Riftborne

My save got bricked after I accidentally put in an 8-hour (real life hours) order for the wrong ship and there was no way to cancel it. And it blocks the whole ship-building queue so I had to fast forward 8 hours if I wanted to build any other ships. Also there is no save/load mechanism. Edit: Started a new save and after a successful raid my whole fleet disappeared. I don't think this game is really playable yet.

I’ve been a little obsessed with Riftborne lately, and that’s mostly because of the multiplayer. The interaction with other players is what makes the game stand out for me. Alliances, diplomacy, trade, rivalries, raids, planning attacks, defending territory, negotiating deals...It has something for everyone. One thing I really like is that there seems to be room for a lot of different play styles. You can focus on combat, logistics, industry, diplomacy, defense, or just become the person helping hold an alliance together behind the scenes. The game rewards people who think ahead and plan carefully. If you enjoy detailed strategy and long-term planning, there’s a lot here to dig into. Decisions matter, preparation matters, and working with other players matters. Some nights it feels like a strategy game. Other nights it feels like a political simulator with space warfare. I keep coming back because no two situations ever seem to play out the same way. If you like multiplayer strategy games where player interaction actually matters, Riftborne is worth checking out.

Absolute banger of a game still in very active development. Now with full linux support and the ability to self-host the multiplayer servers easily. 10/10

I appreciate games like this, the old ASCII style is very cool and it's impelmented in an easy to handle way. The entire game could be played with just the arrow keys and the enter key, making it much less cumbersome than some others of the style. I do get a bit of that "One more turn" syndrome out of this by just advancing another 10 minutes or handling that big raid coming towards me before sending out a raid myself and then handling the next big one. My only criticisms so far is that early game is a slugfest. I'm in endless defensive battles against seemingly the entire universe. From the day my people are born they learn to build ships to replace the ones that we just defended with. I feel like the defensive side needs something other than ships, something that can handle combat a little better but is incapable of raiding or fighting itself. I'm also finding asteroid and strategic bases to be of little use early on, even though you get them early. Defending them would require exposing your home world to raids, so it appears as though you're better off ignoring them until you can get another full sized base that can also produce units to defend itself. Overall the game is very cool and a neat experience, especially for the price. I get the feeling there's a bit more to learn, and that there will be more added with time so I'm eager to see how the game expands.

Honestly, I hate ascii fantasy games and such, crawlers etc. But this game here - is just the kind of game I was looking for. It's easy to get into, felt straight at home, the UI \ hotkeys are easy to use. I love the pace of the game as well, I have 2 kids and a dog, so it's nice to have something that just sits there 24\7 and ticks along. One thing I'd like to see - (unless i missed it) was a way to start a game and permanently disable the 'Advance time' feature in that game, I do not want to use it - but it's always there tempting me. Kinda like a ironman type setting when you start the game, that does that would be nice. Runs perfectly on linux - which I kinda expected - but it's nice to know. Anyways - very good game for a very fair price. Go get it.

I like the concept, but it's not ready yet. The UI is confusing and the documentation in-game is a mess.

I have not gotten deep into the game at all, so I can't state much about the mechanics and so forth. The game functions in a lot of ways that I personally appreciate a lot. If you like light weight games, this is likely something you woul like to have around, for PvE, PvP, and for solo playing. My hours in the game at this time are mostly from running it in the background.

It is fun! I am usually too much of a brainlet for those kinds of game but this is just deep enough to be interesting while remaining intuitive.