Underplayed Gems

Transcendence (2015)

Transcendence cover
Developer
Kronosaur Productions
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.4 of 5, 226 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 18 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A lone ship drifts through star systems, balancing trade and combat while piecing together a galactic mystery that could end everything.

open worldexplorationlonelystrategicpermadeathretrotradingprocedural

What players say

Players have decades of history with this game and love its scope, but they also warn about technical and design friction. It runs at a locked 30 fps, lacks a proper options menu, and exploration is repetitive. Combat feels either trivial or unwinnable, and the economy is clunky. Long-time fans say development has been steady but slow, and the story feels incomplete.

Screenshots

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