Star Renegades

 Switch
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Cubed3
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    Star Renegades is exceptionally fun to play and a great addition to any Switch library. With endless combinations of battles to fight and a ton of weapons and items to unlock, there is plenty of content here to deliver dozens of hours of fun. While the Switch version does suffer from some downgrades with load times and performance on occasion, the portability of this rogue-lite means it is ideal for playing on the move. Star Renegades has a lot of scope and ideas under the hood and the dynamic enemy promotions is just one that is incredibly impressive. Exceptionally tough, at times frustrating but always rewarding - this visual treat is definitely one to pick up - especially since the game is set to receive regular content updates over the months ahead.
  2. Nintendo Life
    Dec 5, 2020
    80
    Star Renegades deserves to be in the conversation of the best games of 2020 that you’ve never heard of. Like a lot of indies, its primary sales pitch is how it fuses ideas from a bunch of popular and well-respected releases, but it succeeds where many others fail in actually making something inventive and compelling with those borrowed ideas. At its best, Star Renegades is a gorgeous, deep, challenging, and thoroughly gripping release that successfully delivers a fun and enjoyable experience. There are some technical issues that hold it back from perfection, but there’s little else here that otherwise feels below par. Star Renegades is a title that absolutely belongs in your Switch library; if you’re a fan of roguelites, RPGs, or strategy games, you owe it to yourself to give this one a shot.

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User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. Tweaker
    Nov 21, 2020
    2
    Normally i would give a 75 but the switch version is not polished enough to do so. Handheld/Switch mode was obviously never tested. Look likeNormally i would give a 75 but the switch version is not polished enough to do so. Handheld/Switch mode was obviously never tested. Look like the 1080p resolution gets downsampled to Switch Screen resolution 720p which is total crap. Cant read s**t in handheld mode. Performance issues as soon as comic styled videos are running... lot to do here at the switch version.. not worth those 25 bucks atm… Full Review »
  2. Penguinatorz
    Dec 2, 2020
    8
    EDIT 12/2/20: There was a new patch that was released recently. A lot of the issues were fixed; however, at times there are still crashes andEDIT 12/2/20: There was a new patch that was released recently. A lot of the issues were fixed; however, at times there are still crashes and text may be hard to see as well as enemy health bars being difficult to read. There are small fps drops here and there but not exactly major. The game is a very stunning game and its fun to boot. I would say if you like a turn base rouge-lite then I say give this game a try. The devs also seems to want to continue on supporting the game.

    Original Score 2: I would like to raise the score higher as it is a good game; however, there are many problems in this game ranging from constant slowdowns, to text being too small to be legible in handheld mode, the health bars are too similar in color to the background making it hard to see the enemies health, and lastly the constant crashes. Throughout my 3 hours of gameplay I had two crashes in the beginning. One in the middle of the tutorial and one right after the end of the tutorial. Now the game was fun it was smooth sailing up until I reached planet 3 and fought a mini boss. Now this is where it dips. Round 1 right after choosing my attacks the game crashes. It is a crash that soft locks my game. I go back and try again... it crashes. Try on dock mode? Still crashes. I cannot progress at all in this game I am locked behind this battle unable to leave just to see the same 3 seconds of action along with a popup box telling me the game closed. I would stay away until a patch fixes the problems this game has.    … Full Review »
  3. Happysock
    Nov 22, 2020
    0
    I have spent about 12 - 15 hours with the game and it is gorgeous, a brilliant turnbased rpg that requires you to think out your actionsI have spent about 12 - 15 hours with the game and it is gorgeous, a brilliant turnbased rpg that requires you to think out your actions carefully in order to come through encounters without taking damage. Unfortunately its incredibly buggy to the point it is unplayable. Constant soft and hard crashes and numerous frame rate drops, I've had 2 runs where it crashes at the end of actioning a turn and once you close and reopen the game it restarts you after the actions so you are stuck in a constant state of it crashing.
    Best to avoid getting on the switch if possible and get on a different platform, brilliant game when you are able to play it though.    … Full Review »
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