Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 841 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Massive Damage, Inc. · 4X · Aug 10, 2017

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
82
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 841 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise10% are divided40% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-GREAT pacing when it comes to playtime vs grind vs animation/travel speed.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A very good combination of turn-based combat and light 4X elements that is just shy of being excellent due to some missing polish.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Enjoy the plot for the hilarity it brings, because it’s not meant to be taken seriously.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The good stuff is there: It's got a top soundtrack that sounds like it uses a real orchestra (unsure of whether or not it indeed does), the art style on the ship designs are lovely to behold, sound design is good.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+Fitting soundtrack, even though it gets repetitive due to the long campaign

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay117 reviews
Combat113 reviews
Story59 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
87% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
76% still recommend
Interface
57% still recommend
Crashes
54% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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