The Last Starship

Not really a fleet sandbox — it's a big-ass moving factory I really wanted to like this game, because on the surface it looks exactly like the kind of sandbox I enjoy. You can design ships, build a fleet, mine resources, manufacture components, automate production, trade, use fighters, build specialized combat ships, and move between star systems. The problem is that after finishing the campaign, I realized that most of these systems do not actually create interesting strategic choices. The most effective solution to almost every problem is simply to build one gigantic ship and put everything on it. At first, I played this as a fleet game. I had specialized ships for mining, manufacturing, transport and combat. That seemed like the obvious intention when the game gives you Fleet Mode, docking, transfer orders, interstellar logistics, mining ships, shipyards, colonies, etc. Eventually I realized that I was mostly creating problems for myself. Mining? Put it on the big ship. Smelting and fabrication? Put them on the big ship. Storage? Big ship. Crew and life support? Big ship. Salvage? Big ship. Fighter production? Definitely big ship, otherwise you n…

You can do whatever you want. With a limited budget of course. Throw a mining laser on your ship, take a simple contract for mining some ore, then the sector has an infinite meteor shower that absolutely wrecks your ship, faster than your drones can repair. Ship blows up, nothing telling you what to do at that point. Abandon game, stop feeling motion sick from the terrible camera perspective and terrible UI choice. Boot up Vanguard Galaxy instead since it is just a way better game. If you prefer the building aspect go play Stardeus or Rimworld since this game does a lot of things and none of them particularly well.

Fun

Fun game. every patch is better

Great game. I thoroughly enjoyed having the freedom to "pick my path." I spent more time with logistics and mining than fighting. The OCD part of my brain enjoyed the planning of my manufacturing. If I got bored, I could go do something else. At one point, while I was in the middle of some huge manufacturing job, I decided to build a massive starship that kept me busy while the manufacturing was going on. In conclusion, fun game.

Immersive game, can chill out constructing my ships and can also get challenged by occasional fights. Been fan with Prison Architect, now moved into this gem and 100% recommend