Astronaut: The Best

Astronaut: The Best

August 15, 2023

AdventureInteractive Story PC

Navigate procedurally generated episodic storylines. Face off against ravenous tabloids and magical upper management. Your arsenal includes training, sycophantic groveling, lying, and witchcraft. Use them to make history, or end up dead in a ditch. Five missions. Hundreds of decisions. Thousands of recombinant astronauts. Millions of ways to fail spectacularly. …

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Critic Reviews (6)

Cosmin Vasile Softpedia Aug 2023
85.0 /100

"Astronaut: The Best isn’t as deep or as varied as it seems at first sight, but it has good core mechanics. And the world it conjures is engaging in its weirdness, despite the relative lack of cohesion that’s evident at …"

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Jaina Hill COGconnected Aug 2023
68.0 /100

Graphics

30.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

45.0

"I am reminded of Sid Meier’s often repeated quote: “games are a series of interesting decisions.” I never really felt that my decisions were all that interesting in Astronaut: The Best. Either the course of action is fairly obvious, or …"

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Mateusz Niewierowski GameLuster Aug 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

85.0

Gameplay

92.0

Story

78.0

"Dragged down a bit by its unnecessary roguelite elements, Astronaut: The Best is an exciting and eccentric adventure into the unknown, and also space I guess."

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Nathaniel Stevens Digital Chumps Aug 2023
85.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

60.0

"Astronaut: The Best from developer Universal Happymaker is a challenging game that brings so many layers of complication that it can be overwhelming as much as satisfying. The difficulty might catch some gamers off guard, but the humor helps keep …"

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Rhiannen Austin WellPlayed Aug 2023
75.0 /100

Graphics

80.0

Gameplay

75.0

Story

65.0

"In Astronaut: The Best, turn misfit astronauts into heroic space academy recruits. Through this occult management simulator l was challenged like never before, navigating magic, zany challenges and the offbeat humour that aims to thrill and vex it&s;s players. Call …"

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Victor Tan Rectify Gaming Aug 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Astronaut: The Best is a challenging space simulator with a dark sense of humour. Sending astronauts with varying personalities to space is a challenge even in the best of times, and you must make tough decisions. The humour keeps the …"

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