Ensign-1

This game hit Steam years ago, got some updates in early access, but hasn't seen an update since 12/11/16. As of today, 4/23/18, it claims to be "released," yet still says v0.500 inside the game itself. At the present time, do not buy this.

"Fully Released" again.... Still in version 0.5 I have owned this game since if first hit Desura, and hasn't really had any updates since then. I would NOT recommend buying this game as it is still in early Alpha.

Horrible little piece of tripe. The 90s called, they want their graphics back. Clunky usability. If I could return it for my money, I would.

[h1] Broken Game [/h1] [h2] Incomplete [/h2] items don't load or are missing came out of early access broken it's still broken in 2024

Ensign-1 is an abandoned/incomplete space combat sim, advertising a series of features that makes Elite: Dangerous look even flatter than it is, but delivering on none of them. Very few games are of such high quality that I would recommend them to other gamers. Some games are made fairly well but fall down in a few places, making me reluctant to be forced to give them a thumbs down, because they deserve a "maybe" option that Steam doesn't offer reviewers. But Ensign-1 makes me wish there was an option to EXTREMELY NOT RECOMMEND. It's unfinished. The developer knew it and dumped it on Steam anyway. Valve thinks that kind of behavior is okay. Outside of this terrible behavior for a morally bankrupt developer, the game itself is unplayable. HOTAS controls aren't mapped properly (something you think a space/flight sim would get right), but can't be remapped, so the game can't be controlled properly. There's no working fullscreen, resolution is fixed and can't be changed. Really basic stuff needed for any game just hasn't been done here. It's inexplicable why Valve would even allow this on Steam. My recommendation? EXTREMELY NOT RECOMMENDED.

good indie game, has a lot of pertential. 6/10