Approaching Infinity

Bounced off this one for a long time, as the early game makes you think this is a very simplistic game. But make no mistake, this is a very fun roguelike!

Simple game, but with amazing depth. Easy to get into and a lot of fun. The kind of game you can turn to when you're looking for something to pick up and play without having to think too hard about the game's mechanics, but when you also want to play a real game.

The lack of polish is astounding, all the tutorial text was cut off and displaced so I learned nothing from it. Game lags at EVERY move, fps going from 15 to 60, both in space and on planet's surface. Awful experience and something I can't forgive a game with such an archaic graphics. I'm a big Star Trek fan but Approaching Infinity is not worth the hassle.

Unfortunately this is a no from me, although I can definitely see why it would appeal to others. Personally, the difficulty isn't quite there and many of the systems feel half-baked and don't interact well. For example, you find a bunch of essences on planets and they can be used to craft things. But to begin with you can't craft anything and these essences just pile up and essentially feel like garbage.. I have never once gone "gee I really need to collect [insert essence here]" so plundering just doesn't feel rewarding and getting a bunch of essences just feels lazy tbh - same goes with other items you can find, I never feel overly connected to them or feel happy when I find them, its just more of the same. Insane and finite resources seems the only way to go to get a real sense of roguelike challenge, however if you are low on supplies just hail someone and they will drop a bunch off - negating the challenge of finite resources and just making it pointlessly easy. And it is easy to find people who will do that because you can make friends with people too easily, just simply hail a bunch of their ships and everyone in the universe (almost) will love you. So then there isn't reall…

Deep but accessible roguelike. Probably something here for every type of player.

This is a delightful space exploration game, full of heart. Easy to start, fast to play. Always makes you want to play just a few more turns. There's lots of procedural generation under the handcrafted storylines. I know some people don't like that, but it works in this delightful indie gem.