StrategyFit check
Is Icarus Starship Command Simulator worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players interested in real-time ship and crew command
- Science-fiction fans who want play-throughs with varying ships, events, and decisions
- Simulation players drawn to boarding and exploring ships and space stations
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking low-pressure play may find the real-time survival demands intense.
- Players who prefer predictable encounters may not enjoy runs with changing enemy ships, events, and decisions.
- Players seeking a game centered on commanding a fleet rather than an individual ship may find its scope too narrow.
Our take on Icarus Starship Command Simulator
Instead of managing a battle from a detached overview, the game places command aboard the ship and uses a first-person perspective. The commander can be killed by a boarding party or by the destruction of the ship, making personal survival part of the command scenario.
What is Icarus Starship Command Simulator?
Command a starship and its crew through a randomly generated galaxy threatened by a star about to go supernova.
Reaching it means crossing space filled with hostile aliens and dangerous phenomena. Combat takes place in real time, with power management, crew sacrifices, and boarding enemy ships among the available actions. Enemy vessels have their own captains and crews. Each play-through brings different ships, events, and decisions. More than 50 ships and space stations from nine species can be boarded and explored. Text encounters affect the crew, ship, and resources. Limited resources also require choices about which parts of the vessel to repair or upgrade.
How Icarus Starship Command Simulator plays
- 01Real-Time Command
- During attacks, command includes managing power, sacrificing crew, and boarding enemy vessels.
- 02First-Person Perspective
- A boarding attack can kill the player, as can the destruction of the vessel they occupy.
- 03Crewed Enemy Ships
- Each hostile vessel is controlled by a captain and crew that attempt to defeat the player.
- 04Randomized Galaxy
- Play-throughs vary in their enemy ships, events, and decisions.
- 05Boardable Vessels
- More than 50 ships and space stations from nine species can be boarded and explored.
- 06Text Encounters
- Text-based events can affect the crew, ship, and resources.
- 07Ship Upgrades
- Limited resources must be allocated among parts of the vessel to repair or upgrade.
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Icarus Starship Command Simulator: platforms & release
Is Icarus Starship Command Simulator worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players interested in real-time ship and crew command. Skip it if: players seeking low-pressure play may find the real-time survival demands intense.
Where can I download Icarus Starship Command Simulator?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Icarus Starship Command Simulator's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Icarus Starship Command Simulator on?
Windows only.
