Destiny's Sword

Interesting concept, and could turn out good in the future. However, I'm not confident it will. I'm not sure the devs know where they want to take this game. In it's current state it's not worth it. Refunded

This isn't even really a game it's a forced perspective visual novel at best in the middle of being shot at they defeat your team if you fight back talkin about "find another way" mother ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥ YOU take your pacifist ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and shove it up your ass there's a time to fight and a time not to fight when the bullets are flying it's time to ♥♥♥♥♥♥ fight. ♥♥♥♥♥♥ idiots. I know how Machiavelli felt now watching his country be destroyed by fascists and tyrants while the pacifists stood by and didn't do ♥♥♥♥ to stop em but scream "find another way."

Last update a year ago, game unfinished. Fantastic concept, poorly executed. Armor choices don't matter. Weapon choices matter once in the whole game, but barely. Mental health system is locked behind a branching story with too few branches, so it really only matters as commentary feedback on the choices you make. Many choices are very poorly telegraphed; do I deploy a nano-stint in a wounded patient or not? I have no idea what the risks are and there were no ways to find out before hand. I guess I'll perform this life-saving surgery by trial-and-error! Gorgeous art and prose. This would have made a fantastic comic book. It's a pity they sold it as a game.

changing my review as the last update was over 2 years ago and this game seems to have been abandoned by the devs. so i cannot keep it as a thumbs up. it is a shame as it was an interesting game and i wanted to see more. but those are the risks when getting a game still in alpha. buy the game? no way at this point. should you look if there are changes in the future? i doubt there will be but doesnt hurt to look, crazier things have been known to happen. if you are risk adverse it's better to stay away from these alpha stage games in general. left my old review below. -------------------old review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- giving a thumbs up because i want to see where they go with this. the game is just bare bones at this point in terms of content. the drawings are good and it's an interesting premise so far. Pros - *it peaked my interest and i want to see what happens next. seems to have places to expand mechanics to. *good visuals, good mini cut scenes. CONS - main issues I have with the game(contains spoilers ahead): *very short, no mission 6, missions 4 and 5 don't credit 3 stars even if you "ace" them (though mission 5 isn't really complete and seems glitched). *the reactions from your squad seem somewhat strange when conversing with them and their effect is unclear, is "surprised" a good or bad reaction???. *in mission 3 about half or more of your crew seem displeased and think you're heavy handed if you let off some kids caught spray painting with a warning during the mission even though the only other two options is to scare them off or arrest them on the spot. i think that's a bit illogical and a no win scenario with squad mates(even though the mission succeeds) and as captain Kirk said "i don't believe in the no win scenario". *glitch at the "ending" of mission 5 repeating the same mission for some reason after cutscene. *there is a hidden achievement which i think is connected to some quest in the game which i haven't solved but i'm not intending to try going after it(even if it could be resolved) until they expand the game a bit. Conclusion - all in all there is a beginning of a game here with not much meat to it at this point, however, i hope the devs expand the content soon as i don't think it will be enough for people who want to try it out at the current state. i'll either edit or remove my review depending on changes they make i guess.

Note: Played the Early Access copy on a Steamdeck with no errors! The only problem was that navigating around the ship by clicking the tiny area icons was a little fiddly, and when the tutorial popups with pointer-arrows were showing you where to click, for some reason the location icons were even harder to select; I had to glide the cursor over them diagonally, and the selection point was slightly above the actual icon at those times. Actual Early Access review on 1/21/23: Destiny's Sword is an excellent COMMAND simulator; if you want to experience the difficulties of managing soldiers and ordering them into battle, rather than the turn-based combat of a miniatures wargame, you'll love this. Unlike X-Com style tactics games, you aren't moving troops around a battlefield; instead, you are making the hard calls and trusting the troops to execute effectively. The 'gotcha' is that the troops are real, messy people, not Generic Space Marines who either follow orders or enter a turn-timer-based "panic" state; instead, these troops are more or less effective based on their combat readiness, as determined by a more complex emotion-tracker than simply a spectrum between "fine" and "not fine." If you keep an eye on how they are doing back at base, you can more easily keep them alive and achieve your objectives in the field. At the current moment, there are about three short narrative quests within the base, and about five or six field missions. I played the whole thing through on my steam deck in about an hour, and loved it. I can't wait to see more!

Its an interesting multiple choice simulator and team managing game. The sober graphics: you will love it or hate it. Can be a part of the style. Quest are a nice addition, to be improved. For current price, its something to consider if youre in to this particular genre. If not and low on cash, you migth consider another game. But in general, i can recommend it. Things to improve *Every section of the ship should be more interactive and dynamic with things to do *The digital assistant can be annoying at some point and sometimes blocks the text of the dialogue with a character. It would be nice if you can switch off the assistant, or minimalize her comments and text screen. *Used armor and weapons dont have any information to be considered for missions. *Stats seem more a backstory addition then a practical tool. Most conversations can be repeated and with some common sense, interactions can work without real use or insight in the personal stats of a character. *Repetitive conversitions with charcters blocks more depth and dynamic interations. *In general, choices and their consequences should be worked out in updates. *Adding an internal foe/antagonist: some controversial person or competitor might spice up the game

I would like to reccomend this, the premise is interesting and I llove to support local studios, but I barely made it 15 mins before the game broke, I really, REALLY want this to improve, its go alot of potential. Upvoted in the hopes the devs will finish the game and release it in a better state.

Decent concept. Basic visual novel game, but this sucker has been abandoned for over 2 years as of June 2025. Pick it up if you want story ideas and want to get into developing something better. But honestly? I'm glad I got this thing on a deep sale and didn't spend more than $5 on it.

I've now replayed this since my previous review, and I must say that it has come a long way. There are still bugs, typos, etc. indicating that there is work still to be done, but the conversations are no longer simplistic and repetitive. You can't yet play the whole first episode through, but I'm glad I invested in this, and am happy to see the devs continuing to do good work. Previous review (2022): Not ready for early access yet. The core concept is interesting, but the game is very buggy and only about demo-length. This will be well-worth it down the line, but it's just not there yet.