4 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 1.2 hrs on record (1.2 hrs at review time)
Posted: 28 Jun, 2016 @ 5:36pm
Updated: 28 Jun, 2016 @ 6:19pm
Product received for free

Duskers is a fascinating twist on the roguelike genre. In Duskers, you explore spaceships instead of dungeons, and you do so by remotely controlling robotic drones.

http://gtm.you1.cn/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=713090327
Pros (as of version 1.03):
• Fascinating concept
• Simplistic graphics
• Gentle introduction to simplistic non-turingcomplete programming
• There is no reaction time involved, just your ability to plan without typos
• The noisy camera view, and the fact that catastrophic failure is nearly always one typo away, definitely helps set the scary tone
• Reasonable installation size for a modern game (around 250 MB)
• High compatibility: Works on Linux, Mac OSX and Windows, and hardware requirements are not high (requires shader support though, so older GMAs are out of question)
• Keeps you busy for dozens of hours, although I fear it might get a bit repetitive
• Game is still being maintained and updated, so new content and bugfixes are to be expected

Cons (as of version 1.03):
• If you get bad framerate, the game will randomly ignore your typed keys, making it for a frustrating game experience
• Game price seems unreasonably high (right now 17€ with discounts)
• Plot fails to engage the player early on
• No Steam trading cards
• No music

TL/DR: Pricey scary roguelike IN SPACE. Explore shipwrecks, control robots by typing commands. Works on any computer that can run Steam.
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