Ceres

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The solar system is ravaged. The Earth is gone, shattered to pieces.

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5
Based on
127 reviews
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Developer:
Jötunn Games
Publisher:
Iceberg Interactive
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
16 October 2015
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (127)

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Description

The solar system is ravaged. The Earth is gone, shattered to pieces. Nothing remains but a huge ring of rocky debris. Nobody knows why the Gate malfunctioned. It was built to connect our world to other stars, but only a handful of colony ships were sent away before disaster struck. The Gate is believed to have unexpectedly connected to the wrong star -one just going nova. Torrents of gravitational waves flooded our solar system and the Earth was immediately obliterated. The Gate then started connecting to random stars, spewing ashes from dying worlds, radiation from younger suns or even drawing in alien lifeforms. The solar system began to change.

Humans and their machines live on: pockets of civilization have gathered into warring factions. Many adventurers roam the cold wastes in their spaceships, defying death and perils unknown -there are countless tales of monstrous machines and alien creatures preying on hapless ships. Real menaces or mere fantasies ? Who can now part the myth from the ever-changing reality ?

In a world where humans, monsters and machine-gods fight for survival, something will eventually have to give. You play the role of a young adventurer, who just got his hands on his first spaceship, and is determined to make a name for himself. A routine scouting mission turns out to be something much greater when you encounter an A.I. called Ceres.

Key Features:
• Single-player tactical space combat.
• Lead a squadron of ships and fight through a mission-drive storyline the way you see fit.
• Third person view and simple yet deep point-and-click order system.
• Your ships not only unleash deadly lasers or missiles, but it is possible to launch hacking attacks to damage or even take control of enemy ships !
• Manage your set of skills as you gain experience. Special perks also appear when you perform well.
• Hire captains and crews for your squadron’s ships. Watch them gain experience as they fight by your side.
• Heavily customize your ships with equipment or weapons of different origins. Modify ship’s modules, armor, weapons, sensors or counter-measures.
• Dozens of ship types which can be acquired and commanded, from the smallest corvette to the mightiest battleship.
• Advanced damage system: ships can suffer critical and system failures in combat.
• Loot anything that floats in space, trade items around the solar system to gain extra income, or salvage wrecked ships and even capture hostile vessels with boarding drones.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor:
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz or equivalent AMD processor and above
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
1 GB nVidia Geforce GT460 or equivalent, 500 MB ATI HD4850 or equivalent
DirectX:
Version 9.0
Storage:
2 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX 9 Compatible Audio
Additional Notes:
Minimum Resolution: 1024 x 768. Maximum screen size is around 25 inches. UI does not scale.

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor:
Intel i5 3.2 GHz or equivalent AMD processor and above
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
1 GB nVidia Geforce GTX660 or equivalent, 1 GB ATI HD7850 or equivalent
DirectX:
Version 9.0
Storage:
2 GB available space
Sound Card:
DirectX 9 Compatible Audio
Additional Notes:
Minimum Resolution: 1024 x 768. Maximum screen size is around 25 inches. UI does not scale.

User reviews

Mad_House
Not recommended | 26 Aug 2019
32.3h played

EXTREMELY good potential. EXTREMELY good idea. EXTREMELY unique game. But the cord was cut and the game was abandoned well before it was reasonable to consider it even remotely finished. I can tell you that I enjoy

Helpful: 14
mitchellmckain
Not recommended | 31 Dec 2017
15.3h played

I keep trying to play this game but many difficulties of the clunky UI variety make it hard to keep up my interest. But I have this on a list of games will keep trying with hopes of making a break through. There is

Helpful: 7
hard to say
Not recommended | 18 Oct 2017
23.8h played

Played over 20+ hrs and found way too many bugs with this game still. One would think all the bugs would be patched after being out for 2 yrs. One of the bug that made me stop playing was not being able to buy a ship

Helpful: 5
GamestaUK
Recommended | 12 Sept 2017
10.3h played

Unfortunately, this game could've been much better, but it's not bad as it is. Haven't played it in quite some time, but I still return to it from time to time.

Helpful: 9
Deus Optimus Maximus
Not recommended | 30 May 2019
4.9h played

This game has incredible potential but unfortunately the UI completely drags it down. Oftentimes I felt like I was fighting against the UI, instead of playing the game. For the past two hours, I played the tutorial and

Helpful: 7
Laceon
Recommended | 01 Nov 2021
44.4h played

Finished the game! Took me about 35 hours of satisfying game play loop and never really reached all of it or got bored of them either. You command your fleet in large open sectors of interest, where in you may trade,

Helpful: 3