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Homestead Hyperjump! is an epic cooperative space adventure game for 1-6 players set at the dawn of the 25th century. Players assume the role of Homesteaders, intrepid pioneers from across the Sol System whose unique backgrounds and experiences make them ideal candidates for service aboard an experimental Homesteader-class vessel, cutting-edge starships commissioned by the United Interests of Sol to explore the vast, uncharted galaxy.
Equipped with newly discovered Hyperjump Technology, you and your crew will navigate anomalies and chart dozens of sectors across three distant star clusters. Along the way, players will encounter strange phenomena, face dangerous foes, and make critical decisions that could shape the fate of humanity.
Each session of Homestead Hyperjump! immerses players in a galaxy brimming with life, danger, and discovery. Your choices will define the journey as you make first contact with alien civilizations, navigate perilous anomalies, and uncover the mysteries of uncharted space. With over 30 narrative-driven scenarios, 60 branching paths, and countless decisions to make, no two games will ever be the same.
Choose from six key roles—Captain, Engineer, Tactician, Doctor, Scientist, or Pilot—and build your crew from 18 unique characters, each with unique abilities essential for survival. Together, you’ll manage your ship’s critical systems, balance resources, and overcome escalating threats like Space Madness and hostile forces.
The future of humanity is in your hands. Will your crew rise to the challenge and discover a habitable world to claim as your own or die trying?
—description from the publisher
- Engaging narrative with branching choices.
- Emphasis on cooperative teamwork.
- Variety of encounters and challenges.
- High difficulty and frequent failures in encounters.
- Dice rolls can lead to frustrating outcomes.
- Significant penalties and health loss from events.
- Repetitive mechanics in some encounters.
- Cooperative survival and exploration in space.
- Deep space, leaving Earth to find a new home.
- Branching story options triggered by encounters and player choices.
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Campaign play — The game features a campaign mode.
- Combat — Ship-to-ship combat is resolved through dice rolls.
- cooperative play — Players work together to achieve a common goal.
- Dice Rolling — Dice are used for resolving encounters, combat, and skill checks, often with reroll abilities or dice manipulation.
- exploration — Players explore new sectors by drawing and placing tiles.
- Resource Management — Players must manage various resources such as ship systems, supplies, morale, and health.
- Role-playing — Players take on specific roles with unique abilities and responsibilities within the ship.
- Story/Event Driven — The game progresses through narrative encounters and events with branching choices.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- We're looking for a new home, man. We're looking for a new home.
- The cage flickers off before turning back on again. Not the best feature in a prison, but there's no time left to troubleshoot.
- It's like when uh when data in in Independence Day is talking, the aliens are talking through him. Peace. Go peace. That's crazy.
- Despite being space mad, beat up man, the vibes are immaculate.
- This was a mission that only the noblest, bravest collection of humans and sometimes androids and spaceman people could have undertaken. And it's not that we failed. We did fail a lot though. Like all the time, constantly.