Hard Space: Shipbreaker Update: The narrative isn’t subtle about its humorous corporate dystopia in which people are trapped in debt slavery to a tyrannical interstellar business empire that oppresses them ruthlessly, even reviving them after tragic workplace deaths so they may keep working off their mountains of debt.
Although it’s mainly on the nose, and its humor depends solely on that straightforward setup, there are a few decent lines in there, like how a low air alert comes with a reminder that oxygen deprivation might result in a loss of corporate revenues. Likewise, your faceless, mute character’s squad of salvagers is compelled to join unions to rebel against their corporate masters in the similarly one-note plot unfolding over the interminable soundscape.
There are some surprises and twists, but they are all so predictable that there aren’t many noteworthy ones, and the supervisor villain is your typical middle-management caricature. In addition, you may find a decent amount of world-building information in emails and hard drives that you can recover during salvage missions.
Hard Space: Shipbreaker- This Month, One of 2022’s Finest Indies Will Be Released
Hard space: Shipbreaker will be released for new-gen platforms on September 20.
Hard space: Shipbreaker, announced earlier today during the Gamescom Opening Night Live demonstration, will finally transition from PC to console platforms this month. The fantastic independent game will be officially released on September 20 for PS5 and Xbox Series X platforms.
Hard space: Shipbreaker was just released in its entirety on PC earlier this year, in 2022. The game had previously been under early access for PC gamers. Still, its extensive plot and narrative were ultimately finished with a single significant update, free for all existing players.
You’re always alone, never in danger from anything other than your negligence.
So, while it appears to be all about money, shown in the most significant letters at all times, Hardspace’s actual currencies are the two sorts of points you receive for completing each increment on the salvage bar.
One of them allows you to enhance your tools with somewhat boring, incremental improvements like faster cooldown speeds, capacity, and toughness that don’t affect how you play, while the other levels you up, which opens new upgrades to purchase and advances the plot. So it’s weirdly disguised, though I suppose you could view it as a message that money isn’t everything.
Conclusion
It’s about being pleased with a well-done job and fighting to improve your workplace. It’s an intentionally repetitive thing, which may become boring if you don’t find delight in meticulously tearing apart ships over two, three, or even four consecutive shifts. Whereas tiny ships might be dismantled in minutes, dismantling a Javelin or Gecko takes significant dedication.
It’s not for everyone, but it’s a career worth pursuing. And who knows, if you can avoid accidentally shooting too many fuel tanks with your laser cutter, you might even be able to float away debt-free one day.
