Rebel Galaxy appears complicated out of the gate, but it hits a steady pace after some acclimating to the ship controls and menu-based features like upgrade shops and the commodity market. The progression loop of grinding out missions, earning credits to beef up your ship, then taking it back out again is fun, but the mission design felt too familiar to keep me hooked for the long haul.
I don't think space is supposed to be this colorful, and if it is, I don't think those colours are supposed to be that close together. I don't really mind, as it looks cool. I don't think I am supposed to fly that close to a sun either, but I will do it...
Rebel Galaxy, from developer Double Damage Games, is an impressive open-world space game--especially when considering its budget price of $20 and vast amount of content. While the game might retail for a budget price, it doesn't feel anything near...
Rebel Galaxy simplifies the formula in an approachable and exciting way, but the 2D space combat, lack of direction and loneliness of single-player space-faring hold it back from reaching the epic scale of other space sims. A fun solo venture, but it...
I'm quite sure there's more to see out there. I know Rebel Galaxy has other Space Surprises waiting for me just behind the next planet, in the next system or somewhere along what I think is otherwise going to be another featureless journey. There'll be a new type of ship or a cool Space Weapon to try, I bet. It's just going to be so damn long before I see it, such a trek to get there, that I'd rather spend all those hours doing something else.
Rebel Galaxy seems to have warped in out of nowhere and quickly made a strong impression. Open world sci-fi ship combat with a frontier style starts right from the main menu. Rebel Galaxy is a chance to explore the galaxy in a huge ship and float around...
In some ways it’s a bare-bones game, but in the proud tradition of classics like Wing Commander: Privateer and Freelancer, Rebel Galaxy makes a lot out of a little by giving you the freedom to captain your ship as you please and pursue your own fortune in a region of space loaded with pirates and opportunity.
Rebel Galaxy is an action-packed, swashbuckling space opera. You'll battle pirates, explore anomalies, befriend aliens, scavenge battle wreckage, mine asteroids, and discover artifacts. Choose your path as a roguish do-gooder, crafty space-trader or...
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