The Banished Vault

Unfortunately doesnt do anything with its fantastic themes, and instead plays like a highly repetetive math problem with a beautiful soundtrack. The thing is, the mechanics arent deep enough for it to be fun mastering the game, maths and all, so most of your time will be spent just double checking crafting recipes. Someone will probably really like this but dont be fooled and assume you will actually learn about the "challenging universe of the banished vault", what little lore there is only serves as a precursor for the gameplay.

Although not the most difficult it's probably the most demanding game I've ever played. Really unique concepts and mechanics. At its best some situations will develop into the most suffocating cosmic horror. Hugely recommended but you need some patience

It's legitimately one of the best games I've ever played. Crisis management at its finest. Every run it feels like you are pulling off miracles. Rides that fine line of difficulty and fairness. Beautiful game.

I don't recommend this game. The core resource management puzzle isn't deep enough, gets boring after around 2 systems of one's first playthrough. (a run can be completed solving 4 systems). The ships with 8 and 12 cargo space but not as bad negative thrust modifier are a necessity for ferrying around resources. The basic ship even with 4 cargo space is severely lacking since every stack of fuel takes a space away from all the resources you need to accumulate, and sometimes you simply need to have more than 1 stack of fuel. Those ships have more than enough crew slots too. there's no scenario you would ever need the ships with 4 crew + 1 navigator slots.

This Yes leans more to the side of maybe. Banished Vault is a beautiful game with very in-depth systems to enjoy, for those willing to make the effort, but hurt by the cumbersome way to control the mechanics. Every single step is a calculated decision. Moving ships, moving people, production, everything. The biggest downside from this is easily making mistakes which can't be corrected. More often then not ending a run prematurely. You either love this and sink hours into this game understanding every little detail and mechanic, or give up after a couple hours never to return again.

Games was pretty simple in beat it in a few run throughs. Not very fun.