The social and species customization is a cool system. Fleet access and research is simple and feels good. The surface infrastructure screen reminds me of M.U.L.E., the star system screen of Star Control II. I’ve played 3 games that ended with me being outgunned 10:1 by an angry enemy fleet. Only strategy I’d recommend is always keep a stash of credits, always invest in larger fleet size, and don’t try to implement every new technology, because the costs leave you broke.

Hey boss! Good to see you’re still in the saddle 😉

I got Stellaris but didn’t have time to get into it. Hopefully later in the year.

I really enjoyed Rebel Galaxy; that said, it has a number of handicaps that obscure its playability and you probably have to persevere a little to get past these. And also like the ARPG genre and grinding for upgrades a little.

Really good story, and I believe its only strictly necessary to “laboriously open every drawer/cupboard to get item/read meaningless scrap of paper” once in the starting room in order to progress through the game. That was pretty great 😉

Loved the story and implementation, and well worth playing to the end.

Also playing Hyper Light Drifter, very good in most ways.

The first DLC is supposed to be out this Fall, so it should be right around the corner. I think the second one is due in Spring of next year.

Also, started up Dark Souls 3 again. I hope they announce the Dlc for it soon.
Been playing Chivalry: Medieval Warfare with a friend. For such a simple team-based multiplayer combat, it has great physics and a vast weapon array that all feel different, yet feasible.