Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)

Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION)

Steam Deck Playable

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

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
840 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 118 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 48 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 840 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
(I bought the DLC as well, so there's additional side story content, though I didn't start it until in middle game).
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
++Many, many random events and quests that give the game replayability
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise 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.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters90 reviews
Gameplay63 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface23 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat118 reviews
75%
Difficulty48 reviews
71%
Crashes13 reviews
54%
Bugs6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
82
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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