Info about Deep Sky Derelicts:

Official game description:
Featured DLC
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Free digital soundtrack and artbook
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NOTE: To access the Deep Sky Derelicts OST or Artbook:  
1\. Right click (Win, Linux) or Control click (Mac) “Deep Sky Derelicts” in the Steam Library  
2\. Select Properties > Local Files > Browse Local Files  
3\. Open either the “Deep Sky Derelicts OST” or “Deep Sky Derelicts Artbook” folder
About the Game
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In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen and living on the surface of a habitable planet, enjoying non-synthetic air, water and food. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitable planet.
Build and control a squad of up to three mercenary characters and set on to explore derelict ships within your reach from the scavenger's base. Searching the derelicts for loot and clues, you come across many friendly inhabitants and traders, but more often – various enemies. Challenge and defeat them in tactical turn-based fights, where randomly-drawn cards form your changing arsenal of combat actions, gain experience for yourself and your crew, loot dead bodies, resupply and upgrade once back at your base. The scavenger's home ship gives you the opportunity to heal and level-up your mercenaries, recruit new ones, equip them, upgrade their gear or recharge energy for life support during missions.
Key Features:
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*   Fresh take on turn-based combat with cards
*   Refined sci-fi comic book look & feel
*   Endless customization options for characters and scavenging teams
*   High replay value thanks to procedural generation of content
*   Story of the human society divided within a dystopian universe
*   Two game modes: story and arena

Release date: Sep 26, 2018

Categories: Deckbuilding, Turn-based Tactical, Roguelike, Character Customization, Procedural Generation, Sci-fi, Turn-based Combat, Dungeon Crawler

Feature scans:
- Steam Deck: score 50; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The analysis of user feedback reveals significant Quality of Life (QOL) issues impacting the Steam Deck experience. Multiple users have advised avoiding the game on this platform due to these issues. However, the game performs well on other platforms, such as an old laptop running Linux, indicating that the problems might be specific to the Steam Deck. There is a mixed verdict on functionality, with one user stating it works correctly on the Steam Deck.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $1.00 - $3.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that the community generally finds the game worth purchasing only when it is available at a significant discount. Multiple reviews mention that the game is worth checking out or buying when it is on sale for a cheap price, such as £3 or $1. This indicates that the perceived fair price range for the base game is quite low, typically within the range of deep discounts.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 25.0h
  - Story completion: 15.0h
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides direct and indirect indications of playtime metrics. The first quote mentions enjoying the game for more than 15 hours, suggesting a significant investment of time for game completion. The second quote indicates a player's intention to continue playing even after 50 hours, implying a long-term engagement with the game. The third quote provides a specific estimate of 25 hours for a full 100% exploration playthrough. The fourth quote suggests that the game can be completed and fully explored within a reasonable timeframe, but does not provide a specific number of hours.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game becomes enjoyable after the initial levels, around level 4, but tends to get repetitive and less exciting as it progresses. Early levels are fun and engaging, but the mid to late game can feel monotonous.
  - Stance: Fun then drops
  - Anchor: Reaching level 4
  - Time to anchor: 2h 0m
  - Friction: Repetitive gameplay; Lack of clear tutorials for new mechanics; Cheap difficulty spike
  - Unlock drivers: Initial fun and engagement in early levels; Complexity of the deck-building system
  - Conditions: Strategic gameplay elements; Complex deck-building system; Challenging mid-game
- Player Archetypes:
  - Tactical Customizer (sale)
    - Motivation: Enjoys strategic depth and customization.
    - Playstyle: Focuses on optimizing party composition and tactical combat.
    - Experience: familiar
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Tactical gamer; Strategy fan
    - Reference games: Darkest Dungeon; Slay the Spire
  - Critical Connoisseur (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Seeks polished and well-developed games.
    - Playstyle: Critical and selective about game mechanics and polish.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: Genre fan; Discerning gamer
    - Reference games: Darkest Dungeon; StarCrawlers
  - Casual Explorer (sale)
    - Motivation: Seeks casual and entertaining gameplay.
    - Playstyle: Enjoys the game in a relaxed and casual manner.
    - Experience: newcomer
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: Casual gamer; Newcomer
    - Reference games: Slay the Spire; Card Hunter


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Comic book-inspired art style (weight 0.62): The game features a striking and novel art style inspired by comic books. Players appreciate the distinct visual style, beautiful graphics, and pleasant overall aesthetic.
- Enjoyable gameplay experience (weight 0.49): Players find the game enjoyable and playable, with lots of enjoyment derived from its gameplay mechanics. The game is fun and relaxing, offering an overall fun experience.
- Unique genre blend (weight 0.3): The game combines turn-based tactical combat, deck-building mechanics, and roguelike exploration. This unique intersection of genres provides a distinctive gameplay experience.
- Strategic and tactical combat (weight 0.2): The game features compelling tactical combat with great tactical options. Players enjoy the strategic and challenging combat system.
- Character variety and customization (weight 0.19): The game offers a variety of character classes and equipment, allowing for character customization and unique gameplay experiences.
- Good sound and music (weight 0.17): Players appreciate the cool soundtrack and good sound effects. The music adds to the overall atmosphere and enjoyment of the game.
- Expansions add new content (weight 0.08): The game's expansions add additional content and variety, extending the experience and providing new content for players to enjoy.

Common complaints:
- Boring and repetitive gameplay (weight 0.56): Players report that the gameplay becomes boring and repetitive quickly, especially after the initial levels. The monotony sets in fast, making the game dull over time.
- Poor UI and UX (weight 0.33): The user interface is widely criticized for being unfriendly, buggy, cluttered, and difficult to navigate. Many players find it unhelpful and prone to locking up, leading to a frustrating user experience.
- Frequent game crashes and bugs (weight 0.28): The game suffers from numerous bugs that can crash the game completely. These bugs are not only annoying but also gameplay-blocking, significantly affecting the player experience.
- Difficulty and balancing issues (weight 0.27): The game's difficulty is described as both brutally difficult and unforgiving, but also quite low in some areas. There are balancing issues, especially in the late game, where numerical imbalances and lack of challenge are noted.
- Low replayability and lack of content (weight 0.23): The game is criticized for its low replayability and lack of content. Players feel there is not enough variety to warrant multiple playthroughs, and the game lacks depth in animations, sound, and voice acting.
- Lack of story and development (weight 0.19): Players criticize the game for its lack of an overarching story and poor story development. The narrative is seen as weak, shallow, and unfinished, leading to an unsatisfying experience.
- Poor inventory management (weight 0.18): Inventory management is described as cumbersome, difficult, and poorly designed. Players find it frustrating and non-optimal, leading to a poor quality-of-life experience.
- Lack of explanations for mechanics (weight 0.17): The game is criticized for not fully explaining its mechanics, leaving players confused. Many fundamental mechanics and icons are unexplained, leading to a steep learning curve.
- Overwhelming statistics and enemies (weight 0.14): Players feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of statistics and characteristics presented in the game. Additionally, the number of enemies can be too numerous, leading to frustration.
- Frustrating RNG mechanics (weight 0.11): The game's random number generation (RNG) mechanics are seen as frustrating and poorly implemented. Players find these elements to be a significant drawback.
- Excessive grind (weight 0.11): The game is criticized for being too grindy, with players feeling that the campaign requires excessive grinding to progress.

Gameplay feedback:
- Card-based and deck-building mechanics (weight 0.52): The game features a robust card-based combat system integrated with deck-building mechanics, allowing players to strategize and customize their decks for turn-based battles.
- Dungeon crawling and exploration (weight 0.28): The game includes dungeon crawling with procedurally generated dungeons, offering a roguelike exploration experience set in a space environment.
- RPG and progression systems (weight 0.26): The game incorporates RPG elements such as a progression system, quests, and character development, allowing for deep customization and growth of characters.
- Turn-based tactical combat (weight 0.23): Combat in the game is turn-based, incorporating tactical elements and an initiative system to determine the order of actions, blending strategy with card mechanics.
- Skill trees and character abilities (weight 0.19): Each character has a unique skill tree, providing various abilities and animations that enhance gameplay and strategic depth.
- Comic-style visuals and art (weight 0.18): The game boasts a distinctive comic book art style, with visuals and animations that mimic the aesthetic of graphic novels, enhancing the overall presentation.
- Equipment and inventory management (weight 0.16): Players can manage and switch equipment, with a user interface designed to facilitate easy comparison and organization of inventory items.
- RNG in gameplay mechanics (weight 0.09): Random number generation (RNG) plays a role in various gameplay mechanics, affecting combat outcomes and adding an element of unpredictability.

Performance notes:
- Frequent game crashes and bugs (weight 0.43): The game experiences numerous bugs and frequent crashes, which significantly disrupt gameplay. These issues range from minor glitches to game-stopping errors that force players to quit.
- Optimization and performance issues (weight 0.18): The game has optimization problems, including long load times and performance issues on certain systems. Some players report that the game slows down near the end of the campaign.
- UI and responsiveness problems (weight 0.07): The user interface is often unresponsive and buggy, leading to a poor user experience. This includes issues with the UI becoming stuck and not functioning as expected.
- Game feels unfinished (weight 0.07): Players feel that the game is unfinished due to various issues such as missing sound effects and lack of substantial graphics tweaks. This gives an impression of an incomplete product.
- Steam Deck quality of life concerns (weight 0.03): There are specific quality of life concerns related to playing the game on Steam Deck. These issues affect the overall enjoyment and playability on this platform.
- Game launch failures (weight 0.03): There are instances where the game fails to launch, causing frustration for players who are unable to start the game.

Recommendations:
- Worth it on sale (weight 0.12): Several reviews suggest that the game is worth purchasing when it is on sale, especially for non-Deck users.
- Not recommended for purchase (weight 0.09): Some reviews strongly advise against buying the game due to various flaws and bugs.
- Better alternatives available (weight 0.06): There are plenty of better options available for those interested in deckbuilder games.
- Avoid for Steam Deck owners (weight 0.04): The game is not recommended for Steam Deck owners due to potential compatibility issues.
- Buy the integral edition (weight 0.03): For those interested in DLC content, it is recommended to buy the integral edition of the game.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.34): Players are frustrated primarily due to the game's steep difficulty curve, frequent bugs, and repetitive gameplay mechanics. Issues with the UI, unclear mechanics, and poor guidance exacerbate the problem, making the game feel unbalanced and tedious.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.22): Players enjoy the game's deep mechanics, strategic gameplay, and high replay value. The art style, music, and unique atmosphere also contribute to a fun and engaging experience.
- Disappointment (weight 0.17): Players feel disappointed due to the game's lack of polish, repetitive gameplay, and unmet expectations. Issues with the UI, lack of depth, and the game feeling unfinished or like a budget version of other games also contribute to this sentiment.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.09): Players find satisfaction in the game's deep mechanics, strategic combat, and character development. The art style, music, and overall atmosphere also contribute to a positive experience.
- Excitement (weight 0.03): Players are excited about the game's unique blend of mechanics, immersive gameplay, and character customization. The fun combat system and good replay factor also contribute to this excitement.
- Boredom (weight 0.03): Players experience boredom due to the game's repetitive gameplay, tedious item system, and monotonous combat. The slow attack animations and repetitive encounters also contribute to this feeling.
- Anger (weight 0.02): Players feel anger due to game bugs, crashes, and issues with the save system. Frustrating quests, UI problems, and loss of game progress also contribute to this emotion.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.01): Players are enthusiastic about the game's setting, gameplay, and overall value. The enjoyment of the game's mechanics and atmosphere also contribute to this enthusiasm.
- Joy (weight 0.01): Players experience joy from the game's fun and humorous elements, pleasant deck building, and successful atmosphere. The anticipation of a sequel also adds to this joy.
- Hopeful (weight 0.01): Players are hopeful about the game's future development and potential, despite its current high price. They see the potential for the game to improve and become even better.
- Love (weight 0.01): Players express love for the game's deep customization options, such as obsessing over equipment and skill trees, which provide a rich and engaging experience.
- Relaxation (weight 0.01): Players find the game relaxing and enjoyable, especially when playing casually with a beer in hand. The game's atmosphere and mechanics contribute to a laid-back experience.
- Attachment (weight 0.01): Players become attached to the game's characters, which enhances their emotional investment and overall enjoyment of the game.
- Sadness (weight 0.01): Players feel sadness when characters die in the game, which can be an emotionally impactful event given the attachment they may have developed.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Players are surprised by the game's fun and engaging gameplay, as well as its stylish blend of mechanics and atmosphere, which exceeded their expectations.
- Mixed feelings (weight 0.01): Players have mixed feelings due to the game's complex deck-building system and great setting, which are overshadowed by bugs and balance issues, creating a conflicting experience.
- Appreciation (weight 0.01): Players appreciate the game's art style and music, which contribute significantly to the overall atmosphere and enjoyment of the game.
- Confident (weight 0.01): Players are confident in the game's potential despite its current lack of content, believing that future updates and developments will enhance the game significantly.}