Crying Suns

"Crying Suns is a characterful rogue-lite that really sets its sci-fi tone well from the get-go; strong writing and a great soundtrack build the universe while the high stakes nature of every move is engaging and keeps every run as …"

"Crying Suns, a grim, sci-fi rogue-like adventure, leads us through Alt Shift&s;s version of a post-apocalyptic galaxy, complete with pirates, mutants, robot worshipping religious zealots, and other unsavory characters. The game features tactical combat, a strategic map with resource management …"

"Crying Suns puts its trust in its atmosphere and history to reach the player. In that aspect of course it succeeds, but the title lacks baking in the form of events and situations for the player. If you can forgive …"

"The world is interesting, the battle system is well done, tactical and fun. You have a lot of choices to make as you play, what to upgrade, how much to explore and how to handle events. Crying Suns takes a …"

"Crying Sun is stylish, fast-paced and simple to play but its content runs thin and it can also be often unfair because of its high reliance on random factor. It may be true that half of everything is luck but …"

"When it comes to strategy games, on a general level it feels like the Switch hasn’t been terribly well-represented as a whole, though there are some standouts..."

"Many games claim to be inspired by the likes of FTL, but few actually manage to do its legacy justice like Alt Shift&s;s Crying Suns."

"Crying Suns is a solid story-driven take on the sci-fi strategy roguelite, with great atmosphere, an interesting story, and cerebral tactical combat. The experience is mired only by several bland game features, some grating repetitiveness from a lack of variety …"

"As a tactical rogue-lite, Crying Suns feels kind of unique. It has some things in common with FTL, but really it&s;s very much its own beast."

"All told, Crying Suns is a slick reinterpretation of FTL’s core design."

"It’s a very solid game that does everything it’s trying to do very well. It manages to weave a narrative seamlessly into rogue-lite gameplay and maintain the standard mechanical progression alongside it. Space rogue-lites are a genre I’ve been desperate …"

"Crying Suns is an enjoyable roguelike experience that is carried by its excellent writing and gorgeous art direction. The story is a reminiscent of greatest works of Science Fiction, and will surely charm all fans of the genre. Although gameplay …"