Retro-Futuristic Sci-Fi Strategy Game Deck & Conn Launches on Steam
The launch lands with mixed reviews, where the atmosphere and sound design earn credit but the absence of mid-mission saves and thin generated mission variety hold the rating down.
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Deck & Conn, a retro-futuristic sci-fi Cold War turn-based strategy from Funtime Electrics and MicroProse Software, has launched on Steam. Players command a nuclear-powered warship, managing reactor startup, hull damage from stars and failed faster-than-light jumps, and combat built on gunnery and torpedoes with EMP and HE warhead choices. User reviews run 59 percent positive from 44 entries, praising sound and atmosphere while noting the lack of mid-mission saves and limited mission variety. The game costs 1,900 yen, discounted to 1,520 yen until September 16.
Deck & Conn is out now on Steam, published by Funtime Electrics and MicroProse Software. The turn-based strategy puts the player in command of a nuclear-powered warship in a retro-futuristic Cold War space setting, and the ship itself is the first obstacle: crews charge auxiliary batteries before reactor startup, all from a checklist, and a close pass by a star or a botched faster-than-light jump damages the hull.
Combat runs on gunnery and torpedo attacks, with warhead choice between EMP and HE rounds plus point-defense interception. Engineers and fire control officers assist across missions.
User reviews at the time of writing sit at 59 percent positive from 44 entries. Sound design and atmosphere earn praise; the absence of mid-mission saves and limited generated mission variety draw criticism. The game costs 1,900 yen, with a 20 percent launch discount to 1,520 yen through September 16.
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