Void Bastards

Void Bastards is a science-fiction first-person shooter and roguelike video game developed by Australian studio Blue Manchu[1] and published by Humble Bundle. It was released on May 28, 2019 for Windows and Xbox One.[2] The Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 ports of the game were released on May 7, 2020.[3] It revolves around surviving in the dangerous Sargasso Nebula by boarding and salvaging materials from spaceships.[4] The game received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its comic-book art style, dark humor and gameplay, but criticized its lackluster story and replay value.

Void Bastards
Developer(s)Blue Manchu
Publisher(s)Humble Bundle
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation 4
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows, Xbox One
  • WW: May 28, 2019
Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
  • WW: May 7, 2020
Genre(s)First-person shooter, roguelike
Mode(s)Single-player

Plot

The main character is one of many rehydrated prisoners aboard a stranded personnel vessel, whose AI must rely on its dangerous cargo to obtain fuel for a final jump to its destination.[5]

Gameplay

The game revolves around a procedurally generated structure, in which the player enters other ships, fights enemies and salvages materials to repair their own ship. If the player dies, they are replaced by another "rehydrated" prisoner.[4] When a prisoner dies, the player loses all ammunition, fuel and food, but keeps weapon and gadget upgrades as well as objective progress.[5]

Development

The game was inspired by System Shock 2 and BioShock.[6]

Reception

Void Bastards received an aggregate score of 81/100 on Metacritic.[2] Cosmin Vasile of Softpedia rated the game 8.5/10, calling it an "absolute delight" due to its comic-book aesthetics and "solid", "addictive" gameplay, but also called it "repetitive" with a "weak story".[4] Alessandro Barbossa of GameSpot rated the game 8/10, also praising the art style and "ridiculously designed" but "satisfying" weapons.[5] Samuel Roberts of PC Gamer rated it 71/100, calling the game "slightly messy" but praising its "gorgeous" art style and "excellent" weapons.[6]

Accolades

The game was nominated for "Xbox Game of the Year" at the 2019 Golden Joystick Awards,[7] and for "Excellence in Visual Art" at the Independent Games Festival Awards.[8]

References
  1. "Press Kit". Void Bastards. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  2. "Void Bastards for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  3. "Void Bastards Has A Release Date On Switch And PS4". GameSpot. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  4. Vasile, Cosmin (2019-06-23). "Void Bastards Review (PC)". Softpedia. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. Barbosa, Alessandro (2019-05-31). "Void Bastards Review - Genres Collide". GameSpot. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  6. Roberts, Samuel (2019-05-28). "Void Bastards review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  7. "Golden Joystick Awards 2019". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 2019-09-28. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  8. "Mutazione, Eliza, Untitled Goose Game Are Some of the Key Nominees for the 22nd Annual Independent Games Festival". GlobeNewswire. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
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