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2024PCSteam Deck playable75 % positive28.99 €

You command an interstellar cruiser, warping from jump to jump and fighting the Children of the Sun in real time. Your decisions affect your ship, crew and the world while you upgrade your vessel.

Choices with consequences
Sci-fi setting
Strong character progression
Action-packed real-time combat

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Best alternative overall: Geneforge 5: Overthrow 92% match – Choices with consequences
Without combat: Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown 88% match – calmer, no fighting

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Geneforge 5: Overthrow

92 %Match

2008PC95 % positive19.50 €

The finale of the Geneforge series is a classic, text-heavy RPG where you fight alongside self-created creatures and shape faction conflicts through your decisions. Character building is deep, while the graphics are plain.

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