Deep Sky Derelicts

Starlight glimmers in a junkyard in that fleeting moment when a single card outweighs the very air one breathes.

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.

My favourite turn-based dungeon crawler after Darkest Dungeon. I don't get why this only has a mostly postive rating, as for me it's a total gem. You create your party of three from various scavenger classes, then go out and map derelict spaceships, fighting pirates and aliens and looting everything in sight. The combat and card mechanics really work for me, and I love obsessing over my equipment and skill trees (which is where your cards for combat come from) to end up with a fun deck and build. On my latest run I had a Leader who specialised in mental damage, mind-blasting all the enemies and keeping them debilitated with fear, a Miner (from one of the expansions) who had insane AoE heavy weapon damage, and a Techie who deployed drones that buffed the party and taunted enemies while she sniped. There are a lot of fun synergies to find, and I've come baack to play it again more than once over the years.

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.

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.

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.

Great game!
I didn't feel like it became grindy by the end, though three things I really wished for was to be able to have a bigger shop, since the trader is kinda limited, have more upgrades (I had everything at max at about level 6) and most importantly: For the love of God, why can't you hire more guys? Can I really only have 3 guys at the same time??? Why can't I add them as back-up to my roster? I mean sure, you can dismiss old guys, and hire new ones, retrain them and stuff, but it's such a hassle!
Other then that, the combat is good, music is good, and I love the art style!