Deep Space Exploitation is a deep space mining game sent to me by the developer JuhrJuhr, don’t ask me how to pronounce that. Corporations in the distant future have managed to essentially bring back the days of the company store, where you work for them, and, while buying everything from them, with little to no other options.
This is learned early during the tutorial when your ship is damaged by the drop off ships’ negligence, yet you are basically told it sucks to be you, and you have to pay for the repairs yourself. Now it is possible to complain and get some of the money back, but nothing is really as simple as it is made out to be.
Other fun things, you need to buy bullets to mine asteroids for gems that you sell for money, then you buy bullets and upgrades to mine more gems. Yes, you are buying them essentially from the same people you sell the gems to. This creates a circular system where you barely make enough profit to keep you going. Just like the days of the good old company stores.
This may not sound like a fun game loop, but you would be wrong. Juggling your finances to break free of this loop is very much a possibility. Deciding when to buy these upgrades is part of the challenge, and while there is no story exactly, you are essentially writing your own. Can you succeed where so many others have failed?
Truth be told, I could not, but I had a blast trying over and over again. The controls are nice, graphically, these 2D games are a fun throwback, and the controls are pretty tight for a $9 game. I won’t try to sell you on this because the game isn’t for everyone, but if you enjoy a game that will be fair but challenging and just let you work pretty much how you want, this one is a nice one to check out. It is a nice sleeper, 8/10 title. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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