Trigon: Space Story

Item: Trigon: Space Story
Rating: 64
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-06-10

Summary

Engaging gameplay with excellent graphics and sound.
Strategic combat and detailed ship design.
Challenging progression with active support.
Similar to FTL, but with its own improvements.
Inconsistent difficulty and numerous bugs/glitches.
Lacks content, replayability, and has poor translation.

Reviews (sample size): 243
Helpful reviews: 81%
Unhelpful reviews: 18%
Protest reviews: 1%

64%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
36%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 375
Negative points: 486
Gameplay points: 156
Perf. points: 12
Rec. points: 172
Misc points: 15

Point	Description	Importance
Similar to, improves upon FTL Description The game is heavily inspired by FTL: Faster Than Light, borrowing core mechanics and gameplay loops. Many reviewers directly compare the two, with some considering this game a superior or more modern take on the FTL formula. This point is consistently mentioned and provides specific context for understanding the game's design. Importance 53%	The game is heavily inspired by FTL: Faster Than Light, borrowing core mechanics and gameplay loops. Many reviewers directly compare the two, with some considering this game a superior or more modern take on the FTL formula. This point is consistently mentioned and provides specific context for understanding the game's design.	53%
Excellent graphics and sound design Description The game features high-quality graphics, detailed backgrounds, and appealing ship designs. The music and sound design are also frequently praised for creating an immersive atmosphere. These elements contribute significantly to the overall positive experience. Importance 47%	The game features high-quality graphics, detailed backgrounds, and appealing ship designs. The music and sound design are also frequently praised for creating an immersive atmosphere. These elements contribute significantly to the overall positive experience.	47%
Engaging, rewarding gameplay; active support Description Reviewers appreciate the developers' active support and updates to the game. The gameplay is described as engaging, rewarding player skill and strategic thinking. The game offers a good balance of challenge and fun, with many finding it addictive. Importance 33%	Reviewers appreciate the developers' active support and updates to the game. The gameplay is described as engaging, rewarding player skill and strategic thinking. The game offers a good balance of challenge and fun, with many finding it addictive.	33%
Challenging but rewarding progression Description The game can be challenging initially, but becomes more enjoyable as players learn the mechanics and progress. Unlocking new content and gaining experience eases the difficulty. The game rewards persistence and strategic thinking, appealing to fans of "die and retry" games. Importance 17%	The game can be challenging initially, but becomes more enjoyable as players learn the mechanics and progress. Unlocking new content and gaining experience eases the difficulty. The game rewards persistence and strategic thinking, appealing to fans of "die and retry" games.	17%
Interesting story and quests Description The game features an interesting story and quests that contribute to the overall enjoyment. The plot and storytelling are well-received, with choices impacting the game. The game rewards players for exploring the lore and engaging with the narrative. Importance 17%	The game features an interesting story and quests that contribute to the overall enjoyment. The plot and storytelling are well-received, with choices impacting the game. The game rewards players for exploring the lore and engaging with the narrative.	17%
Strategic combat, detailed ship design Description The game offers strategic depth in combat, with diverse weapons, detailed ship designs, and satisfying visual effects. Managing the crew and understanding the importance of targeting specific modules on enemy ships adds to the engaging gameplay. The unlockable content, including ship types and crew, provides long-term goals. Importance 14%	The game offers strategic depth in combat, with diverse weapons, detailed ship designs, and satisfying visual effects. Managing the crew and understanding the importance of targeting specific modules on enemy ships adds to the engaging gameplay. The unlockable content, including ship types and crew, provides long-term goals.	14%
Meaningful crew abilities/specializations Description Crew members have unique abilities and specializations that significantly impact gameplay. Acquiring crew with essential skills is crucial for success, adding a layer of depth to ship management and combat tactics. The importance of individual crew members is emphasized. Importance 11%	Crew members have unique abilities and specializations that significantly impact gameplay. Acquiring crew with essential skills is crucial for success, adding a layer of depth to ship management and combat tactics. The importance of individual crew members is emphasized.	11%
Strategic decision-making, resource management Description The game emphasizes strategic decision-making and resource management. Players must carefully consider their moves and make impactful choices, with resource management and out-of-combat planning feeling fleshed out. The game requires careful and strategic spending of in-game currency. Importance 10%	The game emphasizes strategic decision-making and resource management. Players must carefully consider their moves and make impactful choices, with resource management and out-of-combat planning feeling fleshed out. The game requires careful and strategic spending of in-game currency.	10%
Engaging RPG elements, character progression Description The game incorporates RPG elements with character development, detailed stats, and an engaging skill system. Players can acquire upgrades and feel a sense of accomplishment from improving their skills. These elements add depth and progression to the gameplay experience. Importance 8%	The game incorporates RPG elements with character development, detailed stats, and an engaging skill system. Players can acquire upgrades and feel a sense of accomplishment from improving their skills. These elements add depth and progression to the gameplay experience.	8%
Helpful auto-fire, auto-pause features Description The game includes an auto-fire feature and auto-pause at the start of combat, which allows for strategic targeting of enemy ships. These features enhance the player's ability to manage combat effectively. Setting guns to auto-fire is recommended to maximize cooldown usage. Importance 4%	The game includes an auto-fire feature and auto-pause at the start of combat, which allows for strategic targeting of enemy ships. These features enhance the player's ability to manage combat effectively. Setting guns to auto-fire is recommended to maximize cooldown usage.	4%
Dynamic and intense battles Description The game features dynamic and intense battles where every second matters. The action-packed moments contribute to the overall excitement. Every fight feels tense. Importance 4%	The game features dynamic and intense battles where every second matters. The action-packed moments contribute to the overall excitement. Every fight feels tense.	4%
Meaningful station economies, trading Description The game features differing station economies that require players to consider where to buy and sell goods for the best prices. The variety of stations makes engaging with the economy meaningful. Acquiring food from trade stations is important for success. Importance 4%	The game features differing station economies that require players to consider where to buy and sell goods for the best prices. The variety of stations makes engaging with the economy meaningful. Acquiring food from trade stations is important for success.	4%
Space ship management simulator Description The game is a space ship management simulator where the player is the captain and commands the crew of a spaceship, trying to survive in a hostile galaxy. This point is a general description of the game's genre and core gameplay loop. Importance 4%	The game is a space ship management simulator where the player is the captain and commands the crew of a spaceship, trying to survive in a hostile galaxy. This point is a general description of the game's genre and core gameplay loop.	4%
Strategic approaches to late-game Description The game allows for strategic approaches to overcome late-game challenges, such as high-evasion robot ships. Players can train weapon operators with 100% accuracy or use boarding tactics with explosives to eliminate the captain. The reviewer found a strategy to instantly kill enemy captains using specific skills and missiles. Importance 4%	The game allows for strategic approaches to overcome late-game challenges, such as high-evasion robot ships. Players can train weapon operators with 100% accuracy or use boarding tactics with explosives to eliminate the captain. The reviewer found a strategy to instantly kill enemy captains using specific skills and missiles.	4%
Time acceleration, pausing features Description The game includes time acceleration and pausing features. These features allow players to control the pace of the game and make strategic decisions. The game time extends to infinity and beyond. Importance 3%	The game includes time acceleration and pausing features. These features allow players to control the pace of the game and make strategic decisions. The game time extends to infinity and beyond.	3%
Exploration encouraged, immersive risk-reward Description The game doesn't punish the player for exploring, unlike other roguelikes, and encourages side quests and fun grinding. The risk-reward system in the game feels immersive, creating a sense of being on the run. The price of the game is justified for the experience it offers. Importance 3%	The game doesn't punish the player for exploring, unlike other roguelikes, and encourages side quests and fun grinding. The risk-reward system in the game feels immersive, creating a sense of being on the run. The price of the game is justified for the experience it offers.	3%
Effective skill combinations Description The Pilot's Duel skill, which sets both the player's and enemy's evasion to 0, can be powerful when combined with shields or tanking. The Shield Expert passive skill doubles shield value for shield managers, and the Shield Activation skill fully restores shields by consuming 1 fuel, providing strong tanking ability. A strong passive skill combination is Shield Expert and Master Engineer, which significantly boosts shield capacity. Importance 3%	The Pilot's Duel skill, which sets both the player's and enemy's evasion to 0, can be powerful when combined with shields or tanking. The Shield Expert passive skill doubles shield value for shield managers, and the Shield Activation skill fully restores shields by consuming 1 fuel, providing strong tanking ability. A strong passive skill combination is Shield Expert and Master Engineer, which significantly boosts shield capacity.	3%