Reviews

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  David

  Jul 28, 2016

  First of all how is this game only £1.59, It is an awesome game, If it was £5.99 it would still be an awesome game, It was that good after playing I bought my friend a copy as well. I love how the developers have gone for a dual style, In the one hand the background and the spaceship look real, and then in the other hand the gun firing and explosives are in a pixel art style, it looks awesome and plays awesome too. This title is a must buy, not just for you, but for a friend as well. 10/10
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  yermin5000

  Jul 28, 2016

  another great arcade title for the vive leaderboards as well wich is really important for replay value and competition i cant wait to see where this radical game goes reminds me of asteroids zaxxon and a few other great early 80s arcade classics keep up these great little experiences devs and for only 2$ you cant beat it im fully hooked
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  explodes

  Jul 28, 2016

  Ah sweet! I bought without knowing what it was because it was so cheap and it turned out to be a really fun game.
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  Hassan the Assassin

  Jul 28, 2016

  At the asking price this is pretty much a must buy for any Vive owner. This remindes me of the Commodore era side scroller shoot em ups. You fly "inwards" instead, but otherwise it's the same concept as games like Delta. The soundtrack is a big plus as well, and fits very well into the game. There are a few bugs and annoyances, like how you can't see the UI if you crash inside a maze. The control of you ship is a bit "rubbery", like if you had it attached to a rubber band. It takes a bit of getting used to. Those are very minor quips, and there are a lot of games on Steam that shipped in a much worse condition.
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  clownfish33

  Jul 29, 2016

  Awesome! An amazing and addictive game for only $2.00. It is a must buy! I love this game. I play this more than other games that cost way more. I want to thank the developer for bring out this game. It instantly becomes my "go to" game. This is what make VR fun!
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  Tlsg

  Jul 30, 2016

  The Crystal Nebula is a great game even if you ignore the $1.99 price tag. The game is technically another wave style shooter (I know, I know playyyyed out!) but it does it differently. Instead of having a gun of some sort and being stationary the game is constantly moving forward sort of like unbreakable vr runner. Then on top of that you are flying and manuvering your ship through space trying to dodge rocks, enemy fire, and obstacles all while returning fire and collecting crystals to try to beat your highscore. Another thing it does better then most games that have waves is that it doesn't start out with one enemy, then wave two has a few more, slowly building up. The first handful of games I died on wave 1. So even after dying and starting over you are still challenged from the start instead of being bored for 10-15 minutes while trying to get back to where you were. The fact that the game is so challenging I think is what really makes this game as great as it is. I expected to load it up and get at least a few waves in but I found that every time it was a struggle to get through each and every wave! This keeps the game from getting too stale, it's a good balance where it's hard, but not too hard. Now on top of all this we can also look at the price tag, it's 1.99. For a game that I will probably play 5+ hours before any more updates are even done it is well worth the money! Linked below is my first impression gameplay commentary of The Crystal Nebula if you want to see the game in action check it out below! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=733858380
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  JoOngle

  Jul 30, 2016

  Unbeatable value at 1.99! It even surpasses shooters I´ve paid 15 euro for in here, global leaderboards, very retro-ish style, jitter free gameplay. The Game: You´re essentially shooting asteroids and spaceships, you navigate your way trough space while blasting up and mining asteroids for those pretty gems and collect as many as you can with your second wand. The wand has tractor-beaming so you can collect those gems from a distance - but not too far as you´ll miss them. AFAIK you can eventually use a short-lasting SHIELD if you collect enough of those little gems and use the second controller to protect yourself from incoming bullets. This is a room-scale shooter so you´re gonna move around a bit, especially when those labyrinth space-station-rocks come scrolling towards you, there are enemies and bonuses to collect inside those, so keep looking for that extra stuff. Pros: - Awesome smooth scrolling space shooter arcade game for only 1.99! - Has more variation that many of the other quickly released VR games these days. - Global leaderboards (keeps you replaying and fighting to be seen at the top). - Glitch free (Tested machine I7-5820K, 32GB, GeForce 1070GTX) performance. - 80s arcade feel, this is what you dreamed of back in the 80s future games would look like. - Good workout, makes you sweat a little. Cons: - Lacks game modes. - Shield too short and can be spoiled during intermissions. - Textures a bit on the primitive low-res side. (3D studio Max 1.2 memories anyone?) ;) - Back breaker, those caves and tunnels will demand giant leaps up and down. - No health indicator, you can see the ship burn when low...but no meter or indicator. - No realtime score (you´ve gotta guess where you are at). - Space ship attackers extremely predictable, has a clearly visible easy approach pattern. Clearly things can be improved, but you get a LOT more in this game than MORE expensive games here on Steam, this one is well worth your collection ...even if they didn´t improve on it further. For 1.99 it´s a steal.
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  Zeejay

  Jul 30, 2016

  Super fun little game at an amazing price. Yeah it's a wave shooter but it's different then most because of the constant foward motion. It's pretty addictive trying to get the high score. I would like to see this expanded with maybe a few more ship types and power ups but it's already very solid. Come and try to beat my high score. Suggestion: Add some more ways to score points. Maybe some sort of multiplyer. Add on a bunus for beating a wave while taking no damage.
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  Disa

  Jul 30, 2016

  This game is awesome for the 2$ price tag. Its basically an old school arcade jet shooter game, but in VR. There are alot of other popular game types on the Vive such as the sword type or the wave shooter type games, but to my knowledge this is the first Vive game, at least on Steam, that gives this vr space shooter experience so I think its a great game to add to your collection. The environments look pretty nice also, and it doesn't really make you motion sick even though the movement is artificial ( probably because the ship's position is always the same relative to yourself ).
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  Bumnut53

  Aug 13, 2016

  Excellent game with fun gameplay for a bargain price. Highly recommended.
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  Yolanda

  Sep 8, 2016

  Yeah I love this game, it's solid and like other VR games, is awesome because it's simple but engaging.
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  marshallrosenberg23

  Dec 1, 2016

  This game is absolutly incredible. I rarely write a review but this one really deserves it. Its a classic style shooter and runs flawlessly and glitch free in VR on my Vive with a i7600K, 32 gig ram / NVidia 980ti. First of all at $1.99 its a steal. You have your ship in one hand and a crystal collector which converts to a shield when it is powered up. Your enemies are drones that shoot at you and you shoot asteriods of various sizes to get the crystals as well as getting them from the drones and other enemies. You go through waves and between the shooting you go through narrow areas that completey surround you and the immersive feeling is so intense and polished. It has great graphics with an amazing mezmorizing soundtract that adds so much to the game. Music is such a huge part of any VR experence and there are SO many devolopers that have great sounding music when your viewing their videos at the Steam store and you buy the game and theres little or nothing. Now the very slight negative. The game is very hard and just to get to the 3rd or 4th wave is a huge acomplishment which is about 8 minutes long. You only have one life and when your ship gets too many hits (15 to be percise) thats it..."GAME OVER". If it was a little less difficult, maybe 3 lives and more waves and a few different enviorments, I would easily pay $10-15 dollars for it. At $1.99, there is absolutely no excuse to not get this game, I promise.....you will NOT regret it!
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  goss4jc

  Oct 8, 2017

  I like this game. I would love to see more arcade-type and VR remakes of the classic arcade games. The visuals are way cool. The concept of being "in" the game and being able to actually deliver that with VR is a welcomed experience. This is well worth the $2. The experience is worth a lot more than the price.
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  Edge_Dragoon

  Dec 12, 2017

  I have 333 steamVR games, and i keep coming back to this one. it's simple, well made, charming. I especially like the levels where i'm navigating the ship through a course! Great job devs, I'd like to see what game is next :)