c/star_trek · by stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip · 302d

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown releases demo

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/Star_Trek_Voyager__Across_the_Unknown/

No system requirements listed, but presumably they won't be too high for a game like this. I'll try to give it a try sometime.

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reddig33@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 302d (1 reply)

I just realized we never got an episode of Voyager where they couldn’t raise the nacelles.

stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 302d

It seems they're going to have a lot of variations of things that can happen, it should be interesting!

nocturne@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 302d (4 replies)

Just got the email about the demo. Going to try it out on my Steam deck this afternoon.

stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 302d (3 replies)

Sounds good! I'm still at work for quite a while today, but hopefully I have enough time to get it downloaded and try it this evening.

nocturne@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 302d (2 replies)

So far it runs great on steam deck.

stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 302d

Great! I use Linux for everything, so that's good to hear.

mrnarwall@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 302d

Thank you for the update! Im ready to play the second I get home

nocturne@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 301d (4 replies)

I finished the demo last night, there is a keep playing option. However i had collected all of the dueterium and ran out of power.

stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 301d (1 reply)

Is it pretty good? I started another project while I waited for it to download last night, and I was having fun with that instead!

nocturne@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 301d

Looks like you replied while I was typing up my very basic review. https://slrpnk.net/comment/18568356

nocturne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 301d (1 reply)

The good:

you get to play as Janeway and crew making decisions for Voyager.

The bad:

The demo at least is 1:1 the first episode of Voyager
UI not yet optimized for Steam Deck (you cannot move the cursor to UI elements to see what things are)
When using the touchscreen of the Steam Deck the game switches from controller mode to M/K mode and does not always switch back

Hopefully the full version is much more open than this was.

stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 301d

Well hopefully they get some of that ironed out by launch! Presumably the story will branch out more once you make a few major decisions, but maybe it'll end up following the show and be more linear than I expected. I wonder if they'll support mods, that's usually something that can give a game a lot more replayability!

PlainSimpleCommenter@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 302d (1 reply)

That's an easy install from me. Should be fun!

stargazingpenguin@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 302d

I'm stuck at work until this evening, but I plan to do the same when I get the chance.