Deep Sky Derelicts
In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen and living on the surface of a habitable planet, enjoying non-synthetic air, water and food. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitable planet. Build and control a squad of up to three mercenary characters and set on to explore derelict ships within your reach from the scavenger's base. Searching the derelicts for loot and clues, you come across many friendly inhabitants and traders, but more often – various enemies.
Game Discussion
Steam User 15
Starlight glimmers in a junkyard in that fleeting moment when a single card outweighs the very air one breathes.
Steam User 14
Very fun but very imperfect game.
I would fully recommend it considering the cost.
The mid game feels the toughtset and by getting level 9-10 you really feel the power of your characters.
Steam User 11
It boggles my mind that people would review this negatively.
It's a fun game. Good loop. Good humor. Good art. Not super deep in mechanics. I've gone back and played through a handful of times. Will play again.
Steam User 5
Great fun that supports short play sessions or longer deep dives. Love the art style and music. A perfect easy to learn, hard to master title. Hope to see more from this dev and franchise.
Steam User 7
Reminiscent of Darkest Dungeon with its own vibe and interesting mechanics. The character customization was pretty interesting as well, a bit more in-depth (which I prefer) than DD. I thought my team was unbeatable but I was quickly humbled as I approached the endgame!
Steam User 6
This game is basically a straightforward rogue-lite deck-builder game. I would only get it on discount, but it's worth at least one play through. I could be wrong, but I don't think there is enough variety to warrant more than a couple of playthroughs at most. The most interesting aspect of the game is building your deck for your weapons and deciding on the skills/attributes. The biggest downside would be that the combat eventually starts to become monotonous towards the end.
Steam User 3
I picked up Deep Sky Derelicts on a deep discount, and I do not regret it.
Think of it as Darkest Dungeon in space with the art style of Forgive Me Father. Compared to Darkest Dungeon, it doesn't have a stress mechanic, but it does come with extra rambling dialogue from random machines. Sometimes it isn't entirely clear what your dialogue options are or what they will trigger.
The game has a "magic find" element that requires you to make multiple runs to improve your gear before you can progress. I loved going through levels 1 to 7, but it does get a bit repetitive as you reach level 10 (which is the level cap for maps, items, and characters).
There is quite a bit of RNG involved; if you get a good opening hand, you’ll be fine, but if you don't, things can get dicey. For example, if your Bruiser gets Ground Slam and Heavy Pummeling, you’ll deal so much stun and cleave damage that you’ll shred through enemy shields instantly. Also, the Terrorbot is excellent.
Some stats, such as Mental, are not very straightforward, but that shouldn’t prevent you from having a successful run. While the campaign is enjoyable, it has fairly low replayability. I don't necessarily see myself playing through it again just to try a different mix of classes... though I might, who knows! There is also an Arena mode to test how many consecutive fights you can survive, which offers some extra playtime.
Ultimately, I got over 20 hours of content for less than $2, which is excellent value. The deck-building element is fairly basic, as the RPG focus on gear progression is more important. If you enjoy that loop, you’ll enjoy this game.