Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 322 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 274 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
91 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
As most reviews have mentioned, the most compelling feature is the sense of a living galaxy going about its business in the background while you perform the basic functions of clicking, killing, looting, equipping and selling.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
43 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
It feels very deep in this regard - you have stats, racial specialisations, plus a great variety of shield modules, armour modules, instant hit weapons, aimed weapons, minions (drones), buffs, debuffs, hulls and miscellanous doodads (installed in modular fashion).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
32 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics, while nothing outstanding, are visually pleasing to the eyes (especially when ships blew up!) although the UI can arguably be better.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
19 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
Replay value is extremely high as each new Sector is different when generated, with 10 races to choose from, different ways of achieving victory and the availability of online co-op can provide a significant game changer to the already great game.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
10 of 274 sampled reviews raised it
drox operative has a lot of depth with its arpg gameplay, rpg leveling system and loot that once you start playing online co op with some friends you wont be able to stop
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay91 reviews
Combat43 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio100% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Story85% still recommend
Difficulty92% still recommend
Interface80% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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