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Year
2025
Players
1-4
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Description
A semi-cooperative sci-fi game where the crew of a spaceship play asymmetric action cards to survive monsters and complete hidden agendas while the ships emergency protocols protect cargo over crew
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Hungry Gamer Top 5 List at 2:44 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- light, quick, and accessible
- fun vent mechanism and card play
- enjoyable in solo mode
Cons
- expansion availability/pricing noted as a potential hurdle
- gimmick may feel gimmicky to some players
Thematic elements
- space exploration, survival, encounter with aliens
- Alien-inspired sci-fi setting with a lighter, more approachable vibe
- gimmick-driven with solo play emphasis
Comparison games
- Nemesis
- Alien
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — Card-driven actions with a focus on exploration and light engine-building
- vent traversal / insert gimmick — Use a vent insert as part of the game board to move through phases or areas
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's light it's quick it's easy it's good stuff
- it's a riff on alien and unlike Nemesis it's lighter
- looks can be deceiving and these games look like teeny tiny little games but there's a lot of game in them
- things in rings... it's the right brain burn the right level of fun
- I have a good time every time I play it
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Hungry Gamer Discussion at 151:08:00 sentiment: positive
video_pk 83149 · mention_pk 209066
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- It's a good game.
- clever game
- I actually like it more than Nemesis
Cons
- there are so many bits and bobs and little rules
- it's a little bit hard to get set up
- it's sometimes a little bit hard to find where are the rules
Thematic elements
- Survive against pirates on a ship.
Comparison games
- Nemesis
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card-driven actions — Uses cards where each card has icons for actions like run, punch, use tool, or unlock keypad.
- cooperative play — Can be played cooperatively, which the reviewer prefers over competitive play.
- Noise System — Cards have noise levels; whoever makes the most noise at the end of the round is the main target.
- Objective-based play — Players have different objectives, which can be corporate (screw everyone over) or specific goals like 'kill the queen'.
- Push Your Luck — A system where players can push their luck on attacks to do more damage, but risk doing less if they miss.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's number five on the BGG top 100, that's the game we're going to start with.
- It's about trying to have the most influence in Afghanistan at the end of the game.
- This is another one of those games that I think is just a masterpiece.
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Hungry Gamer Review at 0:10 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Appealing aesthetic that is less creepy and more fun than Nemesis.
- Card play is very good, with clear noise indicators.
- Clever and visually appealing vent system.
- Good character asymmetry.
- The expansion adds fun new characters.
- The new team-vs-team play mode is very clever and avoids backstabbing.
- The expansion provides value for co-op players wanting new characters.
- Unique and clever team-vs-team mode not seen in similar games.
Cons
- Reaching into wells to flip bits can be challenging for people with larger hands.
- Setup is described as a 'bear' due to many bits and pieces.
- Rulebook layout can make it difficult to find information, as it's learned through playing scenarios.
- The expansion's major value is in team-vs-team play, which might not appeal to all players.
- It's not an expansion that will make someone like the base game if they didn't enjoy it previously.
Thematic elements
- survival horror in space, similar to Alien
- a spaceship
Comparison games
- Nemesis
- Battlestar Galactica
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Play — Players play cards with symbols in the top left to perform actions like running, climbing, fighting, or using tools, and cards also have abilities.
- Competitive play — The game can be played competitively.
- cooperative play — The game can be played cooperatively.
- Memory cards — Some scenarios involve drawing 'memory' cards that provide additional abilities.
- Noise System — Actions make noise, which attracts the 'big nasties'.
- NPC AI System — An NPC AI system can be used for cooperative play where all players face off against Pandora Celeste.
- scenarios — The game features a variety of scenarios that determine game length and objectives.
- Secret objectives — Each character is given a secret objective.
- team play — The expansion adds the ability to play in teams, with one team playing as pirates and the other as survivors.
- Team-up Cards — New 'team-up' cards allow players to assist teammates from a distance.
- Vent System — A unique vent system uses a clear insert placed over the board to represent characters moving through vents above the main game area.
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Quotes (from this video)
- It's Nemesis with the lights turned on.
- Everything is kind of bright, cartoonish looking. It's almost cell shaded, but that's not quite right. I don't know how to describe it, but it's everything just kind of has the lights turned on, which makes it less creepy and more fun.
- The AI is very clean, very simple.
- This game to me is what I think Kickstarter and Gamefound was all about in the board game industry when it kind of got started.
- I can absolutely see a place on your shelf for this and Nemesis.
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