Tachyon: The Fringe (2009)
- Developer
- NovaLogic
- Publisher
- NovaLogic, THQ Nordic
- Genres
- Simulation
- Rating
- 4.5 of 5, 247 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 6.3 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
Piloting a heavily detailed spaceship through tactical dogfights in a richly built sci-fi universe, where quick thinking matters more than brute force.
classicspace combatmethodicaltacticalatmosphericchallengingimmersivesimulation-heavy
What players say
Players love the voice acting by Bruce Campbell and the solid space combat mechanics, especially the slide maneuver. The nostalgic campaign holds up well, but getting the game to run on Windows 10 and 11 often requires third-party wrappers like nGlide. Some encounter a spinning cockpit bug that can't always be fixed.
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