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Game Review: Beyond the Chiron Gate
Jul. 17th, 2022 04:21 pm"Beyond the Chiron Gate is a text-based space exploration roguelike. Explore an endless universe filled with exotic planets, strange life forms, and ancient civilisations. Manage a crew of space explorers and upgrade their ship with new technology. Brave dangerous worlds to gather the data you need to reach the home system of the mysterious Gatebuilders."
Paid game // available on Android, ios, Windows, Linux, and Mac.
~From game publisher's description
Review:
Every time the player choose who and which system to send from the limited options, and explore as much or as little as you like balanced against the restraint of limited ship energy, limited no. of times of gate travel and how many damage and injury the crew and the ship can withstand. The procedural generation of systems and planets means that every time is a new experience. The updates to get, the civilizations to see, and the discoveries to make can vary a lot. The games also gets emotional as however competent the crew members grow, they are fragile in this dangerous universe and can die any time. The random factor can be very frustrating (I have once had my entire crew killed in their second mission twice consecutively), but it's addictive to race against yourself for better record. Playing with music on is recommended as it really matches the game theme.
Paid game // available on Android, ios, Windows, Linux, and Mac.
~From game publisher's description
Review:
Every time the player choose who and which system to send from the limited options, and explore as much or as little as you like balanced against the restraint of limited ship energy, limited no. of times of gate travel and how many damage and injury the crew and the ship can withstand. The procedural generation of systems and planets means that every time is a new experience. The updates to get, the civilizations to see, and the discoveries to make can vary a lot. The games also gets emotional as however competent the crew members grow, they are fragile in this dangerous universe and can die any time. The random factor can be very frustrating (I have once had my entire crew killed in their second mission twice consecutively), but it's addictive to race against yourself for better record. Playing with music on is recommended as it really matches the game theme.
