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Starship Rubicon

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Starship Rubicon

Wickworks · Jul 13, 2015

Starship Rubicon is a modern take on the classic space shooter genre. It's a smart and challenging rogue-lite that features a unique control scheme, pixel art remixed with NASA photographs, and an existential crisis about who is REALLY the monster.

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In Starship Rubicon, Earth has been casually destroyed by a mysterious race of space-faring invertebrates. You are a fighter pilot whose cryopod has been collected by a possibly-insane AI, who has placed you in the unenviable position of being humanity’s savior. Shanghaied and alone, you must gather the remaining human survivors and traverse the surprising biodiversity of deep space to find a new home.

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Key Features

  • Quick Gameplay - Pilot your ship in fast-paced shoot-em-up, featuring a unique approach to arcade physics and controls.
  • Customize Your Ship - Upgrade your ship with a Tetris-styled hangar bay as you find weapons and items on your quest.
  • Randomized Universe - Make your way through a diverse galaxy as you encounter interesting new lifeforms. Each play session generates a new path of enemies, allies, and items.
  • Casual Roguelike - When your ship blows up, that's the end of the line for that game. However, if you collect enough crystal shards by the end of a sector you can save your ship to re-launch it on another level.
  • A Fleet Of Ships To Play - Do you prefer fast ships for run and gun? Do you like something that takes a punch but isn't as agile? Start the game with 3 different ships and spend shards to unlock more ships with unique abilities!
  • Mod-friendly - Since ships and weapons are exposed in simple external .lua scripts, modding and creating your own content only requires a text editor!
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System requirements Windows · macOS · Linux

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: XP (Win10 NOT SUPPORTED)
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 35 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: OSX 10.6
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Storage: 35 MB available space

Linux

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 10.04
  • Processor: 1.6 GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL-supported
  • Storage: 35 MB available space
  • Sound Card: OpenAL-supported
  • Additional Notes: Needs 32-bit OpenAL normal and dev libraries, see readme.txt for instructions.
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Cheerful Ghost
Controller support
partial
Features
Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Includes level editor, Family Sharing
Languages
English
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Structured language support (1)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoNo
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Value Score

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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 95th percentile. Priced as Premium at $9.99.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Starship Rubicon worth buying right now?
Watch — $9.99. Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
When does Starship Rubicon go on sale?
Decent deal at 0% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
Is Starship Rubicon free to play?
Starship Rubicon costs $9.99 on Steam.
What genre is Starship Rubicon?
Starship Rubicon is a Action, Indie game.
Who developed Starship Rubicon?
Starship Rubicon was developed by Wickworks and published by Cheerful Ghost.
What platforms does Starship Rubicon support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS, Linux.

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