Star Shelter

good game but remote play dont work

I received Star Shelter for free from Lurkit, a platform that provides keys to Content Creators. After a few hours playing the game on stream with input from chat, Star Shelter has great potential, the initial idea is unique and interesting. However the game lacks in many areas. It's initial "tutorial" is lacking, with not much information to help with surviving, the controller system is clunky and not very intuitive. Multiplayer Co-op is basically none existent, it requires player 2 to play on desktop, there's no VR Support for player 2. There is also no pause option if you need to take the VR headset off for a second, which can involve in death if something happens. The game has potential to be unique, it's not an "experience only" VR title but an actual game where you could sink in a lot of time building a nice base in the stars. If your looking for a single player VR Space Survival game you may enjoy Star Shelter, but if your looking for a Co-op game, this isn't a game for you. Personal Rating: 6/10

I really wish this thing wasn't abandoned I enjoy it a lot However, it had so much more potential

its pretty rough around the edges, but its just BARELY a correct, enjoyable game. ive played vr games kinda similar to this one before (like into the radius) but this one actually works by giving you actual objectives. theres a lot of strategy you have to implore to make sure you dont run out of power or oxygen which is something i do like. the main bulk of this game is divided into 2 parts: looting and scavenging for resources and gear, and building your base. its basically a zero g subnautica. there will be some light combat segments here and there, but its not too focused on this. i do like it how the game isnt so stubborn about the hardest to find resources and you can craft them if you dont want to just search and search for one specific rare thing. like i said however its not perfect, but to the games credit none of the problems are due to bad game design, just budget restraints. the game is a little cheaply made, the graphics are extremely simple, and all the stuff that floats around your space ship just stays there until it despawns and some newer thing appears. i would have preferred if the stuff would gradually drift towards your station, pass it, and then drift away. they would help me suspend disbelief and give me a visual indicator of how much time you have before something is too far gone. the game is really buggy and has been abandoned by the devs for years so its pretty likely that it wont get any better, grabbing mechanics are finicky and difficult, the movement system is similar to that of ECHO VR but harder to grab onto stuff (especially if you have a valve index kit) its not perfect, but it was still able to outshine despite its flaws. it was a one time play, but i still enjoyed it from start to finish. 6/10

fun but grindy

insanely confusing and broken, but the multiplayer is fun enough to make up for it 6/10

It's a nice concept, but the early game might as well be described as a death simulator. Frequent asteroids guarantee that your starting station will take damage that will rupture the hull and spill all your limited supply of oxygen out into space. Unless you happen to be on a life that has an oxygen bug in which oxygen just keeps replenishing indefinitely. Still starting out, you are likely to die of starvation or suffocation before you get very far. The next problem spot is storage; the game has no simple means of expanding your storage, and by my 3rd character, the station inventory was full, but I still did not have enough materials of the right kind to build more storage. You lose anything in your character's inventory when they die.