Released on Steam space simulator Rebel Galaxy authors Torchlight – 3DNews

The Digital Store Steam and GOG became available a year ago announced space simulator Rebel Galaxy – the first project of an independent studio Double Damage Games, formed by co-founders and former managers Erich Schaefer Runic Games (Erich Shaefer) and Baldry Travis (Travis Baldree). The game is available in versions for both Windows and Mac OS.

Up until October 27, the game will be available with a 10-percent discount for 377 rubles. in Steam and 379 rubles. in GOG. Rebel Galaxy has the full support of the controller includes achievements and allows you to save progress in the “cloud.” The interface dialogs and subtitles are presented in English only.

Rebel Galaxy is described as «space adventure with dynamic battles, research the galaxy, openness, trade and negotiations with extraterrestrial inhabitants, events that occur on the edge of the famous humanity of the universe ». In the role of Captain starfighter players to fight with the pirates, to study anomalies, helping aliens, collect shipwrecks after the battles, collect resources on asteroids and look for artifacts. Earning in-game money, they can buy a more powerful aircraft, as well as improve their weapon and protective systems.

«Choose your path and become mischievous benefactor, enterprising trader or power-hungry thief – or all of them a little », – the authors suggest. Rebel Galaxy is positioned not only as a space simulator, but also as a role-playing game with roleplaying, branched dialogues system of moral choice, diplomats and non-linear plot.

The first familiarized with the game Western media took its heat rating on Metacritic based on the five surveys was 82/100. Employee IGN (8/10) Dan Stapleton (Dan Stapleton) praised the game for a huge open world, passing a variety of styles and spectacular battles, but was dissatisfied with the system of trade and lack of individual fractions. «In keeping with the proud tradition of classic games like Wing Commander: Privateer and Freelancer, Rebel Galaxy allows you to control your ship as you wish, and find their way in space full of pirates and opportunities», – he said. The first buyers of the game on Steam also responded positively about the game (93% proved positive user reviews).

Double Damage Games also plans to release Rebel Galaxy on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Shafer and Baldry left Seattle Runic Games in spring 2014. For six years the studio has developed two games – role playing and action games Torchlight Torchlight 2, favorably received by the press and players and surpassed expectations of the founders of sales (the first of them bought more than 2 million players, and the second – nearly 3 million). First Shafer worked at Blizzard North (he was one of the key developers of Diablo) and Flagship Studios, where, together with Baldry took part in the creation of Hellgate: London. Now Runic Games, a part of which is still working brother Erich – Max Schafer (Max Shaefer), executive producer of Diablo and Diablo 2, develops an unusual adventure game Hob, devoid of dialogue.

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