the game while frustating in the first hours because you need to grind to unlock more cards, ships and heroes becomes incredibly enjoyable the more you "get gud", the downsides of the game are small but pretty stupid, some ships are useless/subpar every faction has one:
BZZERK- their cruiser is the worst of the game and will get destroyed in seconds if not protected compared to other cruisers who can be frontliners while dealing more damage overrall, its just subpar and i don't understand why you would buy one when the best choice is building a carrier instead.
EDIT: i still have the same opinion but fully upgraded they can be useful as a glass cannon to wreck monsters or enemy large ships with its power, so sometimes i put one of them in my fleet.
HOPLITES- their carrier is unusable and its the worst ship of the game cost 60, has the worst fighters and ability, a cruiser is always better in all situations ( it's really bad ).
EDIT: if you can't buy cruisers or you get it for free against a fleet without carrriers you'll still have fighter supremacy.
SLUGS- again slugs have a subpar carrier which is not "bad" but not strong enough to be useful, its in a though spot because it costs 160 and takes 4 squares, the cruiser cost 100 and is a lot more cost efficient and above it is the battleship at 220 credits which is the best battleship of the game so why should i make a carrier if i have these better choices beside it.

Other minor complaint is the RNG which can be your savior or your butcher. Now that was the downsides everything else is the goodside, the music and artstyle are perfect, the story and quest are simplistic but fun, the combat is fast but has a lot of skill involved.
Its a really solid indie game give it a try and you won't regret it.

PS: hard mode is impossible to beat with hoplites and slugs, except if you are masochist with a year to lose.
EDIT: hard mode is actually easy when you know all the events and "tricks" perfectly, and if you get bad luck go to the main menu and restart your turn, obviously perfect combat micro is also a requirement.

the game while frustating in the first hours because you need to grind to unlock more cards, ships and heroes becomes incredibly enjoyable the more you "get gud", the downsides of the game are small but pretty stupid, some ships are useless/subpar every faction has one: BZZERK- their cruiser is the worst of the game and will get destroyed in seconds if not protected compared to other cruisers who can be frontliners while dealing more damage overrall, its just subpar and i don't understand why you would buy one when the best choice is building a carrier instead. EDIT: i still have the same opinion but fully upgraded they can be useful as a glass cannon to wreck monsters or enemy large ships with its power, so sometimes i put one of them in my fleet. HOPLITES- their carrier is unusable and its the worst ship of the game cost 60, has the worst fighters and ability, a cruiser is always better in all situations ( it's really bad ). EDIT: if you can't buy cruisers or you get it for free against a fleet without carrriers you'll still have fighter supremacy. SLUGS- again slugs have a subpar carrier which is not "bad" but not strong enough to be useful, its in a though spot because it costs 160 and takes 4 squares, the cruiser cost 100 and is a lot more cost efficient and above it is the battleship at 220 credits which is the best battleship of the game so why should i make a carrier if i have these better choices beside it. Other minor complaint is the RNG which can be your savior or your butcher. Now that was the downsides everything else is the goodside, the music and artstyle are perfect, the story and quest are simplistic but fun, the combat is fast but has a lot of skill involved. Its a really solid indie game give it a try and you won't regret it. PS: hard mode is impossible to beat with hoplites and slugs, except if you are masochist with a year to lose. EDIT: hard mode is actually easy when you know all the events and "tricks" perfectly, and if you get bad luck go to the main menu and restart your turn, obviously perfect combat micro is also a requirement.