Stars Reach

I backed this game on kickstarter and have been following its progress. It has improved in every iteration that I have played. The combat keeps getting tighter, the world more fleshed out and better looking. The gameplay simulations underneath are fun to experiment with and its got a lot of potential. Its still early access and recently left prealpha, so some hiccups and development woes are going to happen and should be expected. They respond pretty quickly to righting major issues and it really does have a beautiful community in game if youve been looking for that. Again its early access and is still adding primary features to the game. Its coming. If your concerned about that, check back later and see how its going! I play a lot of space games, especially star citizen. If you see stuff about servers lagging and haven being bad, they addressed that very quickly and from what I saw, playing in the weeeee hours of the morning it seemed to be under control.

Delusional

I am really enjoying the game so far. This really feels like an MMO that really haven't played on like it in a while. It feels like a proper mmo, that is building with a strong foundation into a game that I think many mmo type players have been wanting for a while. Profession gameplay truly matters, my recipes and the items I can craft are needed by other players. And I can work together with other players to help build a city, and I am hoping to setup a shop in a city once I can get to that point. A plus also is the community is very helpful. It can take some getting use to cause it does things we really haven't seen in the mmo space since like SWG days. But I really love all the exploring, and you can already go to planets and you see them bustling with other players as they are crafting or exploring like myself. Definitely a game I have been wanting for a while

I'm disappointed that they brought this to early access, in it's currently state I would barely call it early alpha. Add it to your wish list, but don't pay for this right now.

Steam early access cash grab. Server lag is a huge problem, combat is horrible, game looks nothing like the screenshots, the concept is interesting but the execution is horrible. This one needs 2-3 more years before going into EARLY ACCESS let alone full release.

Rough alpha, but fun. If you are looking for a polished feature complete game with good graphics and smooth gameplay, this one isn't for you yet. Stars Reach has a lot of potential if you aren't bothered by some bugs and jank. The deep gathering and crafting system, player impact on planets, home/base/city building, and social features are at a good start. Feels like something worth supporting to further development.

I seen all the mixed reviews. There was a little lag at the start but I also have a fast internet 600-900M. I thought this would be like (planet crafter or similar), however, it reminds me like a Roblox game for some reason. There isnt a wow factor. I roam around gather items, shoot semi stationary things, some have massive dmg capabilities. Roam some more scanning those red gems (1 was almost impossible but I got it, on the side of weird mountain.) Mining you have to go off planet and cant terraform on Haven. I probably didnt touch the surface. I will recommend however, not my taste. (I be placing this in my Meh folder come back to someother day.)

I desperately wanted this to click. I kept playing for roughly 14 hours because the underlying sandbox sounded exactly like the kind of MMO I love. Instead, almost every system fought me. Progression was opaque, gathering often felt tedious rather than exploratory, crafting never delivered a meaningful payoff, and even basic things like weapon audio being tied to master volume made playing uncomfortable. I've tested alpha, pre-alpha and friends-and-family builds of probably 200 MMOs over the years, including some spectacularly unfinished ones. Stars Reach may be the most frustrating first experience I've had with one.

Stars Reach has potential to be a great growing game. The biggest problem I have found is mineral resources. The ones they say are very common and common are hard to find due to early players mining them out. You can get tons of rare metals but have to be fast to get any common ones before they are mined out. You can't advance your skills without these resources and that leaves you stuck.