Space Hack (2014)

Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Indie, RPG
Rating: 2.2 of 5, 820 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.3 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A grindy, repetitive hack-and-slash that feels like a marathon of desperate combat across a doomed ship.

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What players say

Players are sharply divided on Space Hack. Many call it a broken, repetitive ARPG with enemy auto-leveling that kills progression, dull maps, and mechanics that force ranged combat because melee becomes too expensive to repair. A smaller group keeps returning for the atmosphere and nostalgia, calling it oddly compelling despite its flaws.

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