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Is Starship Traveller (Standalone) worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players interested in science-fiction gamebooks who want a starship setting
- Players who want to command a ship and its crew in an RPG adventure
- Players seeking an adventure involving alien planets, peoples, and a search for Earth
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time action or direct ship piloting instead of gamebook-based progression
- Those wanting an open-ended space simulation rather than a defined adventure
- Players who do not want crew abilities, statistics, and dice-based battles as part of play
Our take on Starship Traveller (Standalone)
The gamebook format concentrates the experience on one authored space adventure rather than a broad simulation. That focus leaves less room for open-ended ship operations or a freely changing universe, while crew abilities and exploration provide added decision points.
What is Starship Traveller (Standalone)?
Captain the Traveller after it passes through a black hole into an unknown universe.
Explore alien planets and encounter unfamiliar peoples while searching for a route back to Earth. The gamebook places the player in command of an entire ship and crew, with each crew member possessing particular abilities. Battles use physics-based virtual dice. Automatic mapping records explored locations, while an adventure sheet updates during play and tracks statistics. This standalone edition presents the adventure in full colour on PC, Mac, and Linux. Starship Traveller is also sold within the Fighting Fantasy Classics library. The standalone edition and the library version are separate purchases, so buying one does not provide access to the other.
How Starship Traveller (Standalone) plays
- 01Crew management
- The ship's crew members each have their own abilities.
- 02Dice-based battles
- Combat uses physics-based virtual dice rolls.
- 03Automatic mapping
- An auto-updated map records the areas explored during the adventure.
- 04Adventure tracking
- The adventure sheet updates during play and keeps statistics.
- 05Multi-platform release
- The standalone edition runs on PC, Mac, and Linux.
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Starship Traveller (Standalone): platforms & release
Is Starship Traveller (Standalone) worth it?
It is worth it if: players interested in science-fiction gamebooks who want a starship setting. Skip it if: players seeking real-time action or direct ship piloting instead of gamebook-based progression.
Where can I download Starship Traveller (Standalone)?
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What platforms is Starship Traveller (Standalone) on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
