Release Date: November 13, 2013
A science fiction-based satirical strategy game simulating the life of a serial space station employee whose ambition is to become the most popular person on the social networking site of the future. Gaining the sympathy of others allows you to climb up the social ladder and advance to more lucrative positions.
Redshirt is the comedy sci-fi sim about social networking aboard a space station, starring the station's most ambitious low-ranking peon: you!
Navigate the professional and interpersonal politics of the ubiquitous Spacebook to curry favor among friends and colleagues. As intense intergalactic conflict rages around you, it's up to you to accrue those all-important likes on your status updates! Whether you're looking for love, opportunities for promotion, or even a chance to play Zero-G golf with the captain, you can schmooze your way through social circles and claw your way up the career ladder. Perhaps you too can finally achieve the dream of an off-station transfer, or even the Redshirt's opportunity of a lifetime: being sent on an away-mission!
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Tiniest Shark
Publisher: Positech Games
Age restrictions: none
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System Requirements for Redshirt Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium 4 2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 256 MB (GeForce 8600 GT or better), 500 MB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7/8.
Game Ratings for Redshirt Video Game.
IGN: 7.4 / 10 by Rowan Kaiser
Redshirt is deeper than its Star Trek parody presentation might appear, but it's not quite deep enough.
Paste Magazine: 8 / 10 by Filipe Salgado
These are all the worst bits, of myself and of Facebook: the push towards less privacy, towards superficial relationships and walls of meaningless birthday greetings. Redshirt is a version of social media without, you know, the social part. It is the ultimate form of solipsism. If most life sims are imperfect reflections of life, Redshirt is, instead, an imperfect reflection of Facebook, itself an imperfect reflection of life. I am in a hall of mirrors and all I see is myself.
GameGrin: 6.5 / 10 by Ryan Davies
Even if you really invest in the digital people you're interacting with, there just isn't enough variety in the gameplay to have a truly enjoyable experience. This is an interesting experimental game, and also an acute demonstration of human manipulation. If nothing else, Redshirt will make you appreciate the power of your online actions.
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