Forget everything you know about first-person shooters: Void Bastards asks you to take charge, not just point your gun and fire. Your task is to lead the rag-tag Void Bastards out of the Sargasso Nebula. You make the decisions: where to go, what to do and who to fight. And then you must carry out that strategy in the face of strange and terrible enemies.
On board derelict spaceships you’ll plan your mission, taking note of the ship layout, what hazards and enemies you might encounter and what terminals and other ship systems you can use to your advantage..
Move carefully through the dangerous ships, searching for supplies and manipulating control systems. React to what you find - will you detour to the generator to bring the power back online or will you fight your way into the security module to disable the ship’s defenses? Choose carefully when to fight, when to run and when just to be a bastard.
Use your hard won supplies to improvise tools and weapons, from the distracting robo-kitty to the horribly unstable clusterflak.
Navigate your tiny escape pod through the vast nebula. Flee from void whales and pirates, and politely avoid the hungry hermits. All the while you must keep scavenging for the food, fuel, and other resources that keep you alive.
Void Bastards features a 12-15 hour campaign that you can complete with an endless supply of prisoners, each with their own unique traits. When one dies, another steps forward to carry on the fight. Don’t worry though, as any crafting progress you’ve made is retained from one to another.
Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
CPU | Intel i5-2400, AMD FX-8320 | Intel i7-2600K, AMD FX-8350 |
VRAM | 2048 MB | 4096 MB |
RAM | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
OS | Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit versions) | Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit versions) |
Graphics Card | GTX 660 2GB, AMD Radeon 7850 2GB | GTX 970 4GB, AMD R9 290 4GB |
Direct X | DX 11 | DX 11 |
SOUND CARD | DirectX Compatible | DirectX Compatible |
HDD Space | 20 GB available space | 20 GB available space |
Game Analysis | The best chance at playing Void Bastards at recommended sys specs on a 1920x1080 screen resolution will be if your PC has at least the GeForce GTX 970 4GB/Radeon R9 290 graphics card. The CPU required to meet recommended requirements is either an AMD FX-8350 or Intel Core i7-2600K 4-Core 3.40GHz processor. This type of gaming rig will deliver you around the 60 Frames per second. 16 GB will also be needed to achieve the Void Bastards rec specs and get 60FPS. Another thing to consider is the DirectX capability of your GPU. Void Bastards needs a GPU capable of running DirectX 11. We suggest a 5 year old PC to play smoothly. |
Minimum System Requirements | ||
CPU | Quad Core, 1.8GHz | |
RAM | 8 GB RAM | |
OS | OSX 10.11 or later | |
HDD Space | 6 GB available space |
- A Hole In Space
- A hermit crab is finding a house
- A Calm Memory Game
- A Day
- (Early Access Optional) Dudes on a Map: Game Master
- Lucid Cycle
- My Universe – School Teacher
- //TODO: today Original Soundtrack
- A Conversation With Mister Rabbit
- A Frog’s Tale
- 2D Platformer GAME (Toy Factory)
- 4 Witch Seasons & Convenant
- a guard walks into a tavern
- The Help Desk
- eemmmpty
Art style
Humor
Randomness
Stealth seems a little wonky
Time limit (oxygen supply)
Explore! Shoot! Loot! Sneak! And it all happens on board a series of roguelike spaceships. You’re always on the lookout for some doodad or another so you can build other doodads you’ll need.
It sounds painfully simple, and in a way, it is. But it’s so bloody stylish and clever. Cell-shaded enemies and environments look great. It’s got a wonderful “Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” vibe to it (one of the raw materials you can collect is “toaster juice”).
If you die – and you will – most of your belongings survive, and you get a new, “rehydrated” human to play as. Most of them will have traits that will make your exploits either harder or easier – you don’t get to choose. I had one body who was a security specialist, which showed all turrets on the map. Another one was a smoker, who’d cough every few moments and give away your position.
Oh, and don’t forget – you have a limited supply of oxygen, so you can’t explore every single corner and corridor. Refills on oxygen, health, and ammo – while aboard another vessel – are relatively rare. You’ve basically got to complete your raid, grab as many goodies as you can, then get back to your own ship. It ain’t always easy. But it’s fun.