I heard the newest Civ game was going to space I just about squealed. Then came Starships which despite the negativity surrounding its initial launch I bought. It was a mistake.
I find if I play a game for one hour per dollar it was worth it, its 15 dollars now and even at that price you'd be hard pressed in getting 15 hours out of this game its short, super short, even on the largest maps and longest settings, you cant control the victory conditions and the balance of combat and missions is off making certain missions really easy and others very difficult. cultivating planets feels superfluous, and having to back track to fully capture them just ends up breaking any flow they bring to 4X strategy. Its clunky, It's Unballanced its not worth the name.

All I can say is, You broke my heart Sid. </3 </3 </3

Let me just say I've loved Sid since I was just a boy first getting into grand strategy/4X and when I heard the newest Civ game was going to space I just about squealed. Then came Starships which despite the negativity surrounding its initial launch I bought. It was a mistake. I find if I play a game for one hour per dollar it was worth it, its 15 dollars now and even at that price you'd be hard pressed in getting 15 hours out of this game its short, super short, even on the largest maps and longest settings, you cant control the victory conditions and the balance of combat and missions is off making certain missions really easy and others very difficult. cultivating planets feels superfluous, and having to back track to fully capture them just ends up breaking any flow they bring to 4X strategy. Its clunky, It's Unballanced its not worth the name. All I can say is, You broke my heart Sid. </3 </3 </3