$6.99Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey Blast your way home
Fight through a parallel universe of hostile aliens, upgrading your fighter between frantic arcade battles.
Is Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey worth it?
Deep Eclipse: New Space Odyssey is worth it if…
- you grew up on top-down arcade shooters and want that dodging-and-shooting feel again
- you enjoy building a ship your own way and living with the consequences of a lean budget
- you like short, intense sessions where a boss fight can end your run at any moment
- you prefer action over story and do not mind filling the plot in yourself
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Shoot first, upgrade always
Every destroyed enemy and asteroid can drop crystals, and crystals are the whole economy of your survival. Spend them on raw stats like firepower and hull, on abilities such as shields and repairs, or on any of 52 weapons, each upgradeable in three steps. Resources are scarce, so choices matter: a careless build can leave you stuck a few stages later. On top of that, score thresholds hand out perks, from small stat boosts to abilities that change how you play. Swapping weapons and gear mid-fight is allowed too, and sometimes it is the only reason you make it out.
A hostile universe with its own rules
The premise is simple and mean: one wrong turn in space and you are catapulted into a parallel universe where the locals want you dead. Levels throw hordes of enemies, asteroids, lasers and odd obstacles at you, with a boss waiting every ten stages. The look is all glowing light effects over strange cosmic backdrops, and the music keeps pace with the fighting. Expect the first minutes to feel modest with a handful of weapons, then turn properly frantic once your inventory fills up. One honest note: the controls have real inertia, so drifting past a crystal you meant to grab is part of the learning curve.
Can you play it solo?
Can you play it solo?
Yes, it is a singleplayer game from start to finish. You pilot the fighter alone through the campaign, and all the upgrading, weapon swapping and boss fighting is built around one player. No team, no waiting for matchmaking: just you, a screen full of aliens and whatever your build can handle.
Is there a story?
Not much of a written one. The setup is that your pilot is stranded in a parallel universe full of hostile creatures and has to fight through them to get home, and the game leaves it almost entirely at that. There is very little story text across the campaign; the backdrops do the atmospheric work instead. If you need dialogue and cutscenes, this is not that kind of shooter.
