Element Space
Released Feb 2019
Year 2199. Assemble an elite crew and make allies to combat a shadowy organization threatening the future of humanity. Face overwhelming odds with strategy. Make your choices and save us from extinction.
54% positive · 296 reviews
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Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
Element Space launched into Early Access on November 20, 2018 and reached its full 1.0 release on February 14, 2019. Following launch, the developer (Sixth Vowel) continued to support the game with quality-of-life patches and bug fixes through April 2019.
In February 2020, the developer posted a detailed update explaining that internal studio problems and an economic crisis in Argentina had caused a period of reduced activity after the 1.0 launch. They announced a partnership with Blowfish Studios to bring the game to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and committed to releasing an improved PC version with full voice acting, an easy mode, and further bug fixes — describing this as effectively a "re-release" of the game at the standard it deserved.
That enhanced version arrived on July 20, 2020, with the fully voice-acted campaign, new challenge and level-selection features, and additional polish. This post noted that some features were still a work-in-progress but were being shared with players regardless.
No developer communications have appeared after July 20, 2020. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no announced roadmaps or future content, and no seasonal or live-service structure. The game has two major content milestones post-launch — the re-release overhaul and the voice acting update — but these appear to represent the conclusion of the studio's planned improvements rather than the beginning of an ongoing content cycle. The developer's own framing in the July 2020 post ("we will rather give you as much as we can") suggests this was intended as a final delivery. With no further communication since July 20, 2020 and no outstanding commitments, the game is complete.
Evidence
Developer shipped the fully voice-acted campaign alongside new challenge and level-selection features. This is the last official communication from the developer. The post hinted at continued work on additional features but framed the release as delivering as much as possible given uncertainty.
Developer explained a period of reduced activity due to internal studio problems and Argentina's economic crisis, announced a console port with Blowfish Studios, and committed to a major PC re-release with full voice acting and an easy mode — describing it as the game reaching the quality level it deserved.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Inca Games
Achievements
56
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Element Space is a brand new take on turn-based tactical squad RPGs set two-hundred years in the future.
Intriguing non-linear story with multiple endings.
Step into the shoes of Captain Pietham after being framed for a terrorist attack. Follow him on a journey to clear his name and expose a terrible genocidal conspiracy.
Easy to learn, hard to master turn-based battles.
Face overwhelming odds and break through their ranks. Use your wits and uncover lots of powerful skill combos to get the mission done.
Unique characters to recruit.
Travel the galaxy and recruit companions. Each one of them comes with a unique skill set, story and unlockables items.
Fight the way you want
Deck out your crew with unlockable weapons and perk trees of your choice. Adjust your party to your own play style.
As Captain Christopher Pietham, you will lead your crew into battle in order to save humanity from extinction!
Travel to the far reaches of spaces, recruit allies, gather equipment and combat deadly enemies.
In battle, you will have to strategically maneuver your squad, utilize cover, flank your enemies and combine your companions’ skills and unique abilities for deadly effect!
Choosing when to engage your enemies up close and when to pick them off from afar will be critical for gaining the upper-hand.
Your ideological decisions will mark how the rest of the Galaxy perceives you. Make sure to forge strong political alliances to ensure your victory in the final confrontation.
You hold the fate of the Galaxy in your hands. Good luck, Captain!
Element Space features a battle system full of deep strategy:
- Engage in challenging turn-based combat and real-time exploration.
- Approach complex, team-based tactics by combining character skills with free-form movement.
- Outfit your squad from a selection of 32 melee and ranged weapons that allow for different play styles and strategies.
- Unlock items and weapons by gaining reputation with the galaxy’s factions.
- Grow your characters through their unique branching upgrade trees – no two characters are the same!
- Battle against a wide range of enemy units and squads.
- Factions’ combat perks combine with their units to challenge the player in different ways throughout the game.
The single-player campaign offers:
- A fully-realized universe with a detailed and extensive history.
- Seven explorable factions, each inspired by distinct cultures and traditions, offering their own units, tactics, architectures and perspectives.
- Eight possible companions, each with their own extensive backstory and narrative arc. Help them achieve their personal goals in order to unlock their secret perk and maximize their potential in battle.
- 12 to 15 hours of playtime per playthrough.
- 24 handcrafted levels, each designed to provide unique combat experiences. No procedural content.
- A nuanced ideological system that tracks your decisions and actions throughout the game, affecting your reputation with factions, your character roster, and more.
- Multiple endings – from your reputation with different factions to your relationship with your party, every decision you make will shape the destiny of the galaxy.
- High replayability. Each playthrough will allow you to see new missions, party-members and storylines. The wide range of equipment, skills, perks and companions permits for very different playstyles game to game.
- Extinction Mode: Hardcore mode for those looking for an extra challenge.
About the Team:
Sixth Vowel is an independent developer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a commitment to making challenging, entertaining and narrative-rich games.
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