Give it a go if you find yourself hankering for something with Shock DNA. Void Bastards takes about 10 to 20 hours to clear and you can theoretically play it a bazillion times. And no, stealth isn't the first descriptor that comes to my mind, but the genre tag isn't totally unwarranted and I'm not complaining because it means it's on sale. You might be woefully unprepared for an encounter, but you still might pull it off if your aim's good enough. The FPS pedigree shines through in a fun way that adds moment-to-moment kinetic skill expression that can let you get away with risky gambles. Explore abandoned ships, scavenge food and fuel, cannibalize sci-fi tech, and make clever use of environmental hazards in almost immersive sim-lite environments chock-full of enemies that feel good to shoot. There's quite a lot of shooting and looting in Void Bastards, and the pressure's always on to make the most of your resources. There is a big strategic element to choosing destinations – in a map that will feel familiar to fans of games like FTL or perhaps Slay the Spire – but you've also got to put your boots on the ground. You're trying to get out of the Sargasso Nebula and you've got an endless supply of prisoners to throw at the problem. Void Bastards is an FPS about charting a course through space with a crew of misfits.
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