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Starmancer has very nice blocky rooms, this one is a farm! There’s a little guy tending to some crops.

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Starmancer - Early Access Release Date Trailer (E3 2021)

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If there’s one thing I admire about management sims set in space, it’s that they’re usually very colourful. I like the look of Starmancer because it doesn’t look too futuristic either. In lots of the rooms there’s just normal wallpaper, and you can even spot a jukebox in the bedroom. Not everything has to be metallic and harsh-looking in space.

These aliens look a bit zombie-like.

A space station is invaded by aliens that have their arms outstretched like shambling zombies.

Like lots of these sorts of games, the goal is to create a utopia for these people to live in. Your humans will get sad, for example, if you throw their friends out of an airlock. This could lead to a mutiny, but then you could just open more airlocks and ditch the ringleaders. Fair warning: your colonists also have insanity levels, and spacing lots of their pals could lead to “homicidal rampages”, according to the Steam page.

Starmancer will be availableon Steamin early access on August 5th, priced £17/$20/€20. It’ll also be on GOG, but hasn’t got a game page there just yet.

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