Preview – This Means Warp
Hello Bandits. Courtesy of the folks at Jagex I’ve been taking a look through Steam’s early access sci-fi roguelike, This Means Warp. While it’s not a finished title, and thus we’d feel a little ahead of things to bring a full review now, you can find our Preview for This Means Warp just here, as well as the extended preview below.
The Basics
In this title we’ve been thrown into an uncharted section of space, and must provide close management of our little spacecraft with the help of increasing numbers of little helpers.
Within a procedurally generated universe, you’ll have to navigate your ship through various encounters, tests and adventures, to see how far through the verse you can get.
This Means Warp is entirely playable in single player, using Ai teammates and intuitive command systems to keep your ship running, and fixed up from the ongoing attacks you’ll face along the way. However, the overcooked-style chaotic gameplay really does lend itself perfectly to multiplayer, and you can join up to three friends to blast your way through the galaxy together.
Along your travels you’ll find upgrades, new weapons and defences, and a host of adorable little characters in human and humanoid form.
Parent’s Eye View
As this Means Warp is only in early access, we’ll refrain from giving it the full pixel bandits seal of approval, however the fun cartoon visuals and lack of any troubling content that we’ve seen so far, means that this is one I have been happy to play in front of the micro bandits. For accessibility it’s a similar story, and we’ve found no huge barriers to entry for this one, which as a great multiplayer title should work well as a cooperative title for a family game night.
The Run Down
While we’ll not give it the full run down, this is a title which I’ve had a lot of fun with both on my own and playing with the multiplayer mode. There’s a fair way to go, as should be expected from early access, with polishing and gameplay additions, but they’ve certainly got the basics nailed down well.
The look and sounds of the title are pretty decent, and replay value is already strong, with the procedurally generated universe and “just one more try” style gameplay working well in its favour. If you’re a fan of titles such as overcooked and fancy taking a look at some spaceship management in the same style, I’d say this is definitely one to get involved with. While we’ll bring a full review for the game’s full release, at the moment Early Access for This Means Warp has certainly been one which we’ve enjoyed, and I’m looking forward to keeping up with development going forward.
