The Last Federation

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 42
  3. Negative: 9 out of 42

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  1. Dejakritz
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    Just like AI wars, I was excited to try this game, but could not get 20 minutes in due to the fact the text on the interface and in all interactive windows is far too hard to read on 1950x1080 resolution. The game developers response to these complaints is always the same: we have no plans to fix this so change your resolution. I don't know about you but I'm in the over 90% of players thatJust like AI wars, I was excited to try this game, but could not get 20 minutes in due to the fact the text on the interface and in all interactive windows is far too hard to read on 1950x1080 resolution. The game developers response to these complaints is always the same: we have no plans to fix this so change your resolution. I don't know about you but I'm in the over 90% of players that use an LCD monitor. Changing to a non-native resolution makes it blurry and in my case it also stretched the graphics out of aspect. Only consider this game if you are playing on a very old monitor or a laptop.… Expand
  2. jmhoffer
    Oct 10, 2014
    3
    Normally I expect much more from indy games than this is able to deliver.

    At first, it seems like an interesting game. Unique idea (with a story that makes zero sense) and definitely unique and fun game play. The problem is, even at version 1.6+, it is buggy as all hell. Your outposts disappear for no reason, building outposts can cost you time and credit but the outpost won't build,    Normally I expect much more from indy games than this is able to deliver.

    At first, it seems like an interesting game. Unique idea (with a story that makes zero sense) and definitely unique and fun game play.

    The problem is, even at version 1.6+, it is buggy as all hell. Your outposts disappear for no reason, building outposts can cost you time and credit but the outpost won't build, overwhelmingly powerful fleets do next to no damage at times (or at all times, in some cases), weak as hell fleets can end up doing immense amounts of damage.

    Another thing that bothers me is that it is very, very easy for you to be surpassed, even if you're the technological powerhouse. You can't build nor capture military outposts, which multiply ship capabilities. The only way to get one is for a random event to occur. A depressurization kills everyone on board someone else's space station. The game tells you who this happened to but not where and you have to go from station to station. Once you find one that needs repairs, this is either a station you can repair and take over or a station that took damage and you can be friendly and repair it. If this is owned by an enemy and it was just slightly damaged, congratulations, you just helped your enemy instead of capturing a station.

    Overall, it's flaws and illogical attributes currently outweigh everything good about it, and by a fair margin. Even though I'd like to give this game a good score, I can't. The developers have a LOT of work to do before that happens.    … Expand
  3. steamvox
    Dec 14, 2014
    4
    needs major work still
    judging from ai fleet command they do still work on game after release though
    so hopefully all the issues with this will get ironed out
    but not really playable atm
  4. routier1642
    Nov 2, 2018
    4
    I'm sure there are some good ideas in this game, but I could not get past the folksy prose, amateurish feel, and awful combat system which was by turns tedious and confusing. 2018 and it still seems underdeveloped.

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72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. CalmDownTom
    Jun 24, 2014
    60
    Although The Last Federation has a lot going for it, the fact that it forces you to make choices every three seconds in combat is its Achilles heel.
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  2. Gamers' Temple
    Jun 24, 2014
    80
    Asteroids on 'roids - a fun combination of empire builder/tactical shooter with reasonable replayability.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Jun 5, 2014
    65
    The Last Federation in its current state would have been better off in Steam Early Access. Arcen Games continues to improve it after the release, but the idea of indirect control in a space strategy game sounds more fun than it actually is.
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