House of the Dying Sun Reviews

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good

An absolute thrill from start to finish. Think Ender's Game, but not only do you command your fleet - you also fly a starship into battle personally. A remarkable blend of strategic RTS and space combat simulation, neither of which are particularly deep, but there's just enough going on to make you feel like you're a brilliant space commander. Doesn't hold your hand and encourages you to experiment. Destroyers are tanky, fighters are nimble and powerful, frigates are for heavy targets. Not to mention it comes in a slick package with beautiful visuals (2016??? seriously??? it holds up AMAZINGLY), a good soundtrack, and horrifying sound design. Seriously, I adore the sounds here. It's a viscerally terrifying experience and the only complaint I have is I wish they'd gone further. Screams when your ships die would have completed this experience IMO!!! It is quite short, which is a shame, but it's spectacular and one of the best space combat games I've ever played. I also played through it in VR, which just makes it even better. Buy this, you won't regret it!

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Upon startup, I can't get the ship to do anything. There's no indication that it's waiting for controller input. I'm glad there's controller support, but the tutorial just waits for you to spend 10 minutes figuring it out. 1st mission, and I really can't tell what's going on. Die very quickly. Just not a fun experience overall.

Insane atmosphere with minimalist graphics. It's a primo space shooter.

Absolutely Fun!! great atmosphere!! This is one of the best throw backs to the original Space fighter games. Well done, will buy sequel please may it come

I've only really played the story mode on easy but it shows a lot of promise should they develop a sequel. What stood out the most was the semi-RTS tactical mode, which with some further exploration they could definitely create something that's not really seen in a lot of space sims. The game as is though feels bare bones, you definitely need to play at a higher difficulty to get the full experience. I really wouldn't recommend the game at full price, the depth of this game is closer to a demo. It's not a bad game by any means but you're not getting a lot out of it. For full price I'd expect at least triple the length and a more in-depth exploration of all the systems within the game. I haven't played it yet on my steam deck but it seems perfect for it, It's short and seems like it would be easy on the battery. I'll update the review once I tried it on there and experimented with the higher difficulties.

A good short game. it has good space combat. while I wish it was longer its perfectly fine as is. Im interested in anything this group makes if they make anything more going forward

Really good, it was just so short. I found myself at the end of the game wanting for more. Control of larger fleets against larger and more powerful enemies, more weapons and upgrades, more complex commands, more specific RTS controls, etc. It's a great game but I can't help but feel like the experience stopped well short of what it could have/should have been.