Fit check
Is StarCrawlers Chimera worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want turn-based tactical battles
- Cyberpunk fans who prefer first-person exploration
- Build-focused players who enjoy combining many skills and equipment choices
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based battles
- Players who prefer a small set of abilities and equipment instead of extensive character customization
- Players looking for a fixed, hand-authored floor sequence instead of procedurally generated areas
Our take on StarCrawlers Chimera
Instead of using a fixed sequence of RPG areas, the game combines first-person presentation with turn-based battles and procedurally generated floors. Optional permadeath also adds a roguelike-style consequence to a cyberpunk character-building structure.
What is StarCrawlers Chimera?
StarCrawlers Chimera is a first-person, turn-based cyberpunk RPG set in the Chimera BioPharma complex.
The objective is to locate Dr. Cerberus while progressing through procedurally generated floors with changing challenges and rewards. Character development uses 36 skill trees covering Muscle, Guile, and Intellect, with more than 200 abilities to shape a play style. Battles pit the party against futuristic enemies, including more than 60 enemy types and rare variants with distinct abilities and loot. Progression unlocks abilities, gear, and secrets. The equipment pool includes more than 100 weapons and over 50 gear items. Players can select a difficulty mode, including an optional permadeath setting.
How StarCrawlers Chimera plays
- 01Procedural Floor Generation
- Each floor creates new challenges and rewards during infiltration of the Chimera complex.
- 02Character Skill Trees
- Thirty-six trees and more than 200 abilities cover Muscle, Guile, and Intellect specializations.
- 03Enemy Variety
- More than 60 enemy types and rare spawns use distinct abilities and can provide unique loot.
- 04Large Equipment Pool
- The game includes more than 100 weapons and over 50 gear items, ranging from plasma rifles to carbonite blades.
- 05Optional Permadeath
- Difficulty settings include a mode where a defeated character can be permanently lost.
StarCrawlers Chimera compared to similar games
StarCrawlers Chimera combines first-person presentation, turn-based battles, procedural floors, extensive skill trees, and optional permadeath. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition centers on an unconventional story and characters, while Back to the Dawn focuses on prison survival, investigation, and escape. Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG built around exploration, stealth, disguises, and conversations.
StarCrawlers Chimera: platforms & release
Is StarCrawlers Chimera worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want turn-based tactical battles. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than turn-based battles.
Where can I download StarCrawlers Chimera?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens StarCrawlers Chimera's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is StarCrawlers Chimera on?
Windows only.
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