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Duskers

In Duskers you pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. Explore You are a drone operator, surrounded by old gritty tech that acts as your only eyes and ears to the outside world. What you hear comes through a remote microphone. What you see is how each drone sees the world. Motion sensors tell you something's out there, but not what. And when you issue commands, you do it through a command line interface. Adapt You have to earn everything in Duskers, scavenging drone upgrades, drones, and even ship upgrades

Release date
May 18, 2016
Platforms
macOS, Linux, Windows
Developer
Misfits Attic
Publisher
Misfits Attic
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In Duskers you pilot drones into derelict spaceships to find the means to survive and piece together how the universe became a giant graveyard. Explore You are a drone operator, surrounded by old gritty tech that acts as your only eyes and ears to the outside world. What you hear comes through a remote microphone. What you see is how each drone sees the world. Motion sensors tell you something's out there, but not what. And when you issue commands, you do it through a command line interface.

Adapt You have to earn everything in Duskers, scavenging drone upgrades, drones, and even ship upgrades. But dangerous creatures lurk in these derelict ships, and weapons are rare, so you may need to think of a clever way to explore a military outpost using only a motion sensor and a lure. But even if you find a way, the sensor that you rely on may break down, or you may run out of lures, even your drone's camera feed can start to fail.

A favorite strategy can't be exploited for long, so you'll have to continually adapt. Survive Duskers is set in a procedurally generated Universe, and when you die you lose everything. You not only need to worry about what hazards lay waiting for you in the derelicts, but also running out of fuel, or parts to modify your drones and ship.…

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Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
I love this game. Graphics are beautifully retro and while some people state this is not a game about graphics, I would say it's all…
★ 3 / 5
The first few hours are immersive and interesting but then you eventually figure out that: 1. There is no real story to unfold and no…
★ 5 / 5
I wasn't sure what I get as I bought this game. The reviews I read on the "enemies site" led me to the conclusion that…
★ 5 / 5
Sitting alone in an empty spaceship. You're the last one alive. Maybe, if you can find what you need in the derelicts of ships and…
★ 5 / 5
I don't usually write reviews for games, but this game is absolutely incredible and I really think anyone who has an even remote interest to…
★ 4 / 5
Just to tell that the game here is as updated as in Steam. The comment from 2018 that says otherwise is not valid anymore, and…
★ 4 / 5
This is an excellent game concept but the execution does need a bit of attention. Hopefully the developer will patch at least some of the…
★ 3 / 5
It starts out interesting and atmospheric, but it becomes repetitive very soon. The game is not as complex as it initially seems. There are neither…

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★ 5 / 5
Please play this game if you read this and haven't already. I hold it in a lot higher esteem than most AAA games. That being…
★ 5 / 5
No combat, no action — just you, a command line, and four fragile drones in a dead galaxy. Tense, atmospheric, and unlike anything else. Every…
★ 4 / 5
One of the few games I can play on the train using just my laptop keyboard.
★ 5 / 5
This is a fun game for a certain type of person (like me). It reminds me a lot of another similar game called Scavenger SV-4.…
★ 5 / 5
character minimums are annoying look it up to see why it's cool but it is fr
★ 2 / 5
I haven't gotten very far - at least, I don't think so. I have no idea how to judge progression. Is it based on the…

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