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Something I've always wanted to play is a game multiplayer game (ideally firt or third person) where you and a small number of friends crew a space ship. Each p

Something I've always wanted to play is a game multiplayer game (ideally firt or third person) where you and a small number of friends crew a space ship. Each person has their own role (navigator, weapons, pilot, etc) and you would fly through space and engage in combat. Star Trek: Bridge Crew comes closest to what I'm talking about. Imagine that but not VR (well, VR is cool for this, but I don't have a VR headset, so...) but more of a Firefly type of atmosphere. There was once a UDK demo or sample game that mixed FPS with space combat that was cool. Each player on a team started in a large ship, which someone could fly and other team members could control cannons, or run around the ship, or get into single-person fighters to attack and board the enemy ship. I don't remember what it was called, just that I got it as a sample when downloading UDK way back when it was still a thing. It was pretty cool!

f0e4c2f7 4y ago
Not first person or multiplayer but in case you're unfamiliar with it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Light/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Li...
- isoprophlex 4y ago
  +1 for this, I wasted SO MANY HOURS on this game. very high replay value.
  - happimess 4y ago
    I don't know if you have anything to do this year, but their follow-up 'Into the Breach' is also amazing.
    - f0e4c2f7 4y ago
      Haven't heard of that - I'll check it out.
      - WithinReason 4y ago
        NOOOO!
    - isoprophlex 4y ago
      Damn you, I just got out of a crippling factorio addiction ...
- dkersten 4y ago
  Fantastic game. It’s my usual “play on iPad on plane trips” game actually.
mattlondon 4y ago
Is that pilot + crew thing not something that you can do in elite 4/elite dangerous? I don't know if they added FPS yet but I think getting in a fighter etc while.aomwone flies the mothership was a feature.
kingkongjaffa 4y ago
Star Citizen is the closest thing to that. It’s not without its production flaws but what they managed to build is breathtaking.
rjfwhite 4y ago
https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_Bridge_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_... is old but pretty much what you're describing!
4512124672456 4y ago
It exists! https://store.steampowered.com/app/252870/PULSAR_Lost_Colony/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/252870/PULSAR_Lost_Colony...
- ankaAr 4y ago
  That one. And barotrauma, I Can't remember another game now
  - OkayPhysicist 4y ago
    Barotrauma is a hoot. Beater submarine being piloted by a bunch of QWOP-level controlled smack addicts. And almost everything has varying levels of complexity. Sure, there's a pretty deep medical system with dozens of medicines of varying side effects and effectiveness for whatever ails you. Or you can just stuff yourself full of morphine (leading to the aforementioned crew of opiate addicts). You can just set the boat's ~~on board barbeque~~ nuclear reactor to automatically scale turbine output and heat levels, but either through manual management or more advanced logic circuitry you can make your boat better suited for high-intensity situations. It does take a handful of friends to really enjoy, though. Makes it hard as an adult, but scheduling play sessions is a nice social gathering.
    - ankaAr 4y ago
      When you grow up, scheduling a game is THE difficult task.., for everything.., but some Saturday nights the submarine is alive with the full crew
- dinkleberg 4y ago
  Pulsar is great! I haven’t played in ages so not sure how active the community is. But I had some good times playing in random lobbies in that game.
- bee_rider 4y ago
  PULSAR even has VR support, as well. PULSAR with just a tiny, tiny drop of SpaceTeam would be ideal, IMO. At least last time I played it, it was a little dry. Random stuff should happen in the bridge when you get hit (not full-wacky SpaceTeam stuff, just, like, piped shooting out of the wall) (I haven't played in a while so maybe I am out of date).
bvogelzang 4y ago
Not exactly what you’re looking for but comes pretty close if you’re not familiar: http://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/ http://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/ That being said I would love a more grown-up version of this with more than two players.
- spicybright 4y ago
  +1 for lovers in a dangerous space time. Cute graphics, and definitely solid game play. My friend and I used to play it a lot, but we were hilariously bad at it. We would end up bickering at each other over mistakes and sometimes self sabotaging the ship out of frustration. All in good fun though, we had so many good laughs over dying in stupid ways. Definitely need at least 1 friend to play though. Single player gives you a little CPU dog that you command around, but it's not nearly as fun.
  - glenneroo 4y ago
    It's even more insane and hilarious with 4 people trying to coordinate things. I personally found the best way is to assign everyone a station based on their preference/skills e.g. one friend loves playing with shields, so they are always in charge. Then find out who can steer the best and give them that as permanent role... granted it can be slightly less fun than the chaos, but I find utter chaos eventually gets old after you've died 100 times on the same level because everyone's running around trying to control everything.
mwint 4y ago
Last time I messed with it was years ago and it was somewhat buggy, but the concept is awesome: https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/ https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/
newtang 4y ago
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime also has this mechanic. https://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/ https://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/
- dr_dshiv 4y ago
  Great game. Highly recommended. I want a game like this but as a company simulator with metaphorical roles, with the businessmen from Adventure Time.
sjm-lbm 4y ago
There was a game around 2000 called Allegiance that reminds me of this idea somewhat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegiance_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegiance_(video_game). It's been ~22 years since I've played it, but IIRC there was one player that essentially played an RTS game, but the various units they were "controlling" were all actual players flying their own spaceships. I don't think there was any concept of different players working together on one ship, but there definitely were different ship types each player could choose to fly. It wasn't a market success, but I always wondered if that was somewhat caused by the way they released the game: there was a long and very large free beta program, and by the time they decided the game was finished and put it in boxes I was a done for a bit and took a break. Always wondered how many people felt like I did.
- snerbles 4y ago
  The FreeAllegiance community is tight-nit, alive and well last time I played it in 2008. It's one of the most team-oriented games I've played.
hakmad 4y ago
Guns Of Icarus fits this almost perfectly, but instead of being set in space it's more steampunk vibes.
- dkersten 4y ago
  Oh yes, I forgot about that. There was another airship game too I think, although it was less “play as a crew” and more “team deathmatch on airships”. I’ll have to look into guns of Icarus again. Is it still active? From the steam reviews it sounds like it may be dead.
kaoD 4y ago
That sounds similar to Artemis[0] and EmptyEpsilon[1]. The interface is just a proxy for spaceship stations so you can't run around the spaceship though. [0] https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_Bridge_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_... [1] https://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/ https://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/
ninjin 4y ago
For a cooperative space ship bridge game, you may enjoy the board game Space Alert [1]. It is real time and mostly tactical, but it makes for a very interesting challenging experience as the time constraint does not allow a single player to commandeer each detail, but rather you need to successfully delegate which at least I have found to be very challenging with the teams I have played with. [1]: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38453/space-alert https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38453/space-alert
digitallyfree 4y ago
For the space combat FPS I think you're talking about Angels Fall First (https://store.steampowered.com/app/367270/Angels_Fall_First/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/367270/Angels_Fall_First/). Players start on a capital ship and can walk around, fly fighters, and attack as well as board their enemy. The old Battlefront 2 also had a (simpler) form of this type of capital ship combat, where the bases were the ships and players would dogfight in space and attempt boarding actions.
- dkersten 4y ago
  Oh wow, I think you’re right! You wouldn’t believe how many years I’ve been trying to find out what that game was. Thanks!
snarf21 4y ago
Not a video game or with combat like that but there is a board game called Space Cadets. It is what you say in that each player has their own role but it is also real time and quite frantic. I'm sure there are lots of YT video reviews of it.
- snarf21 4y ago
  Oops, I meant Captain Sonar. Sorry, wrong Geoff game.
teraflop 4y ago
Spaceteam is sort of an extreme abstraction of this idea.
spicybright 4y ago
I'm surprised no one mentioned SpaceTeam yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3fsvKnIVJg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3fsvKnIVJg It's not exactly what you're looking for, but still the most unique and fun game I've played in this "group of people piloting a spaceship" genre. You play on a phone with other people physically next to you, each person being presented with a randomly generated UI elements with labels that's purposely confusing. To keep your ship traveling and alive, commands will randomly pop up on everyone's screens with instructions of what to do; The vast majority of which are on other people's devices. If your team doesn't react fast enough, you eventually lose. Sometimes you'll be hit by astronomical events like black holes or asteroid fields which cause the game to go much faster, leading to people stressfully yelling "WE NEED TO CREAM THE CORN. WHO HAS THE CORN, CREAM IT RIGHT NOW!" Not what you're looking for, but I think a lot of readers here would enjoy it :)
- bee_rider 4y ago
  SpaceTeam is so much fun. I always want to suggest it to people who don't game much, but it can be a real struggle to get people to download an app. So, I have it on two devices, so I can handle at least one real stick-in-the-mud.
  - jonwinstanley 4y ago
    I found getting everyone’s phones to connect a little cumbersome too. This was a year or two ago though, maybe they’ve fixed some bugs.
    - bee_rider 4y ago
      It is particularly annoying, and unpredictably annoying when trying to connect over bluetooth, because apparently every bluetooth radio is some completely unique thing that has grudges against other bluetooth radios at random.
- scrumbledober 4y ago
  i was going to say spaceteam. not at all the game they were looking for but absolutely a game everyone should play.
gwill 4y ago
yea, give me Sea of Thieves gameplay in space
ajmurmann 4y ago
I think Artemis is exactly what you describe minus the fighters https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/ https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/
xdrosenheim 4y ago
If you are okay with trading life in a vacuum with life under pressure: Barotrauma [0] > Barotrauma is a 2D co-op survival horror submarine simulator, inspired by games like FTL: Faster Than Light, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress and Space Station 13. It’s a Sci-Fi game that combines ragdoll physics and alien sea monsters with teamwork and existential fear. You have roles in your submarines, such as a medic, mechanic, engineer, captain. Everyone can do the same things, but some are better than others at different things. If you have time, you can build your own submarine. The game also has a good amount of mods available. Quick note: The game is in "Early Access". [0]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/Barotrauma/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/Barotrauma/
sgtnoodle 4y ago
That's what Artemis is. https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_Bridge_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_... When I worked at SpaceX, a dozen or so of us once played it between the primary and backup mission control rooms. It was nice having the expensive headsets. All I remember is someone on the other team "hacking" our spaceship by using the company IT system to remotely reboot our team's computer terminals.
- artemisyna 4y ago
  Well, that's some dedicated griefing lol
influx 4y ago
If you like the concept, definitely give Bridge Crew a try in VR. It's almost magical being on the bridge, and moving your hands to manipulate controls.
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mrozbarry 4y ago
I had this idea a while ago, and it just never materialized: - Every player can use their tablets or phones, and as many as they'd like - Each device can be assigned with different controls - Wasn't sure if this would be decided before the game starts or if some player could control it, or if anyone can just add in controls as needed - The game plays only on the ship bridge, there would be no first-person anything - One device acts as the viewer screen Scenarios would be things like escorting a ship through hostile space, delivering cargo, peace treaties, or search and destroy. One thing I wanted is the game to favour fun over realism. Like a player could go rogue and navigate the ship anywhere they wanted, or start firing on a friendly ship. Controls should be easy, like navigation could be as easy as scanning for nearby locations and then picking it, letting the computer plot a course. I liked the idea of players all hanging out in a living room, connect the "viewer" player to a TV, and just have fun. Some scenarios and situations would involve teamwork, like having an engineer reroute power from navigation (ie nav has to slow down to make power available) to weapons for more powerful shots. I thought it would be fun to build, but I just didn't have the time to develop it myself.
ddoubleU 4y ago
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055610/Deep_Space_Battle_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055610/Deep_Space_Battle... Still beta and lacks players but I think that is exactly what you want
- dkersten 4y ago
  That looks great actually, thanks for the recommendation. I’ll be sure to try it out!
smcameron 4y ago
Maybe you already know of these: Artemis[1], Empty Epsilon[2], and (full disclosure, my own) Space Nerds in Space[3], and there's a (mostly inactive since Covid) forum for the genre is at https://bridgesim.net https://bridgesim.net Also, previously:[4][5] [1] https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/ https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/ [2] https://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/ https://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/ [3] https://smcameron.github.io/space-nerds-in-space/ https://smcameron.github.io/space-nerds-in-space/ [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28345868 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28345868 [5] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28343941 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28343941
croo 4y ago
Lovers in a dangerous spacetime mostly fits the description though it is definitely not what you have in mind :)

f0e4c2f7 4y ago

Not first person or multiplayer but in case you're unfamiliar with it: https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Light/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Li...

isoprophlex 4y ago
+1 for this, I wasted SO MANY HOURS on this game. very high replay value.
- happimess 4y ago
  I don't know if you have anything to do this year, but their follow-up 'Into the Breach' is also amazing.
  - f0e4c2f7 4y ago
    Haven't heard of that - I'll check it out.
    - WithinReason 4y ago
      NOOOO!
  - isoprophlex 4y ago
    Damn you, I just got out of a crippling factorio addiction ...
dkersten 4y ago
Fantastic game. It’s my usual “play on iPad on plane trips” game actually.

mattlondon 4y ago

Is that pilot + crew thing not something that you can do in elite 4/elite dangerous? I don't know if they added FPS yet but I think getting in a fighter etc while.aomwone flies the mothership was a feature.

kingkongjaffa 4y ago

Star Citizen is the closest thing to that. It’s not without its production flaws but what they managed to build is breathtaking.

rjfwhite 4y ago

https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_Bridge_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_... is old but pretty much what you're describing!

4512124672456 4y ago

It exists! https://store.steampowered.com/app/252870/PULSAR_Lost_Colony/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/252870/PULSAR_Lost_Colony...

ankaAr 4y ago
That one. And barotrauma, I Can't remember another game now
- OkayPhysicist 4y ago
  Barotrauma is a hoot. Beater submarine being piloted by a bunch of QWOP-level controlled smack addicts. And almost everything has varying levels of complexity. Sure, there's a pretty deep medical system with dozens of medicines of varying side effects and effectiveness for whatever ails you. Or you can just stuff yourself full of morphine (leading to the aforementioned crew of opiate addicts). You can just set the boat's ~~on board barbeque~~ nuclear reactor to automatically scale turbine output and heat levels, but either through manual management or more advanced logic circuitry you can make your boat better suited for high-intensity situations. It does take a handful of friends to really enjoy, though. Makes it hard as an adult, but scheduling play sessions is a nice social gathering.
  - ankaAr 4y ago
    When you grow up, scheduling a game is THE difficult task.., for everything.., but some Saturday nights the submarine is alive with the full crew
dinkleberg 4y ago
Pulsar is great! I haven’t played in ages so not sure how active the community is. But I had some good times playing in random lobbies in that game.
bee_rider 4y ago
PULSAR even has VR support, as well. PULSAR with just a tiny, tiny drop of SpaceTeam would be ideal, IMO. At least last time I played it, it was a little dry. Random stuff should happen in the bridge when you get hit (not full-wacky SpaceTeam stuff, just, like, piped shooting out of the wall) (I haven't played in a while so maybe I am out of date).

bvogelzang 4y ago

Not exactly what you’re looking for but comes pretty close if you’re not familiar: http://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/ http://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/ That being said I would love a more grown-up version of this with more than two players.

spicybright 4y ago
+1 for lovers in a dangerous space time. Cute graphics, and definitely solid game play. My friend and I used to play it a lot, but we were hilariously bad at it. We would end up bickering at each other over mistakes and sometimes self sabotaging the ship out of frustration. All in good fun though, we had so many good laughs over dying in stupid ways. Definitely need at least 1 friend to play though. Single player gives you a little CPU dog that you command around, but it's not nearly as fun.
- glenneroo 4y ago
  It's even more insane and hilarious with 4 people trying to coordinate things. I personally found the best way is to assign everyone a station based on their preference/skills e.g. one friend loves playing with shields, so they are always in charge. Then find out who can steer the best and give them that as permanent role... granted it can be slightly less fun than the chaos, but I find utter chaos eventually gets old after you've died 100 times on the same level because everyone's running around trying to control everything.

mwint 4y ago

Last time I messed with it was years ago and it was somewhat buggy, but the concept is awesome: https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/ https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/

newtang 4y ago

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime also has this mechanic. https://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/ https://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/

dr_dshiv 4y ago
Great game. Highly recommended. I want a game like this but as a company simulator with metaphorical roles, with the businessmen from Adventure Time.

sjm-lbm 4y ago

There was a game around 2000 called Allegiance that reminds me of this idea somewhat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegiance_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegiance_(video_game). It's been ~22 years since I've played it, but IIRC there was one player that essentially played an RTS game, but the various units they were "controlling" were all actual players flying their own spaceships. I don't think there was any concept of different players working together on one ship, but there definitely were different ship types each player could choose to fly. It wasn't a market success, but I always wondered if that was somewhat caused by the way they released the game: there was a long and very large free beta program, and by the time they decided the game was finished and put it in boxes I was a done for a bit and took a break. Always wondered how many people felt like I did.

snerbles 4y ago
The FreeAllegiance community is tight-nit, alive and well last time I played it in 2008. It's one of the most team-oriented games I've played.

hakmad 4y ago

Guns Of Icarus fits this almost perfectly, but instead of being set in space it's more steampunk vibes.

dkersten 4y ago
Oh yes, I forgot about that. There was another airship game too I think, although it was less “play as a crew” and more “team deathmatch on airships”. I’ll have to look into guns of Icarus again. Is it still active? From the steam reviews it sounds like it may be dead.

kaoD 4y ago

That sounds similar to Artemis[0] and EmptyEpsilon[1]. The interface is just a proxy for spaceship stations so you can't run around the spaceship though. [0] https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_Bridge_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_... [1] https://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/ https://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/

ninjin 4y ago

For a cooperative space ship bridge game, you may enjoy the board game Space Alert [1]. It is real time and mostly tactical, but it makes for a very interesting challenging experience as the time constraint does not allow a single player to commandeer each detail, but rather you need to successfully delegate which at least I have found to be very challenging with the teams I have played with. [1]: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38453/space-alert https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38453/space-alert

digitallyfree 4y ago

For the space combat FPS I think you're talking about Angels Fall First (https://store.steampowered.com/app/367270/Angels_Fall_First/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/367270/Angels_Fall_First/). Players start on a capital ship and can walk around, fly fighters, and attack as well as board their enemy. The old Battlefront 2 also had a (simpler) form of this type of capital ship combat, where the bases were the ships and players would dogfight in space and attempt boarding actions.

dkersten 4y ago
Oh wow, I think you’re right! You wouldn’t believe how many years I’ve been trying to find out what that game was. Thanks!

snarf21 4y ago

Not a video game or with combat like that but there is a board game called Space Cadets. It is what you say in that each player has their own role but it is also real time and quite frantic. I'm sure there are lots of YT video reviews of it.

snarf21 4y ago
Oops, I meant Captain Sonar. Sorry, wrong Geoff game.

teraflop 4y ago

Spaceteam is sort of an extreme abstraction of this idea.

spicybright 4y ago

I'm surprised no one mentioned SpaceTeam yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3fsvKnIVJg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3fsvKnIVJg It's not exactly what you're looking for, but still the most unique and fun game I've played in this "group of people piloting a spaceship" genre. You play on a phone with other people physically next to you, each person being presented with a randomly generated UI elements with labels that's purposely confusing. To keep your ship traveling and alive, commands will randomly pop up on everyone's screens with instructions of what to do; The vast majority of which are on other people's devices. If your team doesn't react fast enough, you eventually lose. Sometimes you'll be hit by astronomical events like black holes or asteroid fields which cause the game to go much faster, leading to people stressfully yelling "WE NEED TO CREAM THE CORN. WHO HAS THE CORN, CREAM IT RIGHT NOW!" Not what you're looking for, but I think a lot of readers here would enjoy it :)

bee_rider 4y ago
SpaceTeam is so much fun. I always want to suggest it to people who don't game much, but it can be a real struggle to get people to download an app. So, I have it on two devices, so I can handle at least one real stick-in-the-mud.
- jonwinstanley 4y ago
  I found getting everyone’s phones to connect a little cumbersome too. This was a year or two ago though, maybe they’ve fixed some bugs.
  - bee_rider 4y ago
    It is particularly annoying, and unpredictably annoying when trying to connect over bluetooth, because apparently every bluetooth radio is some completely unique thing that has grudges against other bluetooth radios at random.
scrumbledober 4y ago
i was going to say spaceteam. not at all the game they were looking for but absolutely a game everyone should play.

gwill 4y ago

yea, give me Sea of Thieves gameplay in space

ajmurmann 4y ago

I think Artemis is exactly what you describe minus the fighters https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/ https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/

xdrosenheim 4y ago

If you are okay with trading life in a vacuum with life under pressure: Barotrauma [0] > Barotrauma is a 2D co-op survival horror submarine simulator, inspired by games like FTL: Faster Than Light, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress and Space Station 13. It’s a Sci-Fi game that combines ragdoll physics and alien sea monsters with teamwork and existential fear. You have roles in your submarines, such as a medic, mechanic, engineer, captain. Everyone can do the same things, but some are better than others at different things. If you have time, you can build your own submarine. The game also has a good amount of mods available. Quick note: The game is in "Early Access". [0]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/Barotrauma/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/Barotrauma/

sgtnoodle 4y ago

That's what Artemis is. https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_Bridge_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/247350/Artemis_Spaceship_... When I worked at SpaceX, a dozen or so of us once played it between the primary and backup mission control rooms. It was nice having the expensive headsets. All I remember is someone on the other team "hacking" our spaceship by using the company IT system to remotely reboot our team's computer terminals.

artemisyna 4y ago
Well, that's some dedicated griefing lol

influx 4y ago

If you like the concept, definitely give Bridge Crew a try in VR. It's almost magical being on the bridge, and moving your hands to manipulate controls.

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mrozbarry 4y ago

I had this idea a while ago, and it just never materialized: - Every player can use their tablets or phones, and as many as they'd like - Each device can be assigned with different controls - Wasn't sure if this would be decided before the game starts or if some player could control it, or if anyone can just add in controls as needed - The game plays only on the ship bridge, there would be no first-person anything - One device acts as the viewer screen Scenarios would be things like escorting a ship through hostile space, delivering cargo, peace treaties, or search and destroy. One thing I wanted is the game to favour fun over realism. Like a player could go rogue and navigate the ship anywhere they wanted, or start firing on a friendly ship. Controls should be easy, like navigation could be as easy as scanning for nearby locations and then picking it, letting the computer plot a course. I liked the idea of players all hanging out in a living room, connect the "viewer" player to a TV, and just have fun. Some scenarios and situations would involve teamwork, like having an engineer reroute power from navigation (ie nav has to slow down to make power available) to weapons for more powerful shots. I thought it would be fun to build, but I just didn't have the time to develop it myself.

ddoubleU 4y ago

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055610/Deep_Space_Battle_Simulator/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1055610/Deep_Space_Battle... Still beta and lacks players but I think that is exactly what you want

dkersten 4y ago
That looks great actually, thanks for the recommendation. I’ll be sure to try it out!

smcameron 4y ago

Maybe you already know of these: Artemis[1], Empty Epsilon[2], and (full disclosure, my own) Space Nerds in Space[3], and there's a (mostly inactive since Covid) forum for the genre is at https://bridgesim.net https://bridgesim.net Also, previously:[4][5] [1] https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/ https://www.artemisspaceshipbridge.com/#/ [2] https://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/ https://daid.github.io/EmptyEpsilon/ [3] https://smcameron.github.io/space-nerds-in-space/ https://smcameron.github.io/space-nerds-in-space/ [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28345868 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28345868 [5] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28343941 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28343941

croo 4y ago

Lovers in a dangerous spacetime mostly fits the description though it is definitely not what you have in mind :)