LONESTAR Reviews

fun strategy game

Another FTL, with some twists. If you love FTl, here's your next game :)

I don't get this. First: terrible English. It isn't my first language either, but man, this is just hard to follow. Second: terrible tutorial, almost no explanation (and if it's there, it's cryptic as heck). Third, it's just balancing some RNG numbers against some other RNG numbers. If you die, you just start over with the character selection, though I guess something must be sticking, but again, it isn't explained at all. The graphics don't do a whole lot to help either, and look very outdated. The music is ok, but repetitive. There's just not a whole lot to love here. But most of all: if you want to welcome me as a player, *explain your game in proper English*.

Very enjoyable streamlined deckbuilding roguelite. Pros: - 12 battles each run keeps them short and sweet - Battle rewards and vacation days feel very impactful, unlike other similar games I never feel like my build stagnates - The opportunity to fight 5 bosses in a row with any past winning build is awesome - Most enemies feel unique and require different strategies to defeat - Plenty of characters, traits, units, treasures, unit modifications and energy modifications create a huge amount of replayability - The chance to restart fights helps with learning the game and prevents dumb misclicks/mistakes from ruining a run Cons: - Some descriptions are poorly worded and difficult to fully understand before see them in action (personally I've only had an issue with ~5% of unit/treasure descriptions) - A few units require specific synergies to be at all useful and you're by no means guaranteed to find something to enable them

Tons of replayability. Lots of fun, very much in the vein of so many other card battlers. Lots of variety of pilots. We just need some more ships. Lonestar needs an Eagle V! Mel Brooks would be proud. For the price, you can't beat it. I tend to judge games on if I can get 1 hour of enjoyment out of each dollar I spent. At even $10, I've doubled that.

Very solid game. The gameplay loop is similar to roguelike deckbuilders where instead of acquiring cards you acquire modules for your ship called units. Units are placed on your ship, and many have directional aspects that require the player to place them strategically. Some units are strong by themselves, while others require synergies with other units or artifacts (called treasures in this game) in order to be effective. There is a limit to how many units you can equip as well as limited space on your ship, and this calls upon the player's creativity to create a good setup. The enemies in the game are well designed in general and often call for specific strategies. Even if you get very powerful, there are some enemies with special mechanics who are able to use your power against you and this can keep the game challenging. In particular, the final bosses tend to have a unique mechanic that brings its own challenge. The bosses are well designed and all appropriately balanced. I don't feel any particular boss is much stronger or weaker than the others. There are two ships for the player to choose from, each with their own units and special mechanic. Both are viable, although I found the Shielder ship to be better designed and stronger. The player gets to choose a pilot who brings a unique perk. There are many pilots to choose from which gives the game decent replay value, but overall units are more impactful. It would be better if there were more units instead, but overall the selection is respectable. The art, writing, and UI are all solid. There is not much plot, which is completely acceptable for this genre (maybe even preferred!) Overall this is a very respectable addition to the genre at a good price point.

good deck builder, but you dont build your cards, you equip your ship and use random energy and colors. there are a lot of synergies to work with and ways to make the RNG more predictable. when you get your OP build running good it's very satisfying.

Great game so far in early access. Dev is constantly pushing updates and more content. Can't wait to see more

Excellent depth and tons of options for builds. Highly recommend if you enjoy roguelikes.

Yo, this game is incredible. I would best describe it as a mix of Slay The Spire and FTL, but in its own way. But what i like most in this game is that the mechanics MAKE SENSE. When you put the right combo pieces together, everything behaves exactly as you expect it to, and the game is somewhat balanced with that in mind, for YOU to be strong, and putting ridiculously strong enemies in front of you to beam into pieces. You can still break the difficulty curve if you play it well and get bit lucky, its a Roguelike after all, so you will not always get your dream combo. Overall it is just fun to play. Easy 9/10.