I cannot recommend this game in it's current state. The combat is fine, not great, kinda buggy at times especially turrets, but whatever; however the factory building part is just a mess and there are some very baseline design concerns that would require massive reworks to become sensible.

The entire rail logistics system is horrible and starts to cook absolute inevitable spaghetti once you get to 3+ input recipes if you expect to create anything at remotely reasonable rates. The unimaginable flying spaghetti just trying to get 3 inputs from 15 machines into 5 makes baby jesus cry, now multiply this for 8+ stages.

The ungodly stability system makes it ridiculously hard to build vertically, which combined with the massive amount of production required at endgame and utter rail spaghetti just makes your factories a complete sprawling mess. Compounded with above rail spaghetti and it just gets worse.

Traversal options are really poor and combined with above lack of verticality means getting from one end of your sprawling factory to another is a great time of dodging over and under rails and machines. The world is massive, which is great - except you have no options for moving through it at reasonable rates, and I find myself spending literally half my time just travelling across the map to get to another remote resource outpost. The teleporter comes far too deep in the tech tree and better options are sorely required earlier.

Lack of farming means even when I'm making literal planet-terraforming technology I still have to go out and pick corn by hand occasionally just to not starve, really?

Overall, It's not hard, it's just really tedious to the point of being unfun.

## Review zu *Star Rapture* (Early Access 0.2)

**⏳ Played ~10 hours**
**⚙️ Background: Hundreds of hours in Satisfactory and Factorio, plus survival games like Subnautica**

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### 👍 What works well

There is a **really strong foundation here**.

The setting is great:
A hostile planet where exploration is actually dangerous adds tension that games like Satisfactory never really had. The world doesn’t feel passive – it pushes back.

The idea of **global events** (like the firestorm sweeping across the planet) is also genuinely interesting and gives the game its own identity.

I also like the **concept of base defense** in a factory game. Having your base under threat adds meaning to automation and resource planning.

So overall: the *idea* of this game is very strong.

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### ❌ Where it currently falls apart

#### 1. Progression feels like administration, not achievement

This is the biggest issue for me.

The corporation system doesn’t feel rewarding. I don’t care about the factions – I just want the unlocks.

What I actually do is:

* open menus
* check who needs what
* switch the orbital lift
* deliver

That’s not progression. That’s **menu management**.

There are no real “milestone moments” like:

* launching a tier in Satisfactory
* unlocking a new tech level in Factorio

Right now, I never get that feeling of:

> “Okay, I just reached the next level.”

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#### 2. No real sense of building something that lasts

This ties directly into the orbital lift system.

I don’t feel like I’m building a production setup that I can expand on.

Instead:

* I build something
* requirements change
* I reconfigure everything

So I’m constantly **rebuilding instead of expanding**.

That creates a frustrating loop where:

> Nothing ever feels finished.

In games like Factorio or Satisfactory:

* you build a system
* it runs
* and you build on top of it

Here, I feel like I’m just reacting to changing demands instead of growing my factory.

This is probably the biggest “feel” issue right now.

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#### 3. Essential systems are locked behind exploration

I’m absolutely fine with exploration – but not for core mechanics.

Example: **auto turrets**

After ~10 hours:

* I still don’t have access to basic automated defense
* because the blueprint is hidden somewhere in the world
* and I don’t want to spoil myself

At the same time:

* the world is hostile
* my base gets attacked

That combination just doesn’t feel right.

Important systems like base defense should not depend on whether I randomly find the right location.

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#### 4. Base defense feels incomplete

The idea is good, but the implementation isn’t there yet.

Right now:

* there are **no walls** in the game
* I can’t build a proper defensive perimeter
* enemies attack, but I don’t have the tools to respond properly

What I would expect is a clear progression:

* walls as basic defense
* then auto turrets
* then stronger enemies requiring better ammo and stronger structures

Basically:

> secure → automate → scale

That structure is missing.

On top of that:

* I don’t understand what actually triggers attacks
* I can’t influence it
* there’s no clear system behind it

Which removes a lot of strategic depth.

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#### 5. Exploration is too combat-heavy

Exploration should be exciting – but also allow breathing room.

Right now, it often feels like:

> “I just wanted to explore, now I’m forced into another fight.”

* frequent enemy waves
* aggressive triggers
* little downtime

It becomes exhausting instead of rewarding.

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#### 6. Movement is too slow

With multiple bases and constant backtracking, the lack of mobility becomes very noticeable.

It slows the game down unnecessarily and makes everything feel more tedious than it should.

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### 🧠 Overall

*Star Rapture* has a **great idea and a strong foundation**:

* factory building + survival + base defense is a very promising mix
* the setting works
* the core concept is there

But right now, several key systems don’t feel properly aligned:

* progression lacks impact
* base building lacks permanence
* defense lacks structure
* exploration lacks balance

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### 👉 Final verdict

**Not recommended right now – but definitely one to watch.**

If the developers improve:

* progression clarity
* defense systems
* and the overall “build and expand” feeling

this could become something really strong.

Right now, it still feels like the pieces are there – but they don’t fully come together yet.

Very fun and the graphics are beautiful