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Space Rangers HD: A War Apart

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2013

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Quick resume

Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!

Global score

94/100

Genres

Action, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Arcade

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    Pros

    • Extensive freedom and autonomy in gameplay
    • High replayability with hundreds of hours played
    • Diverse multi-genre gameplay including rpg, rts, text quests, and arcade
    • Living dynamic universe with active factions
    • Strong sense of progression and customization

    Cons

    • Planetary rts battles can be unbalanced and frustrating
    • Some text quests have localization and writing issues
    • Graphics and ui feel outdated
    • Pirate faction balance issues
    • Lack of multiplayer and social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game offers skill-based RTS gameplay with strategic depth, unit management, and tactical challenges."

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      "The game offers skill-based turn-based space combat, RTS planetary battles, text quests with puzzles, and strategic decision-making requiring player mastery."

    • Competition

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      "Some leaderboard and ranking elements exist, but the focus is more on personal skill and progression than direct competition."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report hundreds to thousands of hours, with high replayability and long-term engagement."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Some cooperation with NPCs and faction allies possible, but primarily a single-player experience with limited multiplayer interaction."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players customize ships, crew, and strategies; crafting and equipment modification add creative options."

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    • Domination

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      "Interactions emphasize faction choices and consequences rather than dominance over others"

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong immersion in a fictional sci-fi world provides escape from real-life stress and problems."

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      "Strong immersion in a rich sci-fi universe with humor and varied gameplay provides an effective escape from real life."

    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and nostalgia, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Game encourages trying different characters, grooves, combos, and strategies; players explore mechanics actively."

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    • Exploration

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      "Extensive exploration of planets, star systems, and the galaxy is a core gameplay element, especially in space stage."

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    • Expression

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      "Players can customize pilots and ships, expressing personal playstyle through equipment and skill choices."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Set in a fictional sci-fi universe with imaginative races, lore, and technologies."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Limited social community aspects; mostly individual gameplay with some minor social interaction."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills, gear, and knowledge through progression and repeated play."

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    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -5

      "Typical sedentary computer game with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires active engagement and focus; gameplay involves continuous attention and skillful combat."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No evidence of close social relationships or emotional sharing; interactions are with NPCs in a game context."

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    • Leadership

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      "Players can command troops in RTS-style battles, showing some leadership elements, but mostly cooperative gameplay."

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      "Players can lead fleets and manage robot armies in RTS battles, but leadership is limited to gameplay mechanics rather than social roles."

    • Progression

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      "Strong emphasis on acquiring ships, upgrades, skills, and wealth throughout the game."

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    • Relaxation

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      2

      "While some tension exists in combat, the game balances challenge with flow and includes relaxing social and exploration elements."

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      "The game balances challenge and flow, but some elements like difficult battles and complex quests can create tension."

    • Sensation

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      "Pleasant visuals and music provide sensory enjoyment, though gameplay is not highly stimulating or intense."

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    • Status

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      "Leaderboard exists but social recognition is limited and not a major focus."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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      "Game requires tactical combat, resource management, and strategic planning to succeed."

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    • Thrill

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      "Combat encounters and survival elements provide suspense and excitement."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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      "Players must manage threats, resources, and strategic defense to survive and succeed."

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Leadership, Survival, Violence, Strategy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Competition, Status.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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