RockBuster

RockBuster is an action-strategy game with adventure elements in its main story. Set in 2371, it follows space miners who search smaller asteroids for valuable raw materials to sell to wealthy buyers. Earth remains humanity’s home, but centuries of scarce resources, hunger and crime have made life there difficult; wealthy people have moved to colonies and stations across the galaxy, while intergalactic infrastructure continues to require raw materials and resources.

Missions across the galaxy

You pilot an industrial spaceship on missions around the galaxy. The main story has 40 missions, and randomly generated side missions offer opportunities to seek better equipment. Mission types include rock mining, sector clearing, hunting, ship protection and looting. You may need to repeat missions to find better equipment or progress through the main story, and mission rewards and content vary with your reputation. Difficulty ranges from casual to extremely hard; the AI is unforgiving but not deliberately unfair.

Ships and equipment

Between missions, you can buy ships, repair and outfit your current ship, purchase equipment and sell valuable loot. The best weapons and equipment come from destroyed spaceships. You can configure ships with reactor cores, shields, capacitors, main engines, maneuvering jets and customized armor.

The game has projectile, electromagnetic and energy weapons, along with several types of missiles. You can build a slow, heavily armed ship, a fast ship suited to hit-and-run tactics, or a configuration between those approaches. The length of the game depends on how well you master your ship and what equipment you find; patience and tactics are important.