House of the Dying Sun Reviews

so sick

Short and snappy pew pew

fun and underrated

A Rare Gem in the Ocean of Steam games. Fly mighty star jockies

House Of The Dying sun is THE premier space battle game and you cannot change my mind. I have experienced being outnumbered with one single fighter left, battling on the knife edge of getting my strikes in while avoiding railgun blasts and dodging torpedos by rushing through an enemies shields (destroying said enemy's shields allowing me to destroy that enemy) and more. You can snipe between asteroids, duck between enemy ships as cover from other ships, engage in small fleet combat. The story for what is there is interesting. Immersive Amazing Thunderous soundtrack Tactical but arcadey Beautiful Play this game. It is amazing and you will have no reason to uninstall because this entire package is for ONE GIGABYTE. PLAY IT

Absolute banger 9/10. Love the grimdark themes. The dog fighting and strategy are both perfect and mesh well together, even using controller. My only reservation is the lack of content (I completed all missions on all difficulties in about 12 hours) - it's not quite worth the full price, but if you can grab it for 50% off then it's 100% worth it. I'm gutted that there isn't a second game in development.

Honestly this game is amazing. Its Tie fighter from the perspective of a post-loss empire with the vengeful wrath of a WH40K plot. The sound and visual design are simply fantastic. The game is not without it's flaws though: - Its too damn easy to lose track of who's who. Between the stars and explosion's lights blinding you and being unable to see, to the minimap not discriminating enemy type, nor distance, to the game trying to autolock to the next enemy, its too damn easy to lose track of what's around you and where's THAT FUCKING HEAVY TURRET THAT KEEPS SNIPING YOU FROM AFAR. You can suddenly see your capital ships get massive amount of damage then die, and you will never know exactly why, since the game doesn't tell you who is doing the most damage at the moment, or what kind of enemy is currently targeting the ships, and you just enjoy seeing their life bars deplete and end up without any idea why. If you're the last ship around, the same happens to you. - After the final fight you get to chose between several "epilogues" depending on the difficulty you played with. I think that's fantastic, I just wish I didn't had to play through the final fight every time I wanted to see a new response and the flavor text that comes with it. - There are no "upgrades", only sidegrades. Your weaponry unlocked has drawbacks, be it low shield or hull damage, short range, not good against fighters, or not good against big ships, you unlock weapons that don't truly make you feel stronger, and you buy perks that seem nice then you realize that you can only carry a grand total of two. You quickly realize that shields + repair drone is the only combo you need and everything else is situational. This game is truly fantastic and I do agree that I wish there was more to it. It was a really great experience. Those heavy turrets can eat my fucking nutsack.

This game really took me back to the classic *X-Wing* days of the '90s. It nails that same feeling of being the underdog—warping in, striking key targets, and making a hasty escape before reinforcements arrive. The gameplay is short and sweet, with a satisfying loop that keeps things engaging. You can complete everything in under 10 hours, making it a great pick for a quick but memorable experience. Rating: AAA