Star Control II, the sequel to the original Star Control, is a space adventure game that features role-playing elements alongside a 2D space ship melee combat system. The player assumes the role of The Captain of a single starship wandering a detailed environment of solar systems, gradually gathering information and resources in order to defeat a mysterious and implacable enemy.
SimulatorStrategyAdventureIndieActionScience fictionspace strategyLinux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS
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Character
Plot-driven, epic, earnest and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS
- Developer
- Toys for Bob
- Publisher
- Accolade
- Released
- November 17, 1992
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 12 h rushed · 18 h main story · 26 h completionist
IGDB rating 9.6/10 from 24 ratings.
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