Genesis Alpha One

 PlayStation 4
User Score
4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 36
  3. Negative: 20 out of 36
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  1. Redman0909
    Feb 1, 2019
    7
    I would say this game is a solid 7/10, mostly because they created a fun game loop with a creative concept that may have been a bit too complex for them to fully realize, while this game has many great points (detailed ship building, fun research system, great art design, and high replayability) it also has a few short areas that dampen the experience. Most of the negatives are around someI would say this game is a solid 7/10, mostly because they created a fun game loop with a creative concept that may have been a bit too complex for them to fully realize, while this game has many great points (detailed ship building, fun research system, great art design, and high replayability) it also has a few short areas that dampen the experience. Most of the negatives are around some bland combat, lack luster ai, and occasional repetitiveness. There are also some balancing issues involving invasion fleets, if you EVER get boarded by one of the roaming enemy ships, you're done, restart the playthrough. If boarded your ship will be flooded by endless waves of enemies that will kill all your crew members and eventually you. I've done a large number of playthroughs of this game and besides one that ended due to bugs infesting my ship and chewing apart the hallways, all have ended due to encountering a boarding party, These ship boardings are so overwhelming to the point where i wonder if its a glitch.

    Just to restate the positives... This game really is a gem, i mean so much crazy sh*t happens, that bug death I brought up was due to my tractor beam pulling in cargo that was infested with bugs, I thought my crew killed them all but it turned out one had escaped into the vents and made it to the ships left wing where it began laying eggs everywhere.

    Cut to five minutes later and I'm crawling in the maintenance tunnel desperately trying to destroy eggs and keep them from separating the entire wing from the ship and destroying our biotanks, denying the ship a steady flow of clones, but as I desperatly tried to clear the eggs, the spiders had metastasized through the entire ship and destroyed everything. And that was just one play through.

    This game has some awesome moments, but a few things hold it back too much for me to recommend at full price. I would wait a while for it to be cleaned up a bit and maybe on sale for like ten bucks off    … Expand

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. DarkStation
    Mar 19, 2020
    80
    From a stylistic point of view, the game got its hooks deep in me because I felt it drew visual and aural inspiration from the likes of 1980s sci-fi film legends Douglas Trumbull, John Carpenter, and Ridley Scott. Genesis: Alpha One offers a tense and methodical approach to roguelike survival through base building and resource gathering in one of the most harshest environments imaginable.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 4, 2019
    55
    Monotone missions and uninventive enemies, combined with bad AI, makes this game more of a chore than enjoyment.
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  3. PlaySense
    Feb 27, 2019
    75
    An unusual game because it successfully blends together different genres. Managing your ship combined with first person shooter gameplay topped off by a randomly generated environment which can be utterly unforgiving makes for a highly original experience. The audiovisual style stands out and replayability is obviously very good. The tutorial could have been somewhat better because you'll be struggling to understand the game's mechanics when you first start out. A unique and captivating title that successfully blends different genres.
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