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''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{VideoGame/Freelancer}}''. Following a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pastaspace/underspace successful Kickstarter campaign]] in 2019, a [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace free, periodically-updated demo]] was made available. The game is currently "content-complete" and slated to enter early access on Steam on April 10, 2024; it will remain in early access while the developer continues fixing bugs and fine-tuning.
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''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{VideoGame/Freelancer}}''. Following a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pastaspace/underspace successful Kickstarter campaign]] in 2019, a [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace free, periodically-updated demo]] was made available. The game is currently "content-complete" and slated to enter launched in early access on Steam and GOG on April 10, 2024; it will remain in early access while 2024, with the developer continues fixing bugs and fine-tuning.
full release planned for 2025.
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* AmbiguousGender: Your squad leader, Yun, uses male pronouns but has a female voice actor. Given that he's stated to be a [[StarfishAliens Macrovari]] it is likely that normal gender roles don't apply to him at all.
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* AmbiguousGender: Your squad leader, Yun, Yunelese, uses male pronouns but has a female voice actor. Given that he's stated to be a [[StarfishAliens Macrovari]] it is likely that normal gender roles don't apply to him at all.
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* TheFederation: The Intercelestial Union of Commonly Aligned Beings, or Union. It is an ancient military alliance founded by the Vauldwin, Ijuni, Ballden, and Macrovari to coordinate efforts to eliminate the storms. While countless previous civilizations only thought to flee from or try to endure the expanding storms and ended up being destroyed, the Union achieved significant progress in clearing storms and restoring whole regions of the Croft galaxy to habitability.
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* TheFederation: The Intercelestial Union of Commonly Aligned Sapient Beings, or Union. It is an ancient military alliance founded by the Vauldwin, Ijuni, Ballden, and Macrovari to coordinate efforts to eliminate the storms. While countless previous civilizations only thought to flee from or try to endure the expanding storms and ended up being destroyed, the Union achieved significant progress in clearing storms and restoring whole regions of the Croft galaxy to habitability.
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* {{Precursors}}: The Croft galaxy is packed with the ruins and relics of extinct precursor civilizations wiped out by the storms. [[spoiler: One particular group is mentioned as having built the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]
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* {{Precursors}}: The Croft galaxy is packed with the ruins and relics of extinct precursor civilizations wiped out by the storms. [[spoiler: One particular group storms or their own actions. Salvaging and studying their tech is mentioned as having built a dangerous yet lucrative business for the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]modern races.
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** The Demenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Demenvani named Astraden is not only the creator of the Ballden race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Ballden homeworlds orbit), but she also runs an advice column.
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** The Demenvani, a race of mobile, sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Demenvani named Astraden is not only the creator of the Ballden race (and she is, in fact, the star that the three Ballden homeworlds orbit), but she also runs an advice column.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Downplayed for the Vauldwin, since all sexes are expected to be raising kids; "Wanderers" are looked down upon. Also downplayed for the Veilers, since every Veiler is required to serve in the military.
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* StayInTheKitchen: Downplayed for the Vauldwin, since all sexes are expected to be raising kids; "Wanderers" are looked down upon. Also downplayed for the Veilers, since every Veiler is required to serve in Veilers and Ijuni, who have compulsory military service, and the military.Macrovari, whose unique biology precludes them from raising their offspring.
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For aeons, the Croft galaxy has been plagued by [[WeirdWeather storms in space]] caused by civilizations using a dimension called "[[SubspaceOrHyperspace underspace]]" for faster-than-light travel. These storms destructively warp reality, and spew forth both nameless horrors and incredible treasures. Croft is littered with the ruins of civilizations swallowed by storms, and only the interstellar military alliance known as the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of lasting order across the galaxy, a feat made possible by the ingenuity of its four member races (the Vauldwin, the Macrovari, the Ijuni, and the Baldeen) and their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively hunt the storms]] despite the immense risks. The player can choose between a single-player and a multiplayer campaign, each with its own story.
In the single-player campaign, the player takes on the role of Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin race]] and owner of a struggling interstellar trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer convicted of sending his crews out to die in a storm]] so he could collect the insurance money. Stripped of his titles and fortune, Kardoz is left with no choice but to leave his homeworld of Vauldric and take his chances in the wider galaxy to make a living. As he pursues a new career as a Starchaser (a mercenary pilot) while attempting to clear his name, Kardoz soon finds himself in a war between the Idolsmashers, the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]], and the Doomsdayers, a nihilist splinter sect of a cult of storm-worshipping pirates.
In the single-player campaign, the player takes on the role of Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin race]] and owner of a struggling interstellar trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer convicted of sending his crews out to die in a storm]] so he could collect the insurance money. Stripped of his titles and fortune, Kardoz is left with no choice but to leave his homeworld of Vauldric and take his chances in the wider galaxy to make a living. As he pursues a new career as a Starchaser (a mercenary pilot) while attempting to clear his name, Kardoz soon finds himself in a war between the Idolsmashers, the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]], and the Doomsdayers, a nihilist splinter sect of a cult of storm-worshipping pirates.
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For aeons, the Croft galaxy has been plagued by [[WeirdWeather storms in space]] caused by civilizations using a dimension called "[[SubspaceOrHyperspace underspace]]" for faster-than-light travel. These storms destructively warp reality, and spew forth both nameless horrors and incredible treasures. Croft is littered with the ruins of civilizations swallowed by storms, and only the interstellar military alliance known as the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of lasting order across the galaxy, a feat made possible by the ingenuity of its four member races (the Vauldwin, the Macrovari, the Ijuni, and the Baldeen) Ballden) and their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively hunt the storms]] despite the immense risks. The player can choose between a single-player and a multiplayer campaign, each with its own story.
In the single-player campaign, the player takes on the role of Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin race]] and owner of a struggling interstellar trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer convicted of sending his crews out to die in a storm]] so he could collect the insurance money. Stripped of his titles and fortune, Kardoz is left with no choice but to leave his homeworld of Vauldric and take his chances in the wider galaxy to make a living. As he pursues a new career as aStarchaser "starchaser" (a mercenary contract pilot) while attempting to clear his name, Kardoz soon finds himself in a war conflict between the Idolsmashers, the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser starchaser chapter]], and the Doomsdayers, a nihilist splinter sect of a cult of storm-worshipping pirates.
In the single-player campaign, the player takes on the role of Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin race]] and owner of a struggling interstellar trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer convicted of sending his crews out to die in a storm]] so he could collect the insurance money. Stripped of his titles and fortune, Kardoz is left with no choice but to leave his homeworld of Vauldric and take his chances in the wider galaxy to make a living. As he pursues a new career as a
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* CharacterCustomization: Ships can be painted different colors, have decals stuck on them, and the player can place items in their cockpit. In the single-player campaign, players can also customize Kardoz to give him different clothing and clothing colors. In the multiplayer campaign, players can choose their character's race (Baldeen, Ijuni, Macrovari, or Vauldwin).
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* CharacterCustomization: Ships can be painted different colors, have decals stuck on them, and the player can place items in their cockpit. In the single-player campaign, players can also customize Kardoz to give him different clothing and clothing colors. In the multiplayer campaign, players can choose their character's race (Baldeen, (Ballden, Ijuni, Macrovari, or Vauldwin).
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* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]] because his sex, 0-10, has no corresponding mate (which would be a 10-0; the Vauldwin have 50 different sexes divided into 25 pairs, but 10-0s cannot be born naturally or through genetic engineering, so 0-10s have no one to pair with and are considered biological dead-ends). This makes him a pariah among his race, who are heavily focused on raising families, and this discrimination was an underlying factor in Kardoz's KangarooCourt conviction.
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* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]] because his sex, 0-10, has no corresponding mate (which would be a 10-0; 10-0, the only Vauldwin have 50 different sexes divided into 25 pairs, but 10-0s sex that cannot be born naturally or through genetic engineering, so 0-10s have no one to pair with and are considered biological dead-ends). engineering). This makes him a pariah among his race, who are heavily focused on raising families, and this discrimination was an underlying factor in Kardoz's KangarooCourt conviction.conviction.
* TheFederation: The Intercelestial Union of Commonly Aligned Beings, or Union. It is an ancient military alliance founded by the Vauldwin, Ijuni, Ballden, and Macrovari to coordinate efforts to eliminate the storms. While countless previous civilizations only thought to flee from or try to endure the expanding storms and ended up being destroyed, the Union achieved significant progress in clearing storms and restoring whole regions of the Croft galaxy to habitability.
* TheFederation: The Intercelestial Union of Commonly Aligned Beings, or Union. It is an ancient military alliance founded by the Vauldwin, Ijuni, Ballden, and Macrovari to coordinate efforts to eliminate the storms. While countless previous civilizations only thought to flee from or try to endure the expanding storms and ended up being destroyed, the Union achieved significant progress in clearing storms and restoring whole regions of the Croft galaxy to habitability.
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* PlayerCharacter: Kardoz Speakerson is the main character, a member of a species called the Vauldwin who was (formerly) a high ranking noble and is now wrongfully accused of sabotaging his convoy.
* {{Precursors}}: [[spoiler: Mentioned as having built the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]
* {{Precursors}}: [[spoiler: Mentioned as having built the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]
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* PlayerCharacter: Kardoz Speakerson is the main character, a member of a species called the Vauldwin who was (formerly) a high ranking noble and is now wrongfully accused convicted of sabotaging his convoy.
convoy and committing insurance fraud.
* {{Precursors}}: The Croft galaxy is packed with the ruins and relics of extinct precursor civilizations wiped out by the storms. [[spoiler:Mentioned One particular group is mentioned as having built the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]
* {{Precursors}}: The Croft galaxy is packed with the ruins and relics of extinct precursor civilizations wiped out by the storms. [[spoiler:
* SiblingMurder: Kardoz had a brother who died 13 years earlier. Ever since, rumors have swirled that Kardoz murdered his brother to take his place in House Speakerson, because a 0-10 like Kardoz would not normally have attained such high status within a High House. Kardoz claims the rumors are just another example of Vauldwin society's prejudice against 0-10s.
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** The Baldeen, a race of multiple hiveminds consisting of thousands of individuals each. When a Baldeen hivemind reaches a certain population size, its constituents are placed in cryogenic caskets to curtail the hivemind's growth and resource consumption, since Baldeen individuals cannot control their reproduction. Baldeen culture is deeply religious, and they worship the Denmenvani as gods.
** The Denmenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani is not only the creator of the Baldeen race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Baldeen homeworld orbits), but she also runs an advice column.
** The Helioliches, less a race and more a class of beings evolved from sentient, storm-warped starships. Most ships brought to life by storms are semi-mindless berserkers and easily hunted down, but those that manage to survive through the centuries gain control of their tempers and glean eldritch wisdom that they sometimes deign to share.
** The Denmenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani is not only the creator of the Baldeen race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Baldeen homeworld orbits), but she also runs an advice column.
** The Helioliches, less a race and more a class of beings evolved from sentient, storm-warped starships. Most ships brought to life by storms are semi-mindless berserkers and easily hunted down, but those that manage to survive through the centuries gain control of their tempers and glean eldritch wisdom that they sometimes deign to share.
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** The Baldeen, Ballden, a race of multiple hiveminds consisting of thousands of individuals each. When a Baldeen Ballden hivemind reaches a certain population size, its constituents are placed in cryogenic caskets to curtail the hivemind's growth and resource consumption, since Baldeen Ballden individuals cannot lack the intelligence to control their reproduction. Baldeen reproductive instincts. Ballden culture is deeply religious, and they worship the Denmenvani Demenvani as gods.
** TheDenmenvani, Demenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani Demenvani named Astraden is not only the creator of the Baldeen Ballden race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Baldeen homeworld orbits), Ballden homeworlds orbit), but she also runs an advice column.
** The Helioliches, less a race and more a class of beings evolved from sentient, storm-warped starships. Most ships brought to life by storms are semi-mindless berserkers and easily hunted down, but those that manage to survive through the centuries gain control of their tempers and glean eldritch wisdom that they sometimes deign to share.column.
** The
** The Helioliches, less a race and more a class of beings evolved from sentient, storm-warped starships. Most ships brought to life by storms are semi-mindless berserkers and easily hunted down, but those that manage to survive through the centuries gain control of their tempers and glean eldritch wisdom that they sometimes deign to share.
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** The Us (pronounced "Oos"), a race of sentient fungi that must inhabit the corpses of other sentient beings to do anything, including reproduce. They are pacifists and friendly, but the other races treat them warily due to their nature. The Us operate the Deadstations, which serve as neutral trading hubs and necropolises.
** The Veilers, a race of organic, militaristic beings who encased themselves in mechanical suits to survive their harsh, storm-enshrouded homeworld. Due to the necessity of continual mandatory military service to combat unending threats, the Veilers had no time to develop things like art and philosophy, but are nonetheless not aggressive toward the other races and enjoy the novelty of their cultures. Veiler females outnumber males by a 10-to-1 ratio.
** The Veilers, a race of organic, militaristic beings who encased themselves in mechanical suits to survive their harsh, storm-enshrouded homeworld. Due to the necessity of continual mandatory military service to combat unending threats, the Veilers had no time to develop things like art and philosophy, but are nonetheless not aggressive toward the other races and enjoy the novelty of their cultures. Veiler females outnumber males by a 10-to-1 ratio.
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** The Us (pronounced "Oos"), a race of sentient fungi that must inhabit the corpses of other sentient beings to do anything, including reproduce. They are pacifists and friendly, but the other races treat them warily due to their macabre nature. The Us operate the Deadstations, which serve as neutral trading hubs and necropolises.
** The Veilers, a race of organic, militaristic beings who encased themselves in mechanical suits to survive their harsh, storm-enshrouded homeworld. Due to the necessity of continual mandatory military service to combat unending threats, the Veilers had no time to develop things like art and philosophy, but they are nonethelessnot aggressive toward at peace with the other races (following a recent first-contact war with the Union) and enjoy the novelty of their cultures. Veiler females outnumber males by a 10-to-1 ratio.
** The Veilers, a race of organic, militaristic beings who encased themselves in mechanical suits to survive their harsh, storm-enshrouded homeworld. Due to the necessity of continual mandatory military service to combat unending threats, the Veilers had no time to develop things like art and philosophy, but they are nonetheless
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* AuthorAppeal: Trains can be found in the game, and one of the major stations in the demo area is Spolen ''Train''yard.
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* AuthorAppeal: Trains can be found in the game, and one of the major stations in the demo area is Spolen ''Train''yard.
* CharacterCustomization: Ships can be painted different colors, have decals stuck on them, and the player can place items in their cockpit. In the single-player campaign, players can also customize Kardoz to give him different clothing and clothing colors. In the multiplayer campaign, players can choose their character's race (Baldeen, Ijuni, Macrovari, or Vauldwin).
* ClearMyName: Kardoz is wrongfully convicted of conspiring to murder his employees and is [[RichesToRags stripped of his fortunes and house titles]]. He wants to find out what really happened, but is also trying to make money just to live.
* ClearMyName: Kardoz is wrongfully convicted of conspiring to murder his employees and is [[RichesToRags stripped of his fortunes and house titles]]. He wants to find out what really happened, but is also trying to make money just to live.
* EldritchAbomination: Stated and often shown to be a common thing in the galaxy.
* EldritchLocation: Underspace and the storms it creates. Nebulas become dark cloud banks filled with strange glowing symbols and the occasional ''thing'' can be seen moving in the distance. The center rift that each storm has also heavily distorts the player's screen until it can be destroyed.
* EnemyChatter: Similar to Freelancer. Ships will talk to one another and announce their goals and actions out loud.
* EldritchLocation: Underspace and the storms it creates. Nebulas become dark cloud banks filled with strange glowing symbols and the occasional ''thing'' can be seen moving in the distance. The center rift that each storm has also heavily distorts the player's screen until it can be destroyed.
* EnemyChatter: Similar to Freelancer. Ships will talk to one another and announce their goals and actions out loud.
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* CharacterCustomization: Ships can be painted different colors, have decals stuck on them, and the player can place items in their cockpit. In the single-player campaign, players can also customize Kardoz to give him different clothing and clothing colors. In the multiplayer campaign, players can choose their character's race (Baldeen, Ijuni, Macrovari, or Vauldwin).
* ClearMyName: Kardoz is wrongfully convicted of conspiring to murder his employees and is [[RichesToRags stripped of his fortunes and house titles]]. He wants to find out what really happened, but is also trying to make money just to live.
* EldritchAbomination: Stated and often shown to be a common thing in the galaxy.
* EldritchLocation: Underspace and the storms it creates. Nebulas become dark cloud banks filled with strange glowing symbols and the occasional ''thing'' can be seen moving in the distance. The center rift that each storm has also heavily distorts the player's screen until it can be destroyed.
* EnemyChatter: Similar to Freelancer. Ships will talk to one another and announce their goals and actions out loud.
* ClearMyName: Kardoz is wrongfully convicted of conspiring to murder his employees and is [[RichesToRags stripped of his fortunes and house titles]]. He wants to find out what really happened, but is also trying to make money just to live.
* EldritchAbomination: Stated and often shown to be a common thing in the galaxy.
* EldritchLocation: Underspace and the storms it creates. Nebulas become dark cloud banks filled with strange glowing symbols and the occasional ''thing'' can be seen moving in the distance. The center rift that each storm has also heavily distorts the player's screen until it can be destroyed.
* EnemyChatter: Similar to Freelancer. Ships will talk to one another and announce their goals and actions out loud.
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* SpacePirates: The Matta and the Washers in the demo. The Matta are stated to be [[LastOfTheirKind only remaining criminal family in Vauldwin space]], while the Washers are a galaxy wide pirate cult that deal drugs to the population.
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* SpaceIsAnOcean: And has lighthouses, storms, barnacles, and [[SpaceWhale giant killer leviathans]].
* SpacePirates: The Matta and the Washers in the demo. The Matta are stated to be [[LastOfTheirKind only remaining criminal family in Vauldwin space]], while the Washers are a galaxy wide pirate cult that deal drugs to thepopulation. population.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, as well as the game mod /v/lancer. There are also elements from the cancelled ''Skyrim'' mod ''Tatterdemalion''.
* SpacePirates: The Matta and the Washers in the demo. The Matta are stated to be [[LastOfTheirKind only remaining criminal family in Vauldwin space]], while the Washers are a galaxy wide pirate cult that deal drugs to the
* SpiritualSuccessor: To {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, as well as the game mod /v/lancer. There are also elements from the cancelled ''Skyrim'' mod ''Tatterdemalion''.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, as well as the game mod /v/lancer. There are also elements from the cancelled ''Skyrim'' mod ''Tatterdemalion''.
* SpaceIsAnOcean: And has lighthouses, storms, barnacles, and [[SpaceWhale giant killer leviathans]].
* SpaceIsAnOcean: And has lighthouses, storms, barnacles, and [[SpaceWhale giant killer leviathans]].
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* CharacterCustomization: Ships can be painted different colors, have decals stuck on them, and the player can place items in their cockpit. Players can also customize Kardoz to give him different clothing and clothing colors.
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* CharacterCustomization: Ships can be painted different colors, have decals stuck on them, and the player can place items in their cockpit. Players In the single-player campaign, players can also customize Kardoz to give him different clothing and clothing colors.colors. In the multiplayer campaign, players can choose their character's race (Baldeen, Ijuni, Macrovari, or Vauldwin).
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* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]]. This makes him a pariah among his race, who are heavily focused on raising families.
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* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]]. reproduce]] because his sex, 0-10, has no corresponding mate (which would be a 10-0; the Vauldwin have 50 different sexes divided into 25 pairs, but 10-0s cannot be born naturally or through genetic engineering, so 0-10s have no one to pair with and are considered biological dead-ends). This makes him a pariah among his race, who are heavily focused on raising families. families, and this discrimination was an underlying factor in Kardoz's KangarooCourt conviction.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Battle storms, chase monsters, trade, mine, and explore the galaxy in this richly detailed, hand-crafted, open world space-shooter!"'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:''Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of giant snakes.'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Battle storms, chase monsters, trade, mine, and explore the galaxy in this richly detailed, hand-crafted, open world space-shooter!"'']]
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** The Us (pronounced "Oos"), a race of sentient fungi that must inhabit the corpses of other beings to do anything, including reproduce. They are pacifists and friendly, but the other races treat them warily due to their nature. The Us operate the Deadstations, which serve as neutral trading hubs and necropolises.
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** The Us (pronounced "Oos"), a race of sentient fungi that must inhabit the corpses of other sentient beings to do anything, including reproduce. They are pacifists and friendly, but the other races treat them warily due to their nature. The Us operate the Deadstations, which serve as neutral trading hubs and necropolises.
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''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{VideoGame/Freelancer}}''. A [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace free, periodically-updated demo]] has been available since 2019, and the game is slated to enter early access on Steam on April 10, 2024.
For aeons, the Croft galaxy has been plagued by [[WeirdWeather storms in space]] caused by civilizations using a dimension called "[[SubspaceOrHyperspace underspace]]" for faster-than-light travel. These storms destructively warp reality, and spew forth both nameless horrors and incredible treasures. Only the interstellar military alliance known as the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of lasting order across the galaxy, a feat made possible by the ingenuity of its four member races (the Vauldwin, the Macrovari, the Ijuni, and the Ballden) and their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively fight back against the storms]].
The player takes on the role of Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin race]] and owner of an interstellar trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer convicted of sending his crews out to die in a storm]] so he could collect the insurance money. Stripped of his titles and family fortune, Kardoz is left with no choice but to leave his homeworld and take his chances in the wider galaxy to make a living, two acts that Vauldwin culture disdains with a passion. As he pursues a new career as an adventurer, trader, or pirate, Kardoz soon finds himself in war between the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]] and a storm-worshipping cult of pirates known as the Washers.
For aeons, the Croft galaxy has been plagued by [[WeirdWeather storms in space]] caused by civilizations using a dimension called "[[SubspaceOrHyperspace underspace]]" for faster-than-light travel. These storms destructively warp reality, and spew forth both nameless horrors and incredible treasures. Only the interstellar military alliance known as the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of lasting order across the galaxy, a feat made possible by the ingenuity of its four member races (the Vauldwin, the Macrovari, the Ijuni, and the Ballden) and their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively fight back against the storms]].
The player takes on the role of Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin race]] and owner of an interstellar trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer convicted of sending his crews out to die in a storm]] so he could collect the insurance money. Stripped of his titles and family fortune, Kardoz is left with no choice but to leave his homeworld and take his chances in the wider galaxy to make a living, two acts that Vauldwin culture disdains with a passion. As he pursues a new career as an adventurer, trader, or pirate, Kardoz soon finds himself in war between the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]] and a storm-worshipping cult of pirates known as the Washers.
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''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{VideoGame/Freelancer}}''. A Following a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pastaspace/underspace successful Kickstarter campaign]] in 2019, a [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace free, periodically-updated demo]] has been available since 2019, and the was made available. The game is currently "content-complete" and slated to enter early access on Steam on April 10, 2024.
2024; it will remain in early access while the developer continues fixing bugs and fine-tuning.
For aeons, the Croft galaxy has been plagued by [[WeirdWeather storms in space]] caused by civilizations using a dimension called "[[SubspaceOrHyperspace underspace]]" for faster-than-light travel. These storms destructively warp reality, and spew forth both nameless horrors and incredible treasures.Only Croft is littered with the ruins of civilizations swallowed by storms, and only the interstellar military alliance known as the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of lasting order across the galaxy, a feat made possible by the ingenuity of its four member races (the Vauldwin, the Macrovari, the Ijuni, and the Ballden) Baldeen) and their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively fight back against hunt the storms]].
storms]] despite the immense risks. The player can choose between a single-player and a multiplayer campaign, each with its own story.
In the single-player campaign, the player takes on the role of Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin race]] and owner ofan a struggling interstellar trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer convicted of sending his crews out to die in a storm]] so he could collect the insurance money. Stripped of his titles and family fortune, Kardoz is left with no choice but to leave his homeworld of Vauldric and take his chances in the wider galaxy to make a living, two acts that Vauldwin culture disdains with a passion. living. As he pursues a new career as an adventurer, trader, or pirate, a Starchaser (a mercenary pilot) while attempting to clear his name, Kardoz soon finds himself in a war between the Idolsmashers, the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]] chapter]], and the Doomsdayers, a nihilist splinter sect of a cult of storm-worshipping cult of pirates known as the Washers.
pirates.
For aeons, the Croft galaxy has been plagued by [[WeirdWeather storms in space]] caused by civilizations using a dimension called "[[SubspaceOrHyperspace underspace]]" for faster-than-light travel. These storms destructively warp reality, and spew forth both nameless horrors and incredible treasures.
In the single-player campaign, the player takes on the role of Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin race]] and owner of
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** The Washers fly much more powerful ships and are implied to be some sort of rival civilization, with their primary modus operandi being flooding the Union with drugs. This puts them as dead-ringers for the Outcasts.
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** The Washers fly much more powerful ships ships, and while they are implied to be some sort of rival civilization, with described as a piratical cult movement that worships storms, their primary modus operandi being is flooding the Union with drugs. This puts them as dead-ringers for the Outcasts.
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* ClearMyName: Kardoz is wrongfully accused of conspiring to murder his employees and is [[RichesToRags stripped of his fortunes and house titles]]. He wants to find out what really happened, but is also trying to make money just to live.
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* ClearMyName: Kardoz is wrongfully accused convicted of conspiring to murder his employees and is [[RichesToRags stripped of his fortunes and house titles]]. He wants to find out what really happened, but is also trying to make money just to live.
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* FamousAncestor: The Speaker, for Kardoz. A famous Vauldwin orator who used his skill in speechcraft to stop an entire army of invading creatures from Underspace by ShamingTheMob so much that they retreated.
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* FamousAncestor: The Speaker, for Kardoz. A famous Vauldwin orator who used his skill in speechcraft to stop an entire army of invading creatures empire from Underspace by ShamingTheMob so much that they retreated.retreated. The Speaker's descendants make up the noble House Speakerson, and none of them have ever come close to equaling the Speaker's achievement.
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** The Ast, a race of crystalline entities with only one emotion: intense righteous fury. Despite this, the Ast are generally non-violent, place a premium on personal choice and freedom, and build beautiful cities and ships. They also curse incessantly and greatly enjoy drinking alcohol.
** The Ballden, a race of multiple hiveminds consisting of thousands of individuals each. When a Ballden hivemind reaches a certain population size, its constituents are placed in cryogenic caskets to curtail the hivemind's growth and resource consumption, since Ballden individuals cannot control their reproduction. Ballden culture is deeply religious, and they worship the Denmenvani as gods.
** The Denmenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani is not only the creator of the Ballden race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Ballden homeworld orbits), but she also runs an advice column.
** The Ballden, a race of multiple hiveminds consisting of thousands of individuals each. When a Ballden hivemind reaches a certain population size, its constituents are placed in cryogenic caskets to curtail the hivemind's growth and resource consumption, since Ballden individuals cannot control their reproduction. Ballden culture is deeply religious, and they worship the Denmenvani as gods.
** The Denmenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani is not only the creator of the Ballden race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Ballden homeworld orbits), but she also runs an advice column.
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** The Ast, a race of crystalline entities with only one emotion: intense righteous fury. Despite this, the Ast are generally non-violent, not violent, place a premium on personal choice and freedom, and build beautiful cities and ships. They also curse incessantly and greatly enjoy drinking alcohol.
** TheBallden, Baldeen, a race of multiple hiveminds consisting of thousands of individuals each. When a Ballden Baldeen hivemind reaches a certain population size, its constituents are placed in cryogenic caskets to curtail the hivemind's growth and resource consumption, since Ballden Baldeen individuals cannot control their reproduction. Ballden Baldeen culture is deeply religious, and they worship the Denmenvani as gods.
** The Denmenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani is not only the creator of theBallden Baldeen race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Ballden Baldeen homeworld orbits), but she also runs an advice column.column.
** The Helioliches, less a race and more a class of beings evolved from sentient, storm-warped starships. Most ships brought to life by storms are semi-mindless berserkers and easily hunted down, but those that manage to survive through the centuries gain control of their tempers and glean eldritch wisdom that they sometimes deign to share.
** The
** The Denmenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani is not only the creator of the
** The Helioliches, less a race and more a class of beings evolved from sentient, storm-warped starships. Most ships brought to life by storms are semi-mindless berserkers and easily hunted down, but those that manage to survive through the centuries gain control of their tempers and glean eldritch wisdom that they sometimes deign to share.
** The Us (pronounced "Oos"), a race of sentient fungi that must inhabit the corpses of other beings to do anything, including reproduce. They are pacifists and friendly, but the other races treat them warily due to their nature. The Us operate the Deadstations, which serve as neutral trading hubs and necropolises.
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* WeirdWeather: The game features a dynamic weather system that causes storms from underspace to take over systems. Entering nebulas while they're active can spawn hazards and recurring bosses, but also grants the player rewards.
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* WeirdWeather: The game features a dynamic weather system that causes storms from underspace to take over systems. Entering nebulas while they're active can spawn hazards and recurring bosses, but also grants the player rewards. Storm intensity is measured by a system similar to the Saffir-Simpson scale for hurricanes (category 1 to category 5), with stronger storms being more dangerous and more lucrative. A storm can be dissipated by finding the underspatial rift at its heart and destroying it, which drops a rare form of energy that can be used as currency to obtain unique ships and weapons.
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''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{VideoGame/Freelancer}}''. [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace A demo was released in 2019.]]
The galaxy of Croft is not a nice place to live. For aeons it has been under constant threat of [[WeirdWeather strange space storms]]. Storms that bring ships to life, lightning that cracks open and drinks suns, and thunder that spewed forth nameless horrors. Only the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of permanent civillization across the galaxy, supported by their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively fight back against the storms.]]
The player takes the role of Kardoz, a high ranking nobleman of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]], and owner of a trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer accused and found guilty of sending his crews out to die in a storm.]] With no titles or fortunes, Kardoz is forced to make a living, and soon finds himself in war between the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]] and a group of storm-worshipping cultists.
Much like its predecessor, ''Underspace'' is a WideOpenSandbox crossed with an RPG and a traditional space exploration game. Unlike its predecessor, the roleplaying mechanics are MUCH more emphasized, with a skill and quest system as well as an UnbrokenFirstPersonPerspective when walking around on bases. It also fully embraces ''Freelancer's'' AcceptableBreaksFromReality, leading to a DenserAndWackier setting that is implied if not explicitly ScienceFantasy.
The galaxy of Croft is not a nice place to live. For aeons it has been under constant threat of [[WeirdWeather strange space storms]]. Storms that bring ships to life, lightning that cracks open and drinks suns, and thunder that spewed forth nameless horrors. Only the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of permanent civillization across the galaxy, supported by their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively fight back against the storms.]]
The player takes the role of Kardoz, a high ranking nobleman of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]], and owner of a trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer accused and found guilty of sending his crews out to die in a storm.]] With no titles or fortunes, Kardoz is forced to make a living, and soon finds himself in war between the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]] and a group of storm-worshipping cultists.
Much like its predecessor, ''Underspace'' is a WideOpenSandbox crossed with an RPG and a traditional space exploration game. Unlike its predecessor, the roleplaying mechanics are MUCH more emphasized, with a skill and quest system as well as an UnbrokenFirstPersonPerspective when walking around on bases. It also fully embraces ''Freelancer's'' AcceptableBreaksFromReality, leading to a DenserAndWackier setting that is implied if not explicitly ScienceFantasy.
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''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''{{VideoGame/Freelancer}}''. A [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace A demo was released in 2019.]]
The galaxy of Croft is not a nice place to live. For aeons itfree, periodically-updated demo]] has been under constant threat of available since 2019, and the game is slated to enter early access on Steam on April 10, 2024.
For aeons, the Croft galaxy has been plagued by [[WeirdWeatherstrange space storms]]. Storms that bring ships to life, lightning that cracks open storms in space]] caused by civilizations using a dimension called "[[SubspaceOrHyperspace underspace]]" for faster-than-light travel. These storms destructively warp reality, and drinks suns, and thunder that spewed spew forth both nameless horrors. horrors and incredible treasures. Only the interstellar military alliance known as the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of permanent civillization lasting order across the galaxy, supported a feat made possible by the ingenuity of its four member races (the Vauldwin, the Macrovari, the Ijuni, and the Ballden) and their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively fight back against the storms.]]
storms]].
The player takes on the role ofKardoz, Kardoz Speakerson, the head of a high ranking nobleman noble house of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]], Vauldwin race]] and owner of a an interstellar trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer accused and found guilty convicted of sending his crews out to die in a storm.]] With no storm]] so he could collect the insurance money. Stripped of his titles or fortunes, and family fortune, Kardoz is forced left with no choice but to leave his homeworld and take his chances in the wider galaxy to make a living, and two acts that Vauldwin culture disdains with a passion. As he pursues a new career as an adventurer, trader, or pirate, Kardoz soon finds himself in war between the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]] and a group of storm-worshipping cultists.cult of pirates known as the Washers.
Much like itspredecessor, inspiration, ''Underspace'' is a WideOpenSandbox crossed with an RPG and a traditional space exploration game. Unlike its predecessor, ''Freelancer'', the roleplaying mechanics are MUCH more emphasized, a major focal point, with a skill and quest system as well as an UnbrokenFirstPersonPerspective when walking around on bases.in settlements and other facilities. It also fully embraces ''Freelancer's'' AcceptableBreaksFromReality, leading to a DenserAndWackier setting that is implied if not explicitly ScienceFantasy.
The galaxy of Croft is not a nice place to live. For aeons it
For aeons, the Croft galaxy has been plagued by [[WeirdWeather
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* AbsentAliens: Inverted, there are no visible humans of any type, with the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]] seeming to be the closest stand-in.
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* AbsentAliens: Inverted, there are no visible humans of any type, with the "rubbery and floating" [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]] seeming to be serving as the closest stand-in.
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* ProudScholarRace: Kardoz states that the Vauldwin are usually poets, scholars, and diplomats.
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* ProudScholarRace: Kardoz states that the Vauldwin are usually poets, scholars, and diplomats.diplomats, and their society looks down on any Vauldwin who tries to be anything else.
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* StarfishAliens: In spades. This includes:
** The Ijuni, stated to be a race of "capitalist space lobsters".
** The Macrovari, two of whom serve as mission control during the demo's main campaign, are hyper-intelligent ''single-celled organisms.'' Talking to your coworker after the initial campaign mission also indicates that they reproduce through mitosis and become physically violent towards one another in close proximity.
* StayInTheKitchen: Downplayed for the Vauldwin, as its stated that all sexes are expected to be raising kids. "Wanderers" are looked down upon.
** The Ijuni, stated to be a race of "capitalist space lobsters".
** The Macrovari, two of whom serve as mission control during the demo's main campaign, are hyper-intelligent ''single-celled organisms.'' Talking to your coworker after the initial campaign mission also indicates that they reproduce through mitosis and become physically violent towards one another in close proximity.
* StayInTheKitchen: Downplayed for the Vauldwin, as its stated that all sexes are expected to be raising kids. "Wanderers" are looked down upon.
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* StarfishAliens: In spades. This includes:
Basically every race other than the Vauldwin:
** The Ast, a race of crystalline entities with only one emotion: intense righteous fury. Despite this, the Ast are generally non-violent, place a premium on personal choice and freedom, and build beautiful cities and ships. They also curse incessantly and greatly enjoy drinking alcohol.
** The Ballden, a race of multiple hiveminds consisting of thousands of individuals each. When a Ballden hivemind reaches a certain population size, its constituents are placed in cryogenic caskets to curtail the hivemind's growth and resource consumption, since Ballden individuals cannot control their reproduction. Ballden culture is deeply religious, and they worship the Denmenvani as gods.
** The Denmenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani is not only the creator of the Ballden race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Ballden homeworld orbits), but she also runs an advice column.
** The Ijuni,stated to be a race of "capitalist space lobsters".
aquatic crustaceans with a cultural fixation on materialism. Each Ijuni spends its life trying to amass some form of wealth, and the wealthiest and longest-lived Ijuni grow into city-sized "Largeboys" who rule as oligarchs on the homeworld. Ijuni also possess a form of racial mass telepathy that functions regardless of distance, which they can access at will and treat as an analogue of the internet.
** The Macrovari,two a race of whom serve as mission control during the demo's main campaign, are hyper-intelligent ''single-celled organisms.'' Talking to your coworker after the initial campaign mission also indicates hyper-intelligent, single-celled organisms that inhabit robotic bodies and are incomparably skilled at whatever task they undertake. Macrovari are individualistic to the point that any two Macrovari will always dislike each other, and in close proximity they will instinctively fight to the death. Eventually, a single Macrovari will reproduce through mitosis mitosis, and become physically violent towards one another the two resulting offspring will retain their original's skills but not their memories.
** The Veilers, a race of organic, militaristic beings who encased themselves inclose proximity.
mechanical suits to survive their harsh, storm-enshrouded homeworld. Due to the necessity of continual mandatory military service to combat unending threats, the Veilers had no time to develop things like art and philosophy, but are nonetheless not aggressive toward the other races and enjoy the novelty of their cultures. Veiler females outnumber males by a 10-to-1 ratio.
* StayInTheKitchen: Downplayed for the Vauldwin,as its stated that since all sexes are expected to be raising kids. kids; "Wanderers" are looked down upon.upon. Also downplayed for the Veilers, since every Veiler is required to serve in the military.
** The Ast, a race of crystalline entities with only one emotion: intense righteous fury. Despite this, the Ast are generally non-violent, place a premium on personal choice and freedom, and build beautiful cities and ships. They also curse incessantly and greatly enjoy drinking alcohol.
** The Ballden, a race of multiple hiveminds consisting of thousands of individuals each. When a Ballden hivemind reaches a certain population size, its constituents are placed in cryogenic caskets to curtail the hivemind's growth and resource consumption, since Ballden individuals cannot control their reproduction. Ballden culture is deeply religious, and they worship the Denmenvani as gods.
** The Denmenvani, a race of sentient stars with a political and social media presence in the galaxy. One Denmenvani is not only the creator of the Ballden race (and she is, in fact, the star that the Ballden homeworld orbits), but she also runs an advice column.
** The Ijuni,
** The Macrovari,
** The Veilers, a race of organic, militaristic beings who encased themselves in
* StayInTheKitchen: Downplayed for the Vauldwin,
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''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}.''{{VideoGame/Freelancer}}''. [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace A demo was released in 2019.]]
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Much like its predecessor {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, Underspace is a WideOpenSandbox crossed with an RPG and a traditional space exploration game. Unlike its predecessor, the roleplaying mechanics are MUCH more emphasized, with a skill and quest system as well as an UnbrokenFirstPersonPerspective when walking around on bases. It also fully embraces ''Freelancer's'' AcceptableBreaksFromReality, leading to a DenserAndWackier setting that is implied if not explicitly ScienceFantasy.
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Much like its predecessor {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, Underspace predecessor, ''Underspace'' is a WideOpenSandbox crossed with an RPG and a traditional space exploration game. Unlike its predecessor, the roleplaying mechanics are MUCH more emphasized, with a skill and quest system as well as an UnbrokenFirstPersonPerspective when walking around on bases. It also fully embraces ''Freelancer's'' AcceptableBreaksFromReality, leading to a DenserAndWackier setting that is implied if not explicitly ScienceFantasy.
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* ApocalypseCult: The Washers are stated to be a galaxy-wide cult that worships the storms and seeks to subsume the Union into them.
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* AmbiguousGender: Your squad leader, Yun, uses male pronouns but has a female voice actor. Given that he's stated to be a [[StarfishAliens Macrovari]] it is likely that normal gender roles don't apply to him at all.
* ApocalypseCult: The Washers are stated to be a galaxy-wide cult that worships the storms and seeks to subsume the Union intothem.
%%*them. The Doomsdayers (encountered in the main quest) are stated to be even more extreme, with a tendency to commit mass suicide in religious rituals.
* ArtisticLicenseSpace:And how.Beyond even just the AcceptableBreaksFromReality involving scales that would be found in ''Freelancer''. Croft is stated to be an elliptical galaxy, but resembles a spiral one, and the backgrounds of star systems are far too bright and colorful even if their nebulas were visible. Justified, as the entire setting is a ConstructedWorld and runs off differnet rules.
* ApocalypseCult: The Washers are stated to be a galaxy-wide cult that worships the storms and seeks to subsume the Union into
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* ArtisticLicenseSpace:
** The Macrovari end up even stranger, being hyper-intelligent ''microscopic single celled organisms'' that are nevertheless able to interact with the world at large.
* CharacterCustomization: Ships can be painted different colors, have decals stuck on them, and the player can place items in their cockpit. Players can also customize Kardoz to give him different clothing and clothing colors.
* ClearMyName: Kardoz is wrongfully accused of conspiring to murder his employees and is [[RichesToRags stripped of his fortunes and house titles]]. He wants to find out what really happened, but is also trying to make money just to live.
* ClearMyName: Kardoz is wrongfully accused of conspiring to murder his employees and is [[RichesToRags stripped of his fortunes and house titles]]. He wants to find out what really happened, but is also trying to make money just to live.
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* EldritchLocation: Underspace and the storms it creates. Nebulas become dark cloud banks filled with strange glowing symbols and the occasional ''thing'' can be seen moving in the distance. The center rift that each storm has also heavily distorts the player's screen until it can be destroyed.
* EnemyChatter: Similar to Freelancer. Ships will talk to one another and announce their goals and actions out loud.
* EnemyChatter: Similar to Freelancer. Ships will talk to one another and announce their goals and actions out loud.
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* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]]. This makes him a pariah among his race.
* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]]. This makes him a pariah among his race.
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* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]]. This makes him a pariah among his
* TheGreatSerpent: Serves as the game's mascot but can also be encountered as bosses in storms. Multiple types can appear at higher levels with different abilities.
* GuestStarPartyMember: While inside a storm other ships with unique names may occasionally come to your aid, leaving after the storm is destroyed.
** All normal party members also count, as calling them into battle only means having a temporary ally before they jump back out.
* GuestStarPartyMember: While inside a storm other ships with unique names may occasionally come to your aid, leaving after the storm is destroyed.
** All normal party members also count, as calling them into battle only means having a temporary ally before they jump back out.
* LovecraftLite: Galactic society is at war with monsters and horrifying [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] from a horrible storm dimension. [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu And society is winning.]]
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* AlienLunch: The caches that the player uses to repair their shields are also stated to be edible rations.
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* WeirdWeather: The game features a dynamic weather system that causes storms from underspace to take over systems. Entering nebulas while they're active can spawn hazards and recurring bosses, but also grants the player rewardsrewards.
* WeirdWorldWeirdFood: The caches that the player uses to repair their shields are also stated to be edible rations.
* WeirdWorldWeirdFood: The caches that the player uses to repair their shields are also stated to be edible rations.
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* Precursors: [[spoiler: Mentioned as having built the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]
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* Precursors: {{Precursors}}: [[spoiler: Mentioned as having built the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]
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''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}. [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace A demo was released in 2019.]]
The galaxy of Croft is not a nice place to live. For aeons it has been under constant threat of [[WeirdWeather strange space storms]]. Storms that bring ships to life, lightning that cracks open and drinks suns, and thunder that spewed forth nameless horrors. Only the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of permanent civillization across the galaxy, supported by their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively fight back against the storms.]]
The player takes the role of Kardoz, a high ranking nobleman of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]], and owner of a trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer accused and found guilty of sending his crews out to die in a storm.]] With no titles or fortunes, Kardoz is forced to make a living, and soon finds himself in war between the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]] and a group of storm-worshipping cultists.
Much like its predecessor {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, Underspace is a WideOpenSandbox crossed with an RPG and a traditional space exploration game. Unlike its predecessor, the roleplaying mechanics are MUCH more emphasized, with a skill and quest system as well as an UnbrokenFirstPersonPerspective when walking around on bases. It also fully embraces ''Freelancer's'' AcceptableBreaksFromReality, leading to a DenserAndWackier setting that is implied if not explicitly ScienceFantasy.
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!!This game contains examples of:
* AbsentAliens: Inverted, there are no visible humans of any type, with the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]] seeming to be the closest stand-in.
* AbstractEater: One sidequest has you cleaning barnacles off an old battleship. Said barnacles eat the structural integrity of the ship. Not the metal, but the actual ''concept'' of the ship's structural integrity.
* AdventureGuild: Starchasers and starchasing chapters; organized groups that hunt storms and protect the Union.
* AlienLunch: The caches that the player uses to repair their shields are also stated to be edible rations.
* AlienSky: The nebula backgrounds of ''Underspace'' are definitely far brighter and more colorful than anything in real life, but this trop is definitely at play in the star system found if the player takes the [[spoiler: ancient gate]] hidden in the Vauldrim nebula.
* AllianceMeter: Returns from Freelancer. The player can also view how much favor they've gained or lost with a faction.
* ApocalypseCult: The Washers are stated to be a galaxy-wide cult that worships the storms and seeks to subsume the Union into them.
* ArtisticLicenseSpace: And how.
* AsteroidThicket: Asteroid and scrap fields are fairly thick, and wrecks can be found within.
* {{BFG}}: The player can acquire "heavy equipment" that serves as the game's LimitBreak. Many of these are very large space lasers.
* AuthorAppeal: Trains can be found in the game, and one of the major stations in the demo area is Spolen ''Train''yard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: The codex states that the Vauldwin have [[ArtisticLicenseBiology over 50 different sexes]], with each one being assigned a pair of numbers. A Vauldwin can only reproduce or even be attracted to another Vauldwin complimentary number. Kardoz is stated to be a 0-10, but no 0-10s exist.
* BreakableWeapons: Averted. Unlike Freelancer damage to you ship only disables a hardpoint until its repaired. Played straight with wrecked equipment looted from enemies, which has to be repaired with special items.
* CrapsackWorld: The galaxy is constantly under attack from monster-creating storms. Ships go missing and come back as angry ghosts. Lethal accidents in space are considered normal. The only real civilization is stated to be a military dictatorship.
* {{Expy}}: The game's nature as a Freelancer successor leads to this at times, with many factions and areas being clear parallels to Freelancer.
** The two starting pirate factions the player encounters in the demo area the [[PunnyName Family Matta]] and the [[ApocalypseCult Washers]]. The Family Matta fly weak ships with weak guns, and usually are the most common enemy the player faces and are stated to be petty criminals under a common flag making them the game's equivalent of the Liberty Rogues.
** The Washers fly much more powerful ships and are implied to be some sort of rival civilization, with their primary modus operandi being flooding the Union with drugs. This puts them as dead-ringers for the Outcasts.
** The Vauldric system is one for the New York system, being a relatively safe starting area that features a homeworld orbited by two space stations and a mysterious badlands with a [[spoiler: hyperspatial anomaly deep within.]]
** The Vauldwin themselves appear to be an expy of the Bretonian colonies in Freelancer, including their brown-and-red lighting, and a corrupt upper class with a destitute lower class.
* EldritchAbomination: Stated and often shown to be a common thing in the galaxy.
* EnemyChatter: Similar to Freelancer.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: The 2022 teaser trailer features an absolutely massive squid-like leviathan opening an enormous eye to look at the player... before opening many many ''many'' more eyes and roaring.
* FamousAncestor: The Speaker, for Kardoz.
* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]]. This makes him a pariah among his race.
* FlashStep: Ships can instantly shift left or right to avoid incoming attacks, but doing so consumes energy also used by your ship's thrusters.
* GameMod: The game comes with a menu to load and sort plugins, similar to VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim.
* GenreBuster: A space shooter about fighting magical leviathans with a spaceship that wouldn't look out of place in a far more normal spaceship game.
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Underspace is the titular realm that jumpholes take the player to reach other star systems. It's also where monsters, ghosts, and storms come from.
* HyperspaceLanes: Called "lanelines" in the game. They're still capable of being disrupted by pirates, and now, storms.
* {{Magitek}}: Talking to a policeman in Planet Vauldric's bar suggests that this trope is at play. Mentions are made of technology that are made or maintained by "mystics". The Allinone Repair Kit is implied to be this, and was mentioned to have been developed [[BreadMilkEggsSquick as the result of intense drug use and ritual sacrifice.]]
* {{Megacorp}}: Junktech is directly stated to be this. They have a massive base within the Vauldwin's capital system as well as their own shipline, as well as vaguely threatening descriptions for said ships.
* MetalSlime: Ships can sometimes spawn with skulls next to their names. They'll have extra attacks or abilities, but drop special items the player can use to repair wrecked equipment.
* PlayerCharacter: Kardoz Speakerson is the main character, a member of a species called the Vauldwin who was (formerly) a high ranking noble and is now wrongfully accused of sabotaging his convoy.
* Precursors: [[spoiler: Mentioned as having built the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]
* ProudScholarRace: Kardoz states that the Vauldwin are usually poets, scholars, and diplomats.
* RandomDrops: Equipment and loot drop from destroyed ships. While sometimes intact, usually it is wrecked and has to be repaired with special items.
* SpacePirates: The Matta and the Washers.
* StarfishAliens: In spades. This includes:
** The Ijuni, stated to be a race of "capitalist space lobsters".
** The Macrovari, two of whom serve as mission control during the demo's main campaign, are hyper-intelligent ''single-celled organisms.'' Talking to your coworker after the initial campaign mission also indicates that they reproduce through mitosis and become physically violent towards one another in close proximity.
* StayInTheKitchen: Downplayed for the Vauldwin, as its stated that all sexes are expected to be raising kids. "Wanderers" are looked down upon.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, as well as the game mod /v/lancer. There are also elements from the cancelled ''Skyrim'' mod ''Tatterdemalion''.
* SpaceIsAnOcean: And has lighthouses, storms, barnacles, and [[SpaceWhale giant killer leviathans]].
* TheSwarm: The 2022 teaser trailer features the player being chased by one of these inside what appears to be a dense twilight forest. In space.
* WeirdWeather: The game features a dynamic weather system that causes storms from underspace to take over systems. Entering nebulas while they're active can spawn hazards and recurring bosses, but also grants the player rewards
[[caption-width-right:350:''Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of giant snakes.'']]
''[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111930/Underspace/ Underspace]]'' is a Lovecraftian open-world spacefighter RPG made by Pastaspace Interactive that serves as a SpiritualSuccessor to {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}. [[https://pastaspace.itch.io/underspace A demo was released in 2019.]]
The galaxy of Croft is not a nice place to live. For aeons it has been under constant threat of [[WeirdWeather strange space storms]]. Storms that bring ships to life, lightning that cracks open and drinks suns, and thunder that spewed forth nameless horrors. Only the [[TheFederation Union]] has been able to establish any kind of permanent civillization across the galaxy, supported by their willingness to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu actively fight back against the storms.]]
The player takes the role of Kardoz, a high ranking nobleman of the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]], and owner of a trading company. When one of his convoys is destroyed under mysterious circumstances, Kardoz is [[MistakenForMurderer accused and found guilty of sending his crews out to die in a storm.]] With no titles or fortunes, Kardoz is forced to make a living, and soon finds himself in war between the [[AdventureGuild local Starchaser chapter]] and a group of storm-worshipping cultists.
Much like its predecessor {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, Underspace is a WideOpenSandbox crossed with an RPG and a traditional space exploration game. Unlike its predecessor, the roleplaying mechanics are MUCH more emphasized, with a skill and quest system as well as an UnbrokenFirstPersonPerspective when walking around on bases. It also fully embraces ''Freelancer's'' AcceptableBreaksFromReality, leading to a DenserAndWackier setting that is implied if not explicitly ScienceFantasy.
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!!This game contains examples of:
* AbsentAliens: Inverted, there are no visible humans of any type, with the [[HumanoidAliens Vauldwin]] seeming to be the closest stand-in.
* AbstractEater: One sidequest has you cleaning barnacles off an old battleship. Said barnacles eat the structural integrity of the ship. Not the metal, but the actual ''concept'' of the ship's structural integrity.
* AdventureGuild: Starchasers and starchasing chapters; organized groups that hunt storms and protect the Union.
* AlienLunch: The caches that the player uses to repair their shields are also stated to be edible rations.
* AlienSky: The nebula backgrounds of ''Underspace'' are definitely far brighter and more colorful than anything in real life, but this trop is definitely at play in the star system found if the player takes the [[spoiler: ancient gate]] hidden in the Vauldrim nebula.
* AllianceMeter: Returns from Freelancer. The player can also view how much favor they've gained or lost with a faction.
* ApocalypseCult: The Washers are stated to be a galaxy-wide cult that worships the storms and seeks to subsume the Union into them.
* ArtisticLicenseSpace: And how.
* AsteroidThicket: Asteroid and scrap fields are fairly thick, and wrecks can be found within.
* {{BFG}}: The player can acquire "heavy equipment" that serves as the game's LimitBreak. Many of these are very large space lasers.
* AuthorAppeal: Trains can be found in the game, and one of the major stations in the demo area is Spolen ''Train''yard.
* BizarreAlienBiology: The codex states that the Vauldwin have [[ArtisticLicenseBiology over 50 different sexes]], with each one being assigned a pair of numbers. A Vauldwin can only reproduce or even be attracted to another Vauldwin complimentary number. Kardoz is stated to be a 0-10, but no 0-10s exist.
* BreakableWeapons: Averted. Unlike Freelancer damage to you ship only disables a hardpoint until its repaired. Played straight with wrecked equipment looted from enemies, which has to be repaired with special items.
* CrapsackWorld: The galaxy is constantly under attack from monster-creating storms. Ships go missing and come back as angry ghosts. Lethal accidents in space are considered normal. The only real civilization is stated to be a military dictatorship.
* {{Expy}}: The game's nature as a Freelancer successor leads to this at times, with many factions and areas being clear parallels to Freelancer.
** The two starting pirate factions the player encounters in the demo area the [[PunnyName Family Matta]] and the [[ApocalypseCult Washers]]. The Family Matta fly weak ships with weak guns, and usually are the most common enemy the player faces and are stated to be petty criminals under a common flag making them the game's equivalent of the Liberty Rogues.
** The Washers fly much more powerful ships and are implied to be some sort of rival civilization, with their primary modus operandi being flooding the Union with drugs. This puts them as dead-ringers for the Outcasts.
** The Vauldric system is one for the New York system, being a relatively safe starting area that features a homeworld orbited by two space stations and a mysterious badlands with a [[spoiler: hyperspatial anomaly deep within.]]
** The Vauldwin themselves appear to be an expy of the Bretonian colonies in Freelancer, including their brown-and-red lighting, and a corrupt upper class with a destitute lower class.
* EldritchAbomination: Stated and often shown to be a common thing in the galaxy.
* EnemyChatter: Similar to Freelancer.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: The 2022 teaser trailer features an absolutely massive squid-like leviathan opening an enormous eye to look at the player... before opening many many ''many'' more eyes and roaring.
* FamousAncestor: The Speaker, for Kardoz.
* FantasticAbleism: Kardoz is unable to [[NoBiologicalSex experience romantic attraction or reproduce]]. This makes him a pariah among his race.
* FlashStep: Ships can instantly shift left or right to avoid incoming attacks, but doing so consumes energy also used by your ship's thrusters.
* GameMod: The game comes with a menu to load and sort plugins, similar to VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim.
* GenreBuster: A space shooter about fighting magical leviathans with a spaceship that wouldn't look out of place in a far more normal spaceship game.
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace: Underspace is the titular realm that jumpholes take the player to reach other star systems. It's also where monsters, ghosts, and storms come from.
* HyperspaceLanes: Called "lanelines" in the game. They're still capable of being disrupted by pirates, and now, storms.
* {{Magitek}}: Talking to a policeman in Planet Vauldric's bar suggests that this trope is at play. Mentions are made of technology that are made or maintained by "mystics". The Allinone Repair Kit is implied to be this, and was mentioned to have been developed [[BreadMilkEggsSquick as the result of intense drug use and ritual sacrifice.]]
* {{Megacorp}}: Junktech is directly stated to be this. They have a massive base within the Vauldwin's capital system as well as their own shipline, as well as vaguely threatening descriptions for said ships.
* MetalSlime: Ships can sometimes spawn with skulls next to their names. They'll have extra attacks or abilities, but drop special items the player can use to repair wrecked equipment.
* PlayerCharacter: Kardoz Speakerson is the main character, a member of a species called the Vauldwin who was (formerly) a high ranking noble and is now wrongfully accused of sabotaging his convoy.
* Precursors: [[spoiler: Mentioned as having built the ancient gateway and the ships defending it in the Vauldrim nebula.]]
* ProudScholarRace: Kardoz states that the Vauldwin are usually poets, scholars, and diplomats.
* RandomDrops: Equipment and loot drop from destroyed ships. While sometimes intact, usually it is wrecked and has to be repaired with special items.
* SpacePirates: The Matta and the Washers.
* StarfishAliens: In spades. This includes:
** The Ijuni, stated to be a race of "capitalist space lobsters".
** The Macrovari, two of whom serve as mission control during the demo's main campaign, are hyper-intelligent ''single-celled organisms.'' Talking to your coworker after the initial campaign mission also indicates that they reproduce through mitosis and become physically violent towards one another in close proximity.
* StayInTheKitchen: Downplayed for the Vauldwin, as its stated that all sexes are expected to be raising kids. "Wanderers" are looked down upon.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To {{VideoGame/Freelancer}}, as well as the game mod /v/lancer. There are also elements from the cancelled ''Skyrim'' mod ''Tatterdemalion''.
* SpaceIsAnOcean: And has lighthouses, storms, barnacles, and [[SpaceWhale giant killer leviathans]].
* TheSwarm: The 2022 teaser trailer features the player being chased by one of these inside what appears to be a dense twilight forest. In space.
* WeirdWeather: The game features a dynamic weather system that causes storms from underspace to take over systems. Entering nebulas while they're active can spawn hazards and recurring bosses, but also grants the player rewards
