Stars Reach

I can't in good faith recommend this game. It needs a lot more time in the oven. I won't refund because I'm classic SWG player and a hopeless fool when it comes to mmos.

Stars Reach is not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. You are not the hero. You are not the chosen one. There is no grand destiny waiting for you with a glowing sword and a cutscene explaining how special you are. You are just one person trying to make your way in a living galaxy. And that is exactly what makes it special. This is a deliberate throwback to the old-school MMO philosophy that let players actually do things. There are no rigid class systems locking you into a predetermined role. Instead there is an overwhelming, almost absurd number of skills that you learn by simply doing the thing. Want to become a better miner? Mine. Want to understand the ecosystem of a planet? Live on it, mess with it, and watch what happens. The skill system is deep, interconnected, and gloriously unapologetic about its complexity. It’s crazy. Crazy good. Early Access is very much an alpha, not a polished 1.0 product. Expect rough edges, systems still finding their balance, and the occasional “this is clearly still being built” moment. But the foundation underneath is already compelling. Stars Reach is running a serious simulation. Planets are not static backdrops. They have ecosystems, resources, politics, and consequences. You can settle, extract, farm, craft, build, explore, fight, govern, trade, and experiment. Player actions actually leave marks. The world reacts. That simulation layer is what elevates the game from “another sandbox” into something that feels alive and worth investing time in. This is not a first-person shooter. It is not an instant power fantasy where you go from zero to demigod in an afternoon. Progress is earned through attention, curiosity, and persistence. The game does not hand you an epic story. It hands you a galaxy and says, “Go make one.” And somehow that ends up feeling more meaningful than most scripted narratives. Stars Reach is something epic in ambition. It is also still early, still rough, and still finding itself. But if you’ve ever missed the feeling of logging into a world that treats you like a person instead of a predetermined protagonist, this one is already showing real promise. It’s the bee’s knees.

Early Early Access

The game is very unfinish and janky, even for EA standards. But smells like SWG and I would gladly give to Raph 30$ each and every time he somehow attempts to bring the essence of SWG back to life. Keep the money Raph, even if this ends up being yet another failed MMO.

if you're a real fan of UO/SWG, stop reading this and drop the 30 bones rn. otherwise know that the people making this are no amateurs. Ultima Online is seared into my brain as one of the most fun times i've ever had playing video games with my friends. i never got to play SWG myself, but many of the same friends also revered Star Wars Galaxies. what's here now is not a complete game, that's true. despite that, the vision these devs have for their game is crystal clear to me, and that's enough to get me excited enough to explore the game and figure out its systems and see its sights. i'm obnoxiously picky about video games, so that's rare for me. this team has also made an incredible amount of progress on the game in a little more than a year, so the game is changing and improving quickly. tl;dr, i got hella faith and i think any fans of UO/SWG sandbox/survival type MMOs will understand once they play.

Pretty good come help support them and lets make it gro. It's a very intriuging

I am a big fan of old school MMOs and minecraft, and this game has the potential to scratch both itches. For a game only just entering early access it is already well-formed and has a good level of content, and I'm only just getting started. I'm looking forward to really drilling down into building and terraforming at scale. I am sometimes finding that traveling between planets is a little tedious, but I like the combination of both planet side activities and space-based ones.

The game is pretty much in alpha, a far cry from your standard early access launch. It was too soon and it'll probably be really damaging long term to try and bounce off of this first impression. Character models are not even fully finished, certain assets lack a basic texture and you see the 3D mesh in it's default blank form. Sliders will affect meshes and deform your character in unintended ways. The server has massive lag issues in crowded areas. The starting zone is really basic and bare. Skill trees don't fully explain the skill you're trying to level. Nothing really seems to promote player to player interaction besides spam dancing to restore max health/stamina. No common goals. Overall really disappointing, I've played dozens of early access games and this is simply not there, do not purchase it at this time, let this game cook for at least 1 year or more.