Renegade: Battle for Jacob's Star
Strategic Simulations · 2023 · Action, Singleplayer, Simulation, 1990's, First-Person
PC
5 user reviews100% · 5
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About Renegade: Battle for Jacob's Star
You're the best they've got.
Unfortunately, your latest hot-dog stunt did not impress the base commander. No sense of humor. So here you are, patrolling a backwater outpost where the only real danger is the food.
Bored to death, you notice that the stars around you are moving. And then it hits you like a bucket of ice water - those are definitely not stars, they're TOG fighters! Maybe you shouldn't have wished so hard for some action...
Get ready for the dogfight of your life! Command a squadron of Renegade fighters against an overwhelming Terran Overlord Government invasion force. Fly your choice of futuristic ships - from the speedy Cheetah and elusive Space Gull to the exotic Fluttering Petal and the massive Pegasus. It's so intensely real, you'll be sweating bullets!
Unfortunately, your latest hot-dog stunt did not impress the base commander. No sense of humor. So here you are, patrolling a backwater outpost where the only real danger is the food.
Bored to death, you notice that the stars around you are moving. And then it hits you like a bucket of ice water - those are definitely not stars, they're TOG fighters! Maybe you shouldn't have wished so hard for some action...
Get ready for the dogfight of your life! Command a squadron of Renegade fighters against an overwhelming Terran Overlord Government invasion force. Fly your choice of futuristic ships - from the speedy Cheetah and elusive Space Gull to the exotic Fluttering Petal and the massive Pegasus. It's so intensely real, you'll be sweating bullets!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The game has really finicky controls, but they're easy to get used to once you play for about 30 minutes. The gameplay is fun and the soundtrack is the most stereotypical 90s music I've ever heard but it's still great to listen to while shooting down TOG interceptors. 7/10 game5 found this helpful
Renegade: Battle for Jacob’s Star is one of those overlooked science-fiction combat simulators that perfectly captures the spirit of classic PC gaming from the 1990s. Developed by Strategic Simulations and later revived on Steam through SNEG’s preservation efforts, the game stands as a reminder of a time when space combat titles balanced cinematic ambition with deep mechanical gameplay. During an era crowded with legendary franchises like Wing Commander, Freespace, and X-Wing, many excellent games struggled to gain widespread recognition despite offering experiences that were equally memorable in their own ways. Renegade falls firmly into that category. It may not have become a household name within the genre, but it possesses enough quality, atmosphere, and tactical excitement to deserve far more attention than it originally received. From the very beginning, the game establishes a convincing military science-fiction setting centered around a violent interstellar conflict. The universe feels grounded in old-school space opera traditions, featuring oppressive political powers, rebel resistance forces, and desperate frontline battles fought in the darkness of space. Players are pla…2 found this helpful
Old-school space fighter sim with the awesomest music I ever heard in a video game!2 found this helpful
missed this classic back in the day but man i was sold from the start by the bomb music its sick and the game is going hard1 found this helpful
Controls are ♥♥♥♥. Mouse sensitivity is f'n insane. Can I adjust those things? I do not see where I can. Other than that, this game is cool af. Great vibes, cool style, high energy, but gameplay is disorienting. Also, this game's soundtrack slaps like Sean Connery!
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ it's peak
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