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. 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
  2. JohnAndrews
    Jun 16, 2022
    10
    A cool space game game available to play as it develops thanks to ambitious developers and crowdfunding!
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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!
  6. 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
  7. Robax
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    Amazing game, bugs are accepteble. This game is most beautiful every. 10/10
  8. 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 $45 you can earn everything else in game! Future updates are always free. Base building and player owned shops will be in soon as well !!!… Expand
  9. lexsapo
    Jun 22, 2022
    10
    Great game, unfinished and buggy but it has something special to its experience, especially with friends, co-op play inside the same ship or as a small fleet results in rather fun sessions. It has to address a bunch of its problems, performance, bugs, and missing mechanics/content but what it is right now more than pays back the 45$ price it costs to buy and play early.
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. dillpickle716
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    the game is still in development but if you get the right server it's a good experience.
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
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