• Publisher: DotEmu
  • Release Date: May 11, 2026
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. May 11, 2026
    71
    Quotation forthcoming.
  2. May 11, 2026
    70
    Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes quickly pulled me in with its storytelling, tough choices, and RTS gameplay, making every run tense and rewarding. It has a few stumbles, especially with some repetition, slowdown, and a final boss that felt more luck-based than skill-based, but overall, this is still a really solid journey worth taking.
  3. May 12, 2026
    65
    A smart blend of features that successfully captures the tension and style of the incredible TV show. But once you finished a few runs, it becomes pretty evident that the game lacks the necessary depth, speed and variety for a strategy game that aims to be highly replayable. It's not a bad game, for sure, but not a great one either.
  4. May 13, 2026
    60
    The difficult decisions vividly reflect the struggle for survival. However, the weak, unfaithful soundtrack and the tedious tactical maneuvering in the real-time battles are disappointing.
  5. May 12, 2026
    60
    Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is an interesting concept, but it falls short of finding the sweet spot between challenge and choice.
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  1. May 17, 2026
    Despite its modest presentation, Scattered Hopes is a game more than worthy of bearing the Battlestar Galactica name. Although as a roguelike it may feel slightly less powerful than others in its genre, its gameplay loop is addictive, its atmosphere keeps you on edge, and it offers enough variety to make you want to repeat the quest it presents over and over again. Alt Shift has managed to capture the essence and tension of the source material, though the execution falls short in some areas, such as its overall length or the features that define it as a roguelike. Still, if you’re eager to relive those “33 minutes” that marked the beginning of the TV series, there’s no better game to do so.
  2. Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes is playable for a run or two, and it has flickers of the series that inspired it, but spend too much time in its company and it simply becomes robotic.