Indie · September 26, 2018
Deep Sky Derelicts (2018)
In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen and living on the surface of a habitable planet, enjoying non-synthetic air, water and food. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitable planet. Build and control a squad of up to three mercenary characters and set on to explore derelict ships within your reach from the scavenger's base. Searching the derelicts for loot and clues, you come across many friendly inhabitants and traders, but more often – various enemies. Challenge and defeat them in tactical turn-based fights, where randomly-drawn cards form your changing arsenal of combat actions, gain experience for yourself and your crew, loot dead bodies, resupply and upgrade once back at your base. The scavenger's home ship gives you the opportunity to heal and level-up your mercenaries, recruit new ones, equip them, upgrade their gear or recharge energy for life support during missions. Key Features: Fresh take on turn-based combat with cards Refined sci-fi comic book look & feel Endless customization options for characters and scavenging teams High replay value thanks to procedural generation of content Story of the human society divided within a dystopian universe Two game modes: story and arena
Indie releases from 2018
40 Indie titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Roguelike Deckbuilder · 120
- RPG · 116
- Strategy · 108
- Card Battler · 108
- Deckbuilding · 101
- Indie · 95
- Turn-Based Combat · 68
- Space · 61
- Dungeon Crawler · 60
- Turn-Based · 59
- Rogue-lite · 54
- Sci-fi · 45
- Comic Book · 44
- Rogue-like · 44
- Card Game · 40
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Position in Indie
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 2.7k Steam reviews | Top 78% in Indie |
| Positive rating | 75% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 90% |
| Metacritic | 70/100 | Genre average 77 — top 89% of Indie titles |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 78% for session depth among Indie |
Reception Metrics
Steam community
75%Mostly Positive · 2.7k reviews
2.0k positive · 679 negative
Metacritic
70/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
6.8/10
Curator recommendations
1.9k
Press Quotes
“Heavily inked and consumingly gritty, it's as much Mignola as it is Darkest Dungeon, but with neat sci-fi flare.” PC Gamer “A tactical tile-based exploration game, with deck-based combat, and strategic elements, and yet for some reason all those terms that might normally put me off a game are winning me over here!” Rock, Paper, Shotgun “However, I must confess, within 20minutes of Deep Sky Derelicts I was hooked like a heroin addict. It learns from Darkest Dungeon, XCOM and…
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
1h
Current engagement
Achievements
68
Steam unlocks available
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (7)
- English
- Russian
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Polish
- Simplified Chinese
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Sep 26, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Snowhound Games |
| Publisher | Fulqrum Publishing |
| Base price | $2.99 -85% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · [email protected] |
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