Star Rangers™ XE (2016)

Developer: Project Whitecard Studios Inc., NASA (Some Models)
Publisher: Awestruck Games
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Racing, RPG
Rating: 2.0 of 5, 152 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.3 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

An alpha-stage space sandbox that feels unfinished and rough, where you explore and build on other worlds with basic systems in place.

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What players say

Players almost universally call Star Rangers XE an abandoned Early Access title that has not seen an update since 2017. While many acknowledge interesting ideas and potential, they report the game is riddled with bugs like characters vanishing, unintuitive controls, and sluggish movement, making it unplayable in its current state.

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