Hardspace: Shipbreaker

This is my kind of game to relax to. I love that the devs included a chill mode. That said. I really don't need a game to make myself stressed out with my own time tables and goals, that is part of my fun. To see how fast I can manage my own free time and get s##t done, and WELL DONE. This game lets you be so anally precise, I love it. I like earning my 'make the numbers go up' in my make the numbers go up games. And learning the ships is so much fun with many mistakes along the way and just learning how to recover. Then, looking back and saying, 'wow, that could have been much much worse', since you know the game so well now. And you know how devastating it can be to make some mistakes. Which makes the patience and learning well worth it. A great game that just makes you wish other games had these subtle innovations. A great game that makes you wish it was increased in scope ;) Best wishes to the Devs! And thanks to the Publisher!

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This game is highly addictive. It takes some very basic ideas - only 4 types of tools and 3 places for salvage to go - and creates an incredibly complex environment. It makes you feel so productive when you get that 95%+ on a ship. And the time pressure creates an added element...can I get that reactor out before the end of my shift? Do I collect everything I can on this shift, or do I methodically cut every attachment point and come back tomorrow to sort it all? I had 20+ hours on this game on the XBox, and I bought it immediately when I saw it on Steam. Definitely a great game for people who like the work-simulator genre.

Great gramphics, great grameplay. The story is really good but I wish the dialog was skippable on replay.

Warning to anyone that gets motion sick. The camera has a odd delayed input and no way to change it. Unplayable unfortunately, feeling sick as I write this.

Don't really understand why you're unable to do anything while dialogue is playing. You can't inspect or upgrade your tools, you can't check your terminal or look at ships for your next shift until after whoever is monologuing is done. Would be fine if it was an occasional thing, but it's after almost every shift - so you get around 15 minutes of gameplay before you're forced to sit and stare at a small textbox at the bottom of the screen for a few minutes. The game will also put in these "tutorial ships" to teach you new mechanics - some times they're empty hulls (or in one case, just a few boxes - no ship) that don't get you anything. Instead they actively cost you money, meaning the tutorials set you further back than if you just didn't do them. I had a few issues with the tethers being a bit finicky and the "crushing system" being a little too sensitive, but other than that the physics work well. The gameplay is fun, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is the dialogue relentless.