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Akima:
I've been playing FTL: Faster Than Light. The creators bill it as:

"FTL is a spaceship simulation roguelike-like. Its aim is to recreate the atmosphere of running a spaceship exploring the galaxy (like Firefly/Star Trek/BSG etc.) In any given episode of those classic shows, the captain is always yelling “Reroute power to shields!” or giving commands to the engineer now that their Warp Core is on fire.  We wanted that experience, as opposed to the “dog fighting in space” that most videogames focus on.  We wanted a game where we had to manage the crew, fix the engines, reroute power to shields, target the enemy life support, and then figure out how to repel the boarders that just transported over!"

It is surprisingly addictive and tense, and I haven't managed to beat it even on easy mode yet. That final boss ship is seriously tough. There are only two modes: Easy, in which you die a lot, and Normal, in which you die sooner. For $10, it is worth a look.

Jace:
I thought I finally had it with the engi drone ship, but it turns out it was just the first stage of the boss fight, and the repair station was all the way across the map.

Pilchard123:
I really want to get this but, believe it or not, my computer is too poor to run it.

Blyss:
It sounds very cool.  I'll look it up.  I love that kind of stuff.   :-D

LTK:
I've been playing FTL since they gave me early non-beta access for Kickstartering it. Steam tells me I've put 85 hours into the game. It took me about 60 games to win on Easy, and then I very quickly logged two additional wins, after which I switched to Normal and after another ten games, against all odds I won with a surprisingly underpowered Engi cruiser A, thanks to being able to deploy two attack drones. I've unlocked all ships and layouts except for the secret one, which is really frikkin' hard to get.

And you're absolutely right, it can be really tense at times. I'd often be shaking in my (metaphorical) boots during very difficult fights. Although I'm a bit burned out on it by now. In my latest run I had the Rock cruiser B with a boarding crew of two rockmen, who got warped away when the enemy ship jumped because I hadn't been paying attention. Just made me want to give up, cause I was doing so well. This game is really not forgiving when you screw up.

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