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Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition

LIGHTSPEED EDITION Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition brings together the original Halcyon 6 base game along with all of the additional content (Combat & Customization, Diplomatic Diversions, Loot’em Up, and Morale Booster updates) released since launch in Sept 2016 as well as brand new Lightspeed Edition optimizations and features as follows: Streamlined Campaign Greatly speeds up progression and tightens the campaign to an action and adventure packed 12 hrs depending on your play style and pace. Streamlined All Systems For faster progression, including economy, starbase, resources, and officer le

Release date
August 10, 2017
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Massive Damage, Inc.
Publisher
Massive Damage, Inc.
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LIGHTSPEED EDITION Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition brings together the original Halcyon 6 base game along with all of the additional content (Combat & Customization, Diplomatic Diversions, Loot’em Up, and Morale Booster updates) released since launch in Sept 2016 as well as brand new Lightspeed Edition optimizations and features as follows: Streamlined Campaign Greatly speeds up progression and tightens the campaign to an action and adventure packed 12 hrs depending on your play style and pace.

Streamlined All Systems For faster progression, including economy, starbase, resources, and officer levelling. New Officer Progression System With 6 subclasses, 3 Prestige classes, new skill tree, and over 20+ new Prestige/Epic powers. New Ship Loadout and Config Screen Will let you customize loadouts (and save them) for your ships just before entering combat New Difficulty Mode Called Vice Admiral and slightly increased difficulty across the board Enhanced Combat Includes 25+ new alien faction space combat abilities, more combos for both players and enemies, increased faction weaknesses and resistances, and other balancing tweaks New UI Overhaul Designed for greater readability and usability.

Many many UI quality of life enhancements to all areas of the game, too many to list here. Halcyon 6 On the edge of Terran space lies Halcyon 6, a derelict starbase left behind by a mysterious precursor race.…

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★ 8.0/10GOG · 96 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 4 / 5
I wrote a long review for Halcyon 6, but when it went to Lightspeed Edition, they removed the original game's page and the reviews with…
★ 4 / 5
This game is not without flaw. You are given a huge star system to explore, and no time to explore as you are constantly saving…
★ 5 / 5
This game is why I love GOG! I had never heard of this game and probably never would have played if it had not been…
★ 5 / 5
Halcyon 6 somehow went under my radar until the Lightspeed Edition appeared. So, I cannot comment on how the game changed from the initial release…
★ 3 / 5
This game is a tasty goolash of gaming styles. You've got a little classic RPG, a little 4x, and a little RTS. What makes this…
★ 3 / 5
The first few hours of the game are fairly interesting: - learn about special abilities, spend a lot of time choosing new skills, build combos,…
★ 1 / 5
I have discovered around 10 bugs in my playthrough of Lightspeed Edition. I managed to finish the game but its state was affected by reloading->state-rewind…
★ 4 / 5
This game plays a lot like SNES JRPG titles of old like Final Fantasy but in a space setting. The combat is turn based with…

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★ 2 / 5
Some interesting ideas, but poorly executed. Definitely feels like it was rushed out basically unfinished. - very few ground fights to the point that it's…
★ 5 / 5
Feels like a mix between Imperium Galactica, and X-Com, Not to obnoxiously in depth on the research or Station building. Simple and fun. like it.
★ 4 / 5
Lot's of fun, however it seems to crash after around 2 hours of play everytime I get on. Sucks when I haven't saved and lose…
★ 5 / 5
When i need instant relief, this is an itch i can scratch ............
★ 5 / 5
small amount of a learning curve initialy, but there's lots of fans who have made lots of walkthroughs, so not really a problem as you…
★ 3 / 5
The first few hours of the game are fairly interesting: - learn about special abilities, spend a lot of time choosing new skills, build combos,…
★ 2 / 5
I really like the setting of this game, the lone surviving Starbase, struggeling between alien powers. Could have really been a great experience. The execution…

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