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Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
OpenCritic71IGDB66
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro sci-fi strategy RPG with a unique blend of base building, exploration and deep tactical JRPG style combat system with capital starships and their idiosyncratic officers, all captured in stunningly beautiful modernized pixel graphics.
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Epic, nostalgic, contemplative and unpretentious.
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Gaming NexusSean ColleliOct 20168.8/10An addictive mix of strategy, RPG, exploration and storytelling, Halcyon 6 is slow to start but should satisfy anyone craving a deep, retro-affectionate science fiction adventure.
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Entertainment BuddhaKiefer WallOct 201695/100This is one of the few titles I have played this year that I plan on revisiting over the years for a great time.
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GameWatcherTJ DenzerSep 20168.5/10Strategy, resource management, and RPG combat in one charmingly nostalgic package
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God is a GeekChristian DoyleSep 20165/10It feels like a missed opportunity. It starts okay, but it’s not long before the downtime or micro-management begin to push the enjoyable segments of gameplay further and further apart.
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Cubed3Oct 20165/10Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander presents a tough game to rate: its composite elements set it up to be an awesome experience but it fails to meet the bar it raised. The mix of so many great franchises easily could set itself up to be a great game with crazy replayability; the problem is as it currently is, the novelty wears off quickly and the grind becomes real with no end in sight. The resource gathering is far too bland and repetitious, the battles start cool but devolve into similar, repetitive outcomes. There is nothing new as it is just more of the same, which was grindy to begin with. All the elements present come close to being this awesome game, but in the end the repetition of the core elements and the endless grind make it hard to recommend at this point, which is very unfortunate.
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IGDB rating 6.9/10 from 10 ratings.
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