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Essays 07 December 2023, 09:40

author: Darius Matusiak

Sea of Stars. The best games of 2023 – the ultimate list

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Sea of Stars, Sabotage, 2023

  1. Release date: August 29
  2. Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
  3. Our score: 8.5/10

Sea of Stars was released on a date that any publisher familiar with the industry would avoid – between the premieres of Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield – two games in the pool of the most anticipated, most time-consuming titles to finish. On top of that, it entered the market without a major marketing campaign. And yet, it was noticed and is cited by many as an RPG worthy of a place among the two AAA hits mentioned.

Sea of Stars is a prequel to The Messenger and takes us back to the times of pixel art RPGs from the era of 8- and 16-bit games. Controlling Children of the Solstice, we embark on an "epic" journey to defeat the villainous Fleshmancer. This title features many elements known from the jRPG genre. It's a very light and painless introduction to Japanese-style games by improving or simplifying many mechanics. At the same time, fans of the genre and retro style shouldn't be disappointed because Sea of Stars is simply a great title regardless of the convention adopted.

  1. Sea of Stars in our encyclopedia

Darius Matusiak

Darius Matusiak

Graduate of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Journalism. He started writing about games in 2013 on his blog on gameplay.pl, from where he quickly moved to the Reviews and Editorials department of Gamepressure. Sometimes he also writes about movies and technology. A gamer since the heyday of Amiga. Always a fan of races, realistic simulators and military shooters, as well as games with an engaging plot or exceptional artistic style. In his free time, he teaches how to fly in modern combat fighter simulators on his own page called Szkola Latania. A huge fan of arranging his workstation in the "minimal desk setup" style, hardware novelties and cats.

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