Star Citizen

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User Score
2.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 109 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 109
  3. Negative: 80 out of 109
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  1. stratos_au
    Jun 23, 2022
    2
    Short Review: DO NOT BUY - SUPPORT

    Have been a supporter since the Kickstarter campaign. The game showed so much promise and it was an amazing idea. However, months after the Kickstarter campaign while doing the citizencons and other meetings they promise so many things, scope creep has been rampant. I have supported the game with more than $2000 USD and the game show no signs of ever    Short Review: DO NOT BUY - SUPPORT

    Have been a supporter since the Kickstarter campaign. The game showed so much promise and it was an amazing idea. However, months after the Kickstarter campaign while doing the citizencons and other meetings they promise so many things, scope creep has been rampant. I have supported the game with more than $2000 USD and the game show no signs of ever actually being released. As a tech demo its ok , but its poorly optimised it can barely run on the recommended hardware. If you are on the fence to back this game, please dont. Its a big scam, the game is never going to release and they will just promise many features and ships and they are unable to delivery them. They claim that a ship takes them at least 1 year to deliver. This is completely outrageous. There is no galaxy to explore, just a couple of places to visit and that’s it.    … Expand
  2. Supercuate
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    I paid USD $120 to be randomly killed by the most random bugs.

    10 years for this? scamware
  3. Jdesalvo
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    Absolute buggy trash. It should be considered a tech demo at best. Graphics already outdated.
  4. TeoX796
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    11 year, 500 mio dollar, 700 employees, an extremely toxic community, and a company that only lies to sell ship for 100dollar +

    game itself is an 11 year long disaster

    delay after delay, bugs keep coming back and a completely shameless management behind it

    I have no idea how this "product" (or whatever it is supposed to be) can give more than 2 points
  5. RobinAngels
    May 17, 2022
    0
    I really wanted to like this game. I has features that could be good down the line. Unfortunatly after a month of really trying to get into the game I just surrender. They have few game play loops that are viable at all for money making and of those most of them are too glitchy to utilize. Bunker missions glitch because of a wave mechanic so the higher paying missions never work. MinningI really wanted to like this game. I has features that could be good down the line. Unfortunatly after a month of really trying to get into the game I just surrender. They have few game play loops that are viable at all for money making and of those most of them are too glitchy to utilize. Bunker missions glitch because of a wave mechanic so the higher paying missions never work. Minning is a terrible waste of time. You cant crack rocks solo that are worth anything, the rest of the rocks in the system are worthless or have 2% of the resourse your looking for. They are killing all their own gameplay loops. I worry that since you "pledge" IRL money to get starting ships that they are conveniently forcing the player base to shell out more cash for better ships that are otherwise going to take you many in game hours,weeks or months to obtain. I truly hope they fix the game so it becomes a more fun, less masochistic game that people can enjoy.… Expand
  6. redtraveller
    Jun 16, 2022
    1
    Shamefully incomplete, buggy, crashy, broken physics. Totally unaceptable for a game in development for over 10 years.
  7. daybag
    Jun 17, 2022
    0
    There is no game. Just a janky, buggy arse crap piece of code. Wake me up when it releases.
  8. Sartith
    Jun 22, 2022
    1
    First off, I don't hate this game. I want to love it. At this stage in development I'm so jaded and have no faith in the entire development team.

    I get that the game is in development and subject to change but I got used to a flight model just for them to change everything. LTI insurance was touted as being a big deal then we got a rug pull on that..
  9. Dikova
    Jun 18, 2022
    1
    This is a 10 year long running scam. Being sold as "live" and no actual release and completion in sight.
  10. grandmaslayer
    Jun 22, 2022
    1
    This is the biggest scam perpetrated in to the gaming community. There is no "game".
    Pacman & Tetris each have 10 times more gameplay loops than this.
    CIG uses predatory marketing tactics to sell ships (or jpegs of ships) that cost more than any ninth-generation console or gaming PC.
  11. KSplaTor
    May 30, 2022
    3
    High price for the highly overpriced product, it is still only a project and will not be finished for at least 3-4 years.
  12. FipSub
    Jun 19, 2022
    0
    I come from Elite Dangerous and No Mans Sky. Thought SC would be the best of all 3 but there is just no way. Bugs galore, crashes galore, unfinshed content that is a joke, the novelty of the pretty graphics wears off pretty fast.
  13. Kimpaliz1989
    Jun 20, 2022
    1
    Ist zwar schön anzusehen, aber zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt nicht genießbar.
    Man kann praktisch keinen Mission abarbeiten von Anfang bis Ende ohne mindestens über 2-3 bugs zu stolpern von den manche Gamebreaking sind.
    Die Idee ist sehr gut, aber bis zum Fertigen Produkt brauchen wir sicher noch 5 Jahre wenn nicht noch mehr.
  14. thenormal02
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    It's a scam. Scam Citizen. Buggy. Unfinished. Messy. Frustrating. Not even 1% of what has been promised by the developer since 2012 is present. It's 2022 now. This is the most crowdfunded game ever, which has accumulated more than 500 million dollars from backers. Please buy it and see for yourself.

    Scam Citizen, developed by Clown Imperium. Keep your eyes peeled for the single player    It's a scam. Scam Citizen. Buggy. Unfinished. Messy. Frustrating. Not even 1% of what has been promised by the developer since 2012 is present. It's 2022 now. This is the most crowdfunded game ever, which has accumulated more than 500 million dollars from backers. Please buy it and see for yourself.

    Scam Citizen, developed by Clown Imperium. Keep your eyes peeled for the single player dlc, called Squadron 54. It will be released soon. Lol.    … Expand
  15. Nbongo
    Jun 23, 2022
    0
    10 years in development the game is still barely playable. Almost 0 gameplay in it and still a pletory of bugs preventing you from playing the little they added in 10 years. Don't be misled by the beautiful images you can see left and right published by zealots. The demo is beautiful indeed but it's never going to be a decent game from a tech and gameplay point of view.
  16. mauzao9
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    Chris Robert seems to be, for whatever reason, able to gather money despite the lies and the never-ending development.
    There is no game, only an empty tech demo driven by predatory marketing; 11 years and 1/2 Billion.
    Even the community is toxic; they want everybody in to promote their referral code as much as possible. Buying non-existent or non-complete ships and taking sunsets    Chris Robert seems to be, for whatever reason, able to gather money despite the lies and the never-ending development.
    There is no game, only an empty tech demo driven by predatory marketing; 11 years and 1/2 Billion.
    Even the community is toxic; they want everybody in to promote their referral code as much as possible. Buying non-existent or non-complete ships and taking sunsets screenshots are the main "gameplay" loops.    … Expand
  17. beyond2k
    Jun 22, 2022
    2
    Supporter since the beginning. Have been extremely disappointed with the lack of progress in the last 5 years. Especially in the last 3 years. I have upgraded my computer 3 times during the development cycle for this game and it still plays like garbage. Absolute horror show of bugs. They keep scaling back the designs of the ships and delivering potatoes instead of sleek ships theySupporter since the beginning. Have been extremely disappointed with the lack of progress in the last 5 years. Especially in the last 3 years. I have upgraded my computer 3 times during the development cycle for this game and it still plays like garbage. Absolute horror show of bugs. They keep scaling back the designs of the ships and delivering potatoes instead of sleek ships they advertised. Can't play for more than half an hour without some sort of game breaking bug where all cargo or mining inventory and the ship is lost. Takes entirely too dang long just to wake up from the hospital and claim a ship, find the ship, then get in it to fly. The last few times I have logged in most of the time spent was not flying or playing a game loop. It was just traveling to get to the ship or sitting in hyperspace jump or flying down to a planet surface. This game is lost in development hell. Everything in me wants to rate it higher but I know that would just be lying. It's simply a broken mess. Every single system is a design catastrophe. UI, Inventory, Flying, Transit, mining, cargo, trade, repair, refuel, gathering...literally everything. Its all broken and poorly designed. None of it is elegant or working correctly. They are a LONG LONG way from finishing.… Expand
  18. Pete2022
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is a complete 100% scam .
    In development for 11 years.
    45.000 $ packages in the shape of Jpeg ship packages with some ships in concept for 10 years and being sold without being in game for $600.
    The company CIG is dishonest has only one purpose, to male promises and trick customers into buying ships from their store.

    The game engine is horrible and tye demo crashes all the time for no reason.
    The demo is horribly optimized with the worst performance seen in decades of gaming history.

    Avoid like the plague.    … Expand
  19. falloutboy9993
    Jun 22, 2022
    1
    So, I have been a SC backer since 2016. I’ve had fun in the small system that CIG has made. But it is a bug filled experience. They want it to be an immersive space simulation but it ends up as needlessly complex and hard to play. There are no new player tutorials, you have to look on YouTube, but even those can become outdated in a few months. The PC requirements are relatively high toSo, I have been a SC backer since 2016. I’ve had fun in the small system that CIG has made. But it is a bug filled experience. They want it to be an immersive space simulation but it ends up as needlessly complex and hard to play. There are no new player tutorials, you have to look on YouTube, but even those can become outdated in a few months. The PC requirements are relatively high to make the game playable. You have to install the game on an SSD because of its poor optimization. The game also uses a physics system that can kill your character just by walking up stairs or tripping over a box. Death also means that all the items on your character are left with your body. Which means it could take you 15 to 30 minutes to get back to it, assuming it doesn’t despawn. Many of the systems in place are unfinished. It may say the game is released but it is firmly in a pre-alpha state. If you want to try it, wait until a free-fly event, where you can try it for free. As someone who has spent over $5000, do not make the same mistake I did. The community is very good at getting you to invest in this project. Just wait and see.… Expand
  20. Lo0odak
    May 30, 2022
    0
    Review can be so long,and boring,but people should check themselves,except graphic look,this "game"is just waste of time right now,and not sure why they selling ALPHA game to people,but okay,10 years of developing,good stuff.
  21. JOE_JEPT_TOM
    Jun 23, 2022
    3
    I've been testing the Star Citizen alpha since the persistent universe launched in 2015. I've tested almost every major release of the game and originally backed the game way back in 2012.

    Star Citizen was 'pitched' as an extremely ambitious game that is no where close to fulfilling 5% of the promises Chris Roberts made about what the game was going to be and the features he said were    I've been testing the Star Citizen alpha since the persistent universe launched in 2015. I've tested almost every major release of the game and originally backed the game way back in 2012.

    Star Citizen was 'pitched' as an extremely ambitious game that is no where close to fulfilling 5% of the promises Chris Roberts made about what the game was going to be and the features he said were going to be present.

    The game is a train wreck I would say it plays like a pre alpha proof of concept or maybe a tech demo. It crashes all the time servers are desynced frame rates are bad even on high end systems and the AI is probably the worst I have ever seen and the game play is super shallow.

    I'm gonna give it a 3 only because I think some people involved with the project probably actually tried to make a game but under Chris Roberts incompetence and nepotism this was impossible.

    For people confused about how some people can score this a 10 and others score it so low there is a white knight cult that defends this game. They are anywhere from 1 - 40k sunk cost into this borderline ponzi scheme they don't really talk about that dirty little secret.

    My suggestion to you a potential consumer of this game is wait for a free fly event and test the game for free yourself OR wait for the game to release and get into it then.    … Expand
  22. SC_TheBursar
    Jun 23, 2022
    0
    "By the end of this year, backers will have everything they originally pledged for plus a lot more" Chris Roberts 2015

    Come one, give this man more money, its totally worth it. Cant wait to celebrate the 1 Billion milestone.
  23. CyanCorsair
    Jun 23, 2022
    2
    I initially got into Star Citizen back around 2015 by way of the multicrew demo and videos by Scott Manley. At the time, I had the following gripes which put me off of it for a while:

    - Low FPS - Character movement felt like controlling a clunky marionette - Your character was as durable as wet paper - Not a whole lot to do, the most interesting piece of content was the private    I initially got into Star Citizen back around 2015 by way of the multicrew demo and videos by Scott Manley. At the time, I had the following gripes which put me off of it for a while:

    - Low FPS
    - Character movement felt like controlling a clunky marionette
    - Your character was as durable as wet paper
    - Not a whole lot to do, the most interesting piece of content was the private investigation mission where you move about in a derelict space station. That was the highlight of it for me at that time.
    - Arena Commander was fun, but got dull quickly and using my Aurora wasn't exactly satisfying

    I drifted away and in 2016 I was linked to a video from MandaloreGaming about Star Citizen and its controversies. Suffice to say, I stopped paying attention to the project after that.

    In 2021, roughly after the release of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, I got interested in Star Citizen again after someone from the Elite Dangerous community discord talked about how much it had changed. I downloaded it again and gave it a try.

    My experience is summed up as follows:
    - Character movement feels awkward and it's easy to get stuck on terrain, which can crash the game
    - Frames in the range of 10 to 20 on average, below 10 in ArcCorp
    - Randomly dying while walking or running around
    - Elevators bugging out, including on the 890 jump mission
    - Rocks I mined getting stuck under the level geometry and the mining vacuum (the laser that sucks up the gems) not picking up rocks randomly
    - Combat A.I at Kareah and in bunkers on Hurston not actually reacting to me. I was able to basically just waltz up to them.
    - Ship randomly exploding on the launchpad.
    - Crashing after an hour or two of playtime, consistently

    Eventually, I think in late May/early June, I was linked to the quotes album on the Star Citizen Refunds subreddit on Reddit. After that, I was linked to Sunk Cost Galaxy by BinkyAtx on YouTube.

    Without going on a tangent, I will simply say that if you want to try it out do so on a Free Fly weekend. Just don't give this project any more money, because around half a billion dollars and a decade later it is still just a tech demo.    … Expand
  24. Orfik
    Jun 27, 2022
    1
    Game after 10years cant make any progerss in alpha, just a moneypit with no end.
  25. Christ_Roberts
    Jun 24, 2022
    0
    My remaining lifespan is only 40-50 years, I hope this "game" will be released before I die.
  26. bowser8302
    Jun 30, 2022
    0
    Got into the game on the 3.17 release. Paid $75 USD on a starter ship then spent a little over 2 months playing and GRINDING LIKE HELL to buy bigger/better ships to explore other play styles. Now with 3.17.2 coming down the pipes, the company is saying that there will be a database wipe and ALL IN-GAME MONEY AND ITEMS WILL BE LOST. But if you paid real money for something, oh then that'sGot into the game on the 3.17 release. Paid $75 USD on a starter ship then spent a little over 2 months playing and GRINDING LIKE HELL to buy bigger/better ships to explore other play styles. Now with 3.17.2 coming down the pipes, the company is saying that there will be a database wipe and ALL IN-GAME MONEY AND ITEMS WILL BE LOST. But if you paid real money for something, oh then that's safe.

    No company with over $484 million (https://robertsspaceindustries.com/funding-goals) and a project that's over 7 years old (public alpha for Star Citizen started in 2015) should have this many bugs, charge this much to enter, or conduct COMPLETE DATABASE WIPES. Save your time and money and look elsewhere. I'm not even sure this game will be worth it even when it reaches production release.    … Expand
  27. Mirificus
    Jun 27, 2022
    0
    Do NOT BUY, free fly ok.
    CIG have wasted $500 million of Backers money and have a TECH DEMO for u to enjoy ROFLMAO
    PLEASE GIVE MORE MONEY PLEASE /s Dont believe me ? Have a go at the Free Flys or wait 2 more years and u might get Squadron 42 released, try that. If you have any money, keep it and play Starfield when it comes out, Game Pass will have it. Starfield with expected Mods,    Do NOT BUY, free fly ok.
    CIG have wasted $500 million of Backers money and have a TECH DEMO for u to enjoy ROFLMAO
    PLEASE GIVE MORE MONEY PLEASE /s
    Dont believe me ?
    Have a go at the Free Flys or wait 2 more years and u might get Squadron 42 released, try that.
    If you have any money, keep it and play Starfield when it comes out, Game Pass will have it.
    Starfield with expected Mods, MultiPlayer and VR will be way more playable and enjoyable.
    Then in TEN YEARS you can have a relook at Star Citizen, if it is even still in existence.
    Currently most of funds and workforce working on Squadron 42, even less work on Star Citizen, at least 2 years for SQ42 then another 4 to 10 years for Star Citizen.
    So Please keep giving money, please. SC = "Sucker Citizen"    … Expand
  28. Strangly
    Jun 22, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bought the game in 2013, never got what they promised. Reinstalled recently and it’s an abomination. Stay away or wait for a free fly. Don’t buy into the heavily edited YouTube videos, 500 million dollars and it’s still pre alpha. The game is about buying jpegs and brag about it to make you feel good about yourself.… Expand
  29. saddles
    Jun 23, 2022
    1
    I am an original backer. I have purchased beer and pizza over Skype (remember when that existed?) for the team and lost a lifetime of weight alongside Wingman, nearly a decade ago. These were good people.

    The studios are not being allowed to make a game. By this time, they have made two or three games worth of engineering and content, but under the auspices of neurotic management with a    I am an original backer. I have purchased beer and pizza over Skype (remember when that existed?) for the team and lost a lifetime of weight alongside Wingman, nearly a decade ago. These were good people.

    The studios are not being allowed to make a game. By this time, they have made two or three games worth of engineering and content, but under the auspices of neurotic management with a long, checkered career of failure when they are leading projects more complex than early-90s, low-fidelity pixel shooters with simple plots and video cutscenes. Erin Roberts is the only leadership figure with successful complex releases while heading large studios under his belt, and he isn't even being allowed to do his own thing.

    In some of the positive reviews, you will see acknowledgment of technical hurdles that are outside of the team's control. These hurdles are not outside of the control of the management of the studios, and you are kidding yourself if you believe them. From the way that these people drone on and on about alpha and experimentation and the creation of the most physically-fidelitous game universe ever, you would think that all games were heaping piles of engineering rubble that look worse than Fortnite and have less reliable physics simulation than Minecraft. Anyone under 45 who actually goes out and plays other modern games ought to know better. Knows better--or is deliberately trying to sign you on as yet another whale for the studio that has thusfar turned ten years and half a billion dollars into something that runs spectacularly worse than Mass Effect Andromeda did upon release while also being more visually out of date than most Bethesda games by this point.

    Avoid being fooled. If you want to play Star Citizen, watch some streamers--stay away from YouTube videos that edit out the real experience. If you like what you see, go for it. Nobody is stopping you.

    This is getting a 1 in memoriam of prior employees who were fantastic people, many of whom are still making kick-ass projects.    … Expand
  30. BP123
    Jun 28, 2022
    0
    Backed originally in 2015 and forgot about it. After a decade it's just a disaster what is happening and is setting a terrible precedent for the future of funding tech demos which will promise you anything you can dream of and deliver essentially nothing. Unfortunately for many scams when one person stands up from the table two more people are willing to sit down.
  31. zhekaren
    Jul 19, 2022
    0
    The game is still in early Alpha development and as such should not be rated as a finished product. However, it has a lot to show for it despite being an Alpha, as some its' features and scope are unrivaled. I suggest you do a YouTube search and watch people play the game, or better yet, try it during a free-fly week which happen throughout the year.
  32. scotty2ridge
    Aug 10, 2022
    0
    This is not a game it's a multi-level-marketing scheme based around a Cryengine mod.
  33. waleri
    Jun 23, 2022
    2
    Star Citizen could have become such a great game but Instead of making progress they prefer to endless rework the same stuff over and over.

    https://imgur.com/a/P9PZSNw great summary of what CR and his employees said over the last decade.
  34. Vikon
    Jul 3, 2022
    2
    Bought in back in 2013 with an "Admiral's Package" (Constellation and a bunch of extras). I have to say the development has been an utter disaster. 9 years in and bugs still kill me frequently, frame rate is crap, code optimization is non-existent, and they still have no server meshing, only 50 players per server, graphics falling below industry standard. Do not recommend.
  35. Asdflvr
    Jun 25, 2022
    2
    Game that raised 500 million dollars and has been in development for over 10 years. Constantly falling through floors, dying in the middle of my ship for no reason, exploding in high atmosphere for no reason, and so many more game breaking bugs utterly ruin this experience.

    Not to mention any of the shady practices of the developers. This game has promise, but any one who thinks it will    Game that raised 500 million dollars and has been in development for over 10 years. Constantly falling through floors, dying in the middle of my ship for no reason, exploding in high atmosphere for no reason, and so many more game breaking bugs utterly ruin this experience.

    Not to mention any of the shady practices of the developers. This game has promise, but any one who thinks it will reach that is delusional. This game is borderline a scam and I truly do pity anyone who has given money for the promise of some half-working future ship which doesn't have all it's features and sits within a nearly unplayable buggy mess of a game.

    I really do not understand how anyone can look past the bugs and the shady business practices that plague this horrible dumpster fire.    … Expand
  36. Tom_NeverSummer
    Jun 29, 2022
    1
    Released in 2014, you will discover gameplay mechanics, never been done before :

    - Bartender advanced AI - Sunsets screenshots generator - An ambitious 50 players MMO - Amazing bedsheets physics - 1 huge system fully explorable. - 300 ships easily obtainable. - Immersing pooping mechanics - Studios around the world to develop and maintain complex code like 8+ levels of if - else    Released in 2014, you will discover gameplay mechanics, never been done before :

    - Bartender advanced AI
    - Sunsets screenshots generator
    - An ambitious 50 players MMO
    - Amazing bedsheets physics
    - 1 huge system fully explorable.
    - 300 ships easily obtainable.
    - Immersing pooping mechanics
    - Studios around the world to develop and maintain complex code like 8+ levels of if - else nested statements.
    - Advanced caves exploration
    - Chris Roberts
    - Modern Tier 0 inventory system
    - You have X games in 1 : a mmo, a single player game, a fps shooter, a sataball simulator and much more.
    - An open-minded and helping community.
    - Everything you can dream of.    … Expand
  37. daiboji
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    Buggy, no where near finished with 1/100 star systems in place, complete mess of a game that has been in development for over ten (10) years and counting.

    A "universe simulator" with one star system after ten years of development.

    It's a scam.
  38. borreLore
    Dec 20, 2022
    0
    I've been waiting for star citizen for 10 years and paid $90 for a garbage star fighter, and for the promise that I will someday get to play the single player squadron 42 game. Instead, all I got is hundreds of "update" emails where they are trying to figure out a new AI behaviour, or switching game engines, or something else. Absolutely zero news about squadron 42.

    What we have    I've been waiting for star citizen for 10 years and paid $90 for a garbage star fighter, and for the promise that I will someday get to play the single player squadron 42 game. Instead, all I got is hundreds of "update" emails where they are trying to figure out a new AI behaviour, or switching game engines, or something else. Absolutely zero news about squadron 42.

    What we have currently is a Star Citizen "Alpha 3.17.4". That's right, 10 years and it is still in Alpha. The last time I played this hot trash, my $90 fighter and 4-5 other fighters were trying to take down a single premium several hundred dollar alien craft in PVP for nearly 30 minutes, and it repeatedly smoked all of us, because in its current state the game is pay to play.

    I am honestly so butt hurt about this. I feel like I was robbed by the developer, and I will never support any game Chris peddles in the future. Maybe in my death bed in 60 years I will finally see it enter Beta.    … Expand
  39. idijebise
    Dec 22, 2022
    0
    It's not a game, I'm not sure what it is, but it's not a game. I have been a supporter since 2014, writing this review in 2022. After spending years and thousand of dollars (Concierge access) I am firmly convinced this is an elaborate scam. Some ships are somewhat flyable, some missions are doable, but there is no game. It's just a barely passable limited space sandbox that you can'tIt's not a game, I'm not sure what it is, but it's not a game. I have been a supporter since 2014, writing this review in 2022. After spending years and thousand of dollars (Concierge access) I am firmly convinced this is an elaborate scam. Some ships are somewhat flyable, some missions are doable, but there is no game. It's just a barely passable limited space sandbox that you can't really do much in.

    Whatever the "vision" is at this point, I'm not sure and I honestly don't care to find out. I wish CR the best and hope his project works out, but I'm out. It's not a game, it's not fun, and I no longer care to know what it is.    … Expand
  40. Alienhead
    Nov 18, 2022
    0
    I really really really wish I had come here before spending $60.00+ on a FF alpha level game. There is no game here. One small area to explore. The missions or jobs or what ever they want to call it do not work 99% of the time. You have to spend huge amounts of money to have what you think you need. But I am willing to bet that when you spend it. You are no better off than you were before.I really really really wish I had come here before spending $60.00+ on a FF alpha level game. There is no game here. One small area to explore. The missions or jobs or what ever they want to call it do not work 99% of the time. You have to spend huge amounts of money to have what you think you need. But I am willing to bet that when you spend it. You are no better off than you were before. IT IS A SCAM!… Expand
  41. Uncanny_Valley
    Jun 23, 2022
    0
    11 years, half a Billion dollars extracted for this **** tech-demo.

    But the **** show provided by CIG and the toxic shills is truly fascinating, I hope it will never end.
  42. OldeGregg
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    11 years of broken promises, lies, goal posts continually moving….this game is in development hell with only delusional backers and whales left to dump all of their misguided hopes (and wallets) into the possibility of anything other than a buggy tech demo at this point.
  43. Blow_Jobblers
    Jun 23, 2022
    0
    Haven't played it yet but just reviewing to rattle the simps since my room-mate flips whenever media trash this game.
  44. wupaz
    Apr 10, 2023
    1
    It is probably one of the biggest scams of recent years, Netflix is preparing to make a documentary about it
  45. kobonif
    Nov 22, 2022
    0
    This "game" is a no show after 10 years and 500 millions spent. Only thing existing is a crappy and broken alpha that crashes or glitches all the time.
  46. BenDoverman
    Nov 27, 2022
    0
    10+ years and 500 million dollars and this game is unplayable, every 5 minutes you run into a bug that completely ruins any fun that would have been had, with too many to count. I don't understand how there are any people even playing this game, let alone people that are letting people play this game. The only purpose of star citizen at this point is to milk money out of all the poor10+ years and 500 million dollars and this game is unplayable, every 5 minutes you run into a bug that completely ruins any fun that would have been had, with too many to count. I don't understand how there are any people even playing this game, let alone people that are letting people play this game. The only purpose of star citizen at this point is to milk money out of all the poor people that still have hope in this sinful monstrosity.… Expand
  47. KingofCrohns
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    Unplayable mess. $60 price point is absurd for this bug filled "game". Do yourself a favor and save your money.
  48. the_real_mauzao
    Jan 4, 2023
    0
    Dont fall for this scam. All the backers money seems to be spent on marketing.
  49. Xinshadow
    Mar 14, 2023
    0
    As a backer since the original Kickstarter, I can see why the general gaming public thinks it's a scam. What a massive black hole of time, money and talent. There will probably never be another crowdfunding project that absorbs so much time and money and produces such a laughably broken and bad early access game. At this point it's just Chris Roberts riding the games slowly decaying corpseAs a backer since the original Kickstarter, I can see why the general gaming public thinks it's a scam. What a massive black hole of time, money and talent. There will probably never be another crowdfunding project that absorbs so much time and money and produces such a laughably broken and bad early access game. At this point it's just Chris Roberts riding the games slowly decaying corpse into his inevitable retirement… Expand
  50. omgitsbees
    Jun 22, 2022
    0
    11 years in development with nothing to show for it but a pre-alpha tech demo. Users are able to buy ships for the game that are not in yet, many of them were introduced to the cash shop 11 years ago. Very sketchy business practices. No accountability, or incentives given to financial backers. Chris Roberts (the lead designer and director) said that he wanted to make this game without the11 years in development with nothing to show for it but a pre-alpha tech demo. Users are able to buy ships for the game that are not in yet, many of them were introduced to the cash shop 11 years ago. Very sketchy business practices. No accountability, or incentives given to financial backers. Chris Roberts (the lead designer and director) said that he wanted to make this game without the big publishers, so he could make his visionary online space sci-fi simulation. This has ended up being a massive red flag, especially when you look up his troubles with Microsoft and the legal troubles he was in with the development of Freelancer. Very worrisome development that clearly shows a lack of ownership from the game developer, and respect for the people backing this project. Is most likely a scam and something that will never reach a playable state as the devs continue to squander all of the money they have been given. Star Citizen is what happens when you have zero accountability or deadlines, and the main guy in charge has a history of very sketchy behavior.… Expand
  51. Tubey
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    I'm scoring this a zero as it wasn't released 10 November 2021. Indeed, it wasn't released at all, and in all likelihood never will be released, so I have absolutely no idea why this is listed on Metacritic for review.

    Strange. But if you're reading this, the Star Citizen saga is one worth reading up on - it's basically a vaporware game that started out with good intentions but    I'm scoring this a zero as it wasn't released 10 November 2021. Indeed, it wasn't released at all, and in all likelihood never will be released, so I have absolutely no idea why this is listed on Metacritic for review.

    Strange.

    But if you're reading this, the Star Citizen saga is one worth reading up on - it's basically a vaporware game that started out with good intentions but feature creep and an insane fan base morphed the game into a decade plus long scam where the developers make more money from not releasing it than if they ever did. Seriously look it up, it's a case study on the sunk cost fallacy.    … Expand
  52. Tabarnacul
    Jan 6, 2023
    0
    Unplayable, cannot finish the first mission because i cant grab a simple package.
    i tried 3 time now im out. do not buy this game it's buggy as hell
  53. ksipe
    May 28, 2023
    0
    The creator of this game should face criminal charges for mismanagement and fraud (hired his wife, hide fact that she is his wife, wife used company's office and workers to further her "movie career" with husband's approval).

    Ten thousand broken promises.
  54. Smithsmc
    Feb 5, 2023
    0
    I was very excited when first heard about it, then pledged and guess what? I fell into scam.

    Its money machine, not a game. Perfectly hidden scam.
  55. dinglongdong
    Jan 14, 2023
    0
    Because of the direction the game has taken, I said goodbye to SC as a potential player several years ago. At the same time, with more than $100, I am also one of the gullible who have participated in this orgy of money destruction.

    After more than 10 years of development, a playable (i.e. largely bug-free) version is not in sight. Instead, the whole thing has turned into an orgy of    Because of the direction the game has taken, I said goodbye to SC as a potential player several years ago. At the same time, with more than $100, I am also one of the gullible who have participated in this orgy of money destruction.

    After more than 10 years of development, a playable (i.e. largely bug-free) version is not in sight. Instead, the whole thing has turned into an orgy of selling virtual spaceships at real-money fantasy prices. A few years ago, even virtual properties on planets were considered for sale for real money.

    A telling example of something going wrong with CGI and in the development of the game is the fact that only now, after more than ten years of development, has a localization of the game begun. Does that mean that only now is a concrete end goal being strived for? Or is it possibly a signal to the remaining SC believers that they can expect a playable version soon (i.e. in the next 10 years)?

    In my estimation, however, the majority of the owners of these expensive, virtual spaceships will not be able to fly with them in their lifetimes. At least not in a playable version. Possibly the disappointed majority already rejects this game, also because of the concrete implementation of the game idea. Because there are also serious points of criticism about the implementation of the game idea from my point of view. Another showstopper after completion will also be the question of the running costs for this monster.

    My current experience when re-testing is that this supposedly so great software doesn't even offer the possibility to specify the respective output screen in the options. This inevitably makes you wonder, "What have they been doing for 10 years!"
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    Aufgrund der Richtung, in die sich das Spiel entwickelt hat, habe ich mich bereits vor mehreren Jahren von SC als potenzieller Spieler verabschiedet. Gleichzeitig gehöre ich mit mehr als 100 Dollar auch zu den Gutgläubigen, die sich an dieser Geldvernichtungsorgie beteiligt haben.

    Nach mehr als 10 Jahren Entwicklung ist eine spielbare (d.h. weitgehend fehlerfreie) Version nicht in Sicht. Stattdessen hat sich das Ganze zu einer Verkaufsorgie für virtuelle Raumschiffe zu Realmoney-Fantasiepreisen entwickelt. Vor ein paar Jahren wurden sogar virtuelle Grundstücke auf Planeten als Kaufobjekte für echtes Geld in Erwägung gezogen.

    Ein bezeichnendes Beispiel dafür, dass bei CGI und in der Entwicklung des Spiels etwas schief läuft ist die Tatsache, dass erst jetzt, nach mehr als zehn Jahren Entwicklungszeit, mit einer Lokalisierung des Spiels begonnen wurde. Bedeutet das, dass erst jetzt ein konkretes Endziel angestrebt wird? Oder will man den verbliebenen SC-Gläubigen möglicherweise damit signalisieren, dass sie bald (also in den nächsten 10 Jahren) mit einer spielbaren Version rechnen können?

    Nach meiner Einschätzung wird jedoch die Mehrheit der Besitzer dieser teuren, virtuellen Raumschiffe zu Lebzeiten nicht mit ihnen fliegen können. Zumindest nicht in einer spielbaren Version. Möglicherweise lehnt die enttäuschte Mehrheit inzwischen schon dieses Spiel ab, auch wegen der konkreten Umsetzung der Spielidee. Denn auch an der Umsetzung der Spielidee gibt es aus meiner Sicht gravierende Kritikpunkte. Ein weiterer Showstopper nach Fertigstellung wird auch die Frage nach den laufenden Kosten für dieses Monster sein.

    Meine aktuelle Erfahrung beim erneuten Test ist, dass diese angeblich so tolle Software nicht einmal die Möglichkeit bietet, in den Optionen den jeweiligen Ausgabebildschirm festzulegen. Da fragt man sich unweigerlich: „Was haben die 10 Jahre lang gemacht!“

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  56. Todyjefy
    May 3, 2023
    0
    Tried Star Citizen but it is broken, then tried Elite Dangerous to fill the spacesim crave, never looked back.

    Thanks Roberts. I guess.
  57. AFTSBRADY
    Jul 6, 2023
    1
    SO you have us pay to play then my ship isn't showing up! This is the third time I have tried to play this game with friends and I got to the ship deck to call my ship AND IT'S NOT THERE. why make someone pay to play, give them a ship, only to not give it to the player. If I have to look forward to this every time I want to play this then I'm going to not play it at all. it's so pointlessSO you have us pay to play then my ship isn't showing up! This is the third time I have tried to play this game with friends and I got to the ship deck to call my ship AND IT'S NOT THERE. why make someone pay to play, give them a ship, only to not give it to the player. If I have to look forward to this every time I want to play this then I'm going to not play it at all. it's so pointless to make someone pay for a ship/allow someone to play this game only for them to be stick at a space station. **** dumb… Expand
  58. ram_1941REG77
    Oct 2, 2022
    0
    pyramid scampyramid, deceit, nothing happens, short videos come out and that's it! Developed scammers!
  59. miloradinko
    May 25, 2023
    0
    its barely a game, tried it for free cant think about how sad it is to buy it.
    it runs poorly on my very high end pc and bugs and glitches appear every couple of minutes
    also calling it alpha is no excuse for the teams bad coding knowledge
  60. Fireball4096
    Apr 15, 2023
    1
    Cannot stand it anymore. For 10 years now I revisit on a yearly basis, but enough is enough. If I could, I would command my money back.

    An over 10 year old game with exactly that old graphics, sluggish and messy controls by foot, and arcade-ish mouse controls in space, this is a disgrace for all the good ones Mr. Roberts created decades ago. It is a shame. Uninstalled it for good    Cannot stand it anymore. For 10 years now I revisit on a yearly basis, but enough is enough. If I could, I would command my money back.

    An over 10 year old game with exactly that old graphics, sluggish and messy controls by foot, and arcade-ish mouse controls in space, this is a disgrace for all the good ones Mr. Roberts created decades ago. It is a shame.

    Uninstalled it for good this time.

    edit: And for the 10/10 ratings, stating "it is Alpha, there are meant to be bugs": How many decades until we reach the beta? So entertaining, at least for once.    … Expand
  61. Gary777777
    Jun 27, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great concept just poor delivery and execution. After 11 years the alpha version is unplayable filled with bugs. Deadlines are never met and barely anything to show for $600 million dollars.… Expand
  62. Chrisonmagic
    May 31, 2023
    10
    It is very good. So freaking good I made an account on this site to review it. So freaking good I am writing a review three days in.
  63. KombattWombatt
    Jun 22, 2022
    9
    There is a very strange micro-community that has made it their mission to trash this game.

    The trajectory it is currently on is extremely promising, and if you are not a spoiled entitled child, what it has to offer now is a singular, immersive experience. Of course, as an Alpha, it can be quite buggy. If you have patience and perspective, it's a great experience. If you don't, that's    There is a very strange micro-community that has made it their mission to trash this game.

    The trajectory it is currently on is extremely promising, and if you are not a spoiled entitled child, what it has to offer now is a singular, immersive experience. Of course, as an Alpha, it can be quite buggy.

    If you have patience and perspective, it's a great experience. If you don't, that's fine too. Just wait or find something else to do.    … Expand
  64. urgeN11
    Aug 7, 2022
    5
    Why is this on metacritic? This is an unreleased game. And yes, this is at the same level of a tech demo, it is a game in alpha. Should it be in alpha after 10 years of development? That's another discussion altogether, but not fitting for a review in a category for released games.

    I've been following SC development for 4 years now, and while I can't recommend this game to people that    Why is this on metacritic? This is an unreleased game. And yes, this is at the same level of a tech demo, it is a game in alpha. Should it be in alpha after 10 years of development? That's another discussion altogether, but not fitting for a review in a category for released games.

    I've been following SC development for 4 years now, and while I can't recommend this game to people that simply want to play something and are not interested in tech and/or gaming development, I can't blatantly say it's a scam. They've made impressive progress on many fronts, and the scale they're working at is unparalleled.

    The reason this game is funded, even if it didn't have a stellar progress of development, is because the targeted audience fiercely wants this idea to be born. There is currently no other idea on the market that fits the vision of SC.

    The community is one of the most mature you'll get, and is friendly. Did Chris Roberts inflate the promises for the game? Probably yes, and as all things in life he will pay in some way if this is such.
    Still, the developers gathered for this project, and the progress I've observed until now are indicators of potential success.

    Will this MMORPG succeed? I don't know. But this is not a released game and this is not a scam.    … Expand
  65. Dreddmartyr
    Feb 1, 2022
    8
    This is the most beautiful sci fi space sim I've ever played. While it isn't as big as Elite Dangerous or No Man's Sky, it's vast and contains content and playstyles neither games accomplish on this level. The cities you can explore feel populated, busy and look absolutely goregous and immersive. Each city, space station and moon/planet is different and impressive. Your choice to be aThis is the most beautiful sci fi space sim I've ever played. While it isn't as big as Elite Dangerous or No Man's Sky, it's vast and contains content and playstyles neither games accomplish on this level. The cities you can explore feel populated, busy and look absolutely goregous and immersive. Each city, space station and moon/planet is different and impressive. Your choice to be a bounty hunter, delivery boy. merc, transporter, medical assistance provider opens up your choice of who you want to be in this massive star system. Committing crimes and offences can see you head hunted by other players for the bounty of your capture and land you in the game's prison, which opens up another aspect of the game. There you can either wait out your sentence in the prison yard; mine for minerals and earn your way to shorten your sentence time; or attempt to break out, finding yourself in a desolate land but free nonetheless. The only real negatives i have about this game is the bugs that kill you for no justifiable reason and you can lose what items you have on your persons, if you're in space or on a foreign planet away from the main cities. That and the learning curve on how things are done is a bit lengthy but the community is so quick to answer your questions in the chat it's not really an issue.
    Don't listen to the negatives about the game being a scam. Yes it's been in alpha for this long but the last 6 months have made leaps and bounds forward and there's a tonne of bugs fixed from when I started. (I used to die walking down a few steps or exiting my starship or dropping a package or walking through a doorway. The rage.....but all that's fixed.)
    People who paid for and play the game will validate that this game is the most impressive and immersive space sim out there and it shows it's costs through content and variety from the clothing stores, starship stores to the interactive dialogue with NPCs as you progress with certain factions' missions/jobs. The more you play the more you discover what the game holds. Try it for yourself and judge for yourself.
    Don't listen to all the skeptics.    … Expand
  66. Johnsson
    Apr 24, 2022
    10
    This game is pretty alright, cant run it anymore (Thanks windows 11) but when I played it, it was amazing. Some people try to suggest that the devs should focus on bug fixing and such. However they do not realize what Star Citizen is, its about making an entire Space Life Simulation and CIG arent done with their project. There are 100s of features that need to be developed and scriptet andThis game is pretty alright, cant run it anymore (Thanks windows 11) but when I played it, it was amazing. Some people try to suggest that the devs should focus on bug fixing and such. However they do not realize what Star Citizen is, its about making an entire Space Life Simulation and CIG arent done with their project. There are 100s of features that need to be developed and scriptet and what not. As far as I know CIG is the only major company building completely new tech constantly while we have DICE working on the same damn engine and still cant make Battlefield 2077 good. Just as an example. :P So yeah, cant wait until they add everything to it, see you in 2077… Expand
  67. JohnAndrews
    Jun 16, 2022
    10
    A cool space game game available to play as it develops thanks to ambitious developers and crowdfunding!
  68. Tom_Neverwinter
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    This game has been in development for a while, however for the minimum required value it contiunes to evolve and has continued to evolve. most milestones are met with planets and a few ships being the remainder. fun to play with friends and in the community.
  69. Gepo
    Mar 23, 2022
    8
    Hat ein paar Bugs und auch die Entwicklung ging langsam voran. All das bessert sich aber aktuell und die Welt ist Wunderschön.
  70. REELxMULLINS
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    An amazing game you can put endless amounts of time into it. The most up to date detailed graphics of any game so far. This game has all the gameplay you could ask for: Space combat, Air Combat, Ground Combat, PvP, PvE, Mining, Deliveries, Bounties, Cargo, Loot, Salvage, Medical, Refueling and once you buy a game package for $45 you can earn everything else in game! Future updates areAn amazing game you can put endless amounts of time into it. The most up to date detailed graphics of any game so far. This game has all the gameplay you could ask for: Space combat, Air Combat, Ground Combat, PvP, PvE, Mining, Deliveries, Bounties, Cargo, Loot, Salvage, Medical, Refueling and once you buy a game package for $45 you can earn everything else in game! Future updates are always free. Base building and player owned shops will be in soon as well !!!… Expand
  71. Arktikus
    Mar 21, 2022
    5
    The game itself is really good and the graphics are also, but there are so many bugs. Even though this is an Alpha, in my opinion the focus should be on bug fixing game breaking and frustrating bugs that makes the game nearly unplayable. Instead of adding more features that also bring more bugs. There are bugs in the game that are several years old and haven't been fixed and in my firstThe game itself is really good and the graphics are also, but there are so many bugs. Even though this is an Alpha, in my opinion the focus should be on bug fixing game breaking and frustrating bugs that makes the game nearly unplayable. Instead of adding more features that also bring more bugs. There are bugs in the game that are several years old and haven't been fixed and in my first day playing(12 hours) - I died 6 times because of bugs and lost multiple items because of bugs.

    These bugs are also so unavoidable and completly ruining my expierence. Then i look up the internet and see posts about this bugs 3 years ago and that makes me wonder if they even care about fixing. Everybody knows how high the budget for Star Citizen is and they can't fix some bugs I notice in the first few hours of playing the game?

    Without the bugs the game is probably a 9/10 and if there are even more features surely a 10/10, but I can't give it in the current condition a number higher than 5.    … Expand
  72. lonewolf3264
    Jul 3, 2023
    10
    I play both ED and SC and I find Elite Dangerous so much more immersive, easy to play and enjoy. I don't even care if there is repetition of tasks, especially down the line. It just runs so well, so damn smooth and the sound effects are out of this world. Even just starting up my ship is a euphoric experience for me in Elite Dangerous and I never get tired of it. The ships are overlyI play both ED and SC and I find Elite Dangerous so much more immersive, easy to play and enjoy. I don't even care if there is repetition of tasks, especially down the line. It just runs so well, so damn smooth and the sound effects are out of this world. Even just starting up my ship is a euphoric experience for me in Elite Dangerous and I never get tired of it. The ships are overly complicated in Star Citizen and the set up is intimidating. Playing it feels more like hard work. That's not to say I don't enjoy Star Citizen, it's the second best space sim in my opinion and there are aspects of it that are better than elite dangerous I love my persona and character development in Star Citizen as well as walking around my ship and the graphics are mind blowing. What I usually do is play Star Citizen for a few hours and when exhaustion sets in and I get tired of the bugs I switch to Elite Dangerous which feels more polished and way more chilled to play. But we really are spoiled brats when we get to play such amazing games and we fight over which is better. Play your favourite or play both and just be grateful you are born in a time that we can have such amazing experiences in video games. When I was a kid I used to fantasize about exploring space and having amazing adventures there. 10 year old me would have pissed his pants with excitement if he could have played either of these two games back then. … Expand
  73. Robax
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, bugs are accepteble. This game is most beautiful every. 10/10
  74. Millionere
    May 8, 2022
    10
    Star citizen is the first game to introduce mechanics and exploration systems that have never been seen before in a game of this magnitude. The ability to interact with all objects, control panels, TV screens, food, weapons, tools etc... is incredible, each with multiple interactions in case you have them in your hand. The entire solar system is rendered in real time with a graphics thatStar citizen is the first game to introduce mechanics and exploration systems that have never been seen before in a game of this magnitude. The ability to interact with all objects, control panels, TV screens, food, weapons, tools etc... is incredible, each with multiple interactions in case you have them in your hand. The entire solar system is rendered in real time with a graphics that looks photorealistic, and once you enter the persistent universe / the game there will be no more loading for anything. It is possible to see planets millions of km away because they are physically present in the game at that distance they are not a skybox. It is possible to see the stations that orbit a planet from the surface of itself, also to see battles that happen in space always from the surface. This means that since the beginning of 2016, star citizen was the first and so far the only project to introduce a solar system rendered in real time that is not procedural, each planet is made properly by artists that make them unique and extremely detailed; and not even remotely comparable to small games like no man's sky and elite dangerous that make use of procedural systems and models for the creation and expansion of their world building which is the simplest methods for creating big open world sandboxes, an example is minecraft. However, this involves a repetition of the planets and places and above all constant loading of the textures over the distance in the game and instance loadings. Neither game supports the same systems that allow the star citizen engine (known as double-precision floating point for entities, instances and game physics) to move from one instance to another without any loading, such as switching from exploring the interior of a spaceship to first-person exploration in zero gravity in space to falling from space through the atmosphere on the surface of a planet. There is no game in the world that does what star citizen does in every respect. And despite being a game still in development, as of the writing of this review 08/05/2022, it is slowly making progress in improving performance and developing technologies that one day will solve network and desync problems, and allow to connect thousands of players on a single planet from all over the world. Nowadays most of the companies want to focus on free to play to easily earn by imitating already popular titles, and subsequently failing by making mediocre, inoriginal and incomplete games or videogame companies that exploit their past success to create identical games to the previous ones in which only the name on the cover changes. This leads to the fact that few companies want to commit to showing what current technology can do, star citizen and the people who are developing it is one of the few hopes that can prove what a new generation game really is and can do, that's why many believe in this project.… Expand
  75. ap3x_lambo
    May 27, 2022
    9
    This game is amazing. It is super detailed and has a super huge map. This game is about space life, and it is very fun. It is an extremely interactive game as well. You can be a space FedEx driver, to a bounty hunter. But, it does have its negatives, since it is still in Alpha. Frames drop a lot in cities, and the game has a lot of game-breaking bugs and other stuff but, it's only in alphaThis game is amazing. It is super detailed and has a super huge map. This game is about space life, and it is very fun. It is an extremely interactive game as well. You can be a space FedEx driver, to a bounty hunter. But, it does have its negatives, since it is still in Alpha. Frames drop a lot in cities, and the game has a lot of game-breaking bugs and other stuff but, it's only in alpha and continues to improve.… Expand
  76. lexsapo
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    Great game, unfinished and buggy but it has something special to its experience, especially with friends, co-op play inside the same ship or as a small fleet results in rather fun sessions. It has to address a bunch of its problems, performance, bugs, and missing mechanics/content but what it is right now more than pays back the 45$ price it costs to buy and play early.
  77. Necro_Atrum
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    This game is not even 50% complete yet I've had more fun playing this than any of the hot and new "AAA" games. Just know that many game loops are not complete our even in the game yet. There are bugs. But there is also an amazing community and dev team that are working on it. I honestly believe that this game has the potential to be one of the best games ever made. If you join now justThis game is not even 50% complete yet I've had more fun playing this than any of the hot and new "AAA" games. Just know that many game loops are not complete our even in the game yet. There are bugs. But there is also an amazing community and dev team that are working on it. I honestly believe that this game has the potential to be one of the best games ever made. If you join now just know that your in for the long run.… Expand
  78. Lovni
    Dec 30, 2022
    10
    This game is really incredible, although it is still in Alpha for the moment it already offers a multitude of gameplay to try in a huge multiplayer universe where you can walk anywhere in a galaxy at 1/6 scale, and with graphics worthy of a movie.
    As I said before, the game is still in Alpha, so it is normal that there are bugs. I'd like to point out that the bugs in question are generally    This game is really incredible, although it is still in Alpha for the moment it already offers a multitude of gameplay to try in a huge multiplayer universe where you can walk anywhere in a galaxy at 1/6 scale, and with graphics worthy of a movie.
    As I said before, the game is still in Alpha, so it is normal that there are bugs. I'd like to point out that the bugs in question are generally easy to solve, when you encounter them once, you don't get fooled the second time around.
    This project is one of my favorites, indeed, no other game is as ambitious, the game has to date a hundred ships of all sizes, which can accommodate crews of 1 to 500 people. Dozens of planets and moons to explore. Several professions from the most calm like exploration to the most intense like bounty hunting where you have to hunt down real players who would have done illegal things, with some narrative part.
    In addition, the game offers a mix between the piloting of ships and the FPS part (combat with weapons such as pistols, combat knives, shotguns, snipers).


    In summary, this game is the most ambitious I've seen, offering countless professions, which will allow you not to be bored for a long time.
    The bugs you may encounter in this Alpha are usually annoying the first time but avoidable afterwards, and are quickly corrected by the developers who listen to the community (which is rare for games of this magnitude).    … Expand
  79. Peacemaker4141
    Feb 25, 2023
    8
    This is a really neat game if you like space and don’t mind glitches. It’s extremely immersive and the gameplay is beautiful. Yes it’s not a finished game but the overall experience it gives more then makes up for it
  80. Psyryon1441
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    Played Elite until Odyssey broke my game, tried Star Citizen to fill the spacesim crave, never looked back.

    Thanks Braben. I guess.
  81. bobstar8283
    Jun 23, 2022
    8
    So i have been playing the game since 3.0 has come out. Put about £2000 into the game and personally its everyhing i have been looking for in a space game, While it is a buggy mess at the moment it has its moments where its not and during those times it really is a beautiful simulator, and the way its made allows for imagination with friends, make or be part of an org and join a communitySo i have been playing the game since 3.0 has come out. Put about £2000 into the game and personally its everyhing i have been looking for in a space game, While it is a buggy mess at the moment it has its moments where its not and during those times it really is a beautiful simulator, and the way its made allows for imagination with friends, make or be part of an org and join a community which has there own lore in the universe and be part of community events players have made. Or you can sit solo and go mining one evening when you just want some alone time.

    The game and its community by all means isnt perfect but thats always the case with early access and it being an MMO, You will run into a lot of bugs, And there are some extremely toxic people, But there is almost always a work arround to the bugs, and if youre part of an org you can gang up against the toxic players and they soon shut up.

    While my feelings about the monitisation is conflicted at best and the current state of the game, the biggest question is do i enjoy it, Most of the time yes i do, so heres my 1150 character review of the game.

    And for the people who dont want to read through all that TLDR: Its a good game, If you find yourself a community to be a part of and if youre patient with bugs    … Expand
  82. xtreamerpt
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    Its in alpha, there will be bugs, you can play in free flight events "which i advise you to do before buying"
    It's a very meticulous game play, you will struggle at first, best played with friends, the visuals and attention to detail is really slsomething else!
  83. Vin2Cents
    Sep 13, 2022
    10
    I personally think Star Citizen is incredible. It has a long way to go but once finished it'll be the most popular game ever created. People will say that they'll never finish star citizen because they make too much money from an unfinished game with little updates here and there to string people along, I don't believe that'll happen. In the past year they've accomplished so much inI personally think Star Citizen is incredible. It has a long way to go but once finished it'll be the most popular game ever created. People will say that they'll never finish star citizen because they make too much money from an unfinished game with little updates here and there to string people along, I don't believe that'll happen. In the past year they've accomplished so much in development, the server meshing alone is a game changer. Have faith..... Also it's a persistent universe and constantly being added too so it will never have an actual wrap date.… Expand
  84. dillpickle716
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    the game is still in development but if you get the right server it's a good experience.