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Deep Sky Derelicts

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2018

Should you play it?

Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

What works

  • Deep character and deck customization
  • Engaging turn-based combat
  • Immersive sci-fi comic art style
  • Good pacing and relaxing vibe
  • Strong replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and variety at early stages
  • Some ui and tutorial shortcomings
  • Minor bugs and occasional clunky controls
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Some repetitive exploration and grind

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 4

  • Pathway

  • Railroads & Catacombs

  • As We Descend

  • Union of Gnomes

  • Magicbook AutoBattler: Contract

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Deep Sky Derelicts but with less leadership over others

  • Beneath Oresa

  • Dungeons of Aether

  • Deck of Ashes

  • Void Bastards

  • DungeonTop

  • Die For The Lich

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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Deep Sky Derelicts: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Relaxation, Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026