Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Reviews
Citizen Sleeper is not for everyone, it's a game whose greatest strength is its writing. Its interface is simple and its interactions are not animated; the game only has images and descriptions of scenes. For anyone who needs more stimulation to engage with a game, this can be tedious. That said, if you want a rich narrative experience, complex characters and intimate themes approached in creative and profound ways, Citizen Sleeper 2 is your game.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a fantastic and addicting narrative sci-fi adventure that does one important thing the first game didn’t, which is offer the player more freedom. The beloved core experience returns with a few new mechanics that added depth to the gameplay, freedom to explore, and a story that over twice as big, but didn’t take any risks or innovate in a way that would have opened the game up to a much broader audience.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector preserves the essence of the original, but expands on it significantly in both narrative and gameplay. New crew and starship mechanics add an extra layer of strategy, while the story continues to brilliantly explore themes of identity, exploration, and resistance in a brutally unequal world.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
With Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, Garet Damian Martin expands and continues the narrative started with the previous chapter of this unique RPG series. With a solid and compelling narrative and fascinating world-building, highlighted by the Sleeper figure, this new journey will captivate those who were drawn to the previous iteration. Unique in its approach to RPGs, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector builds upon and improves its predecessor’s strong foundations, offering a complex and fascinating adventure, albeit light on pure gameplay. If you love getting lost in reading and don't mind a bit of strategy, there are few reasons to seek the true nature of our Sleeper. That is, unless you’re not proficient in English.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Going into to Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector I had high expectations based on my experience with the first game, and I’m so happy to say that it absolutely smashed those expectations out of the park. It builds on the world and mechanics of this first game – changing and expanding enough that it feels like a fresh experience. For fans of TTRPGs, the two similar but distinct gameplay loops will scratch that mechanical itch. And for those that love storytelling, the choices you make as you play through the game will absolutely leave you eager to fire up a second playthrough to explore what happens at the end of another road.
a worthy successor to one of the best indie games of the last few years. With it’s addictive gameplay loop, compelling and touching story, great art design, and more, I’d say anyone even remotely interested should give the game a look. Especially considering it’s releasing on Xbox Game Pass, and heck, is one of the best games for cloud gaming there is!
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is a unique RPG focused on choices, risks, and survival in a hostile universe, where dice mechanics and a new stress system add tension and narrative freedom, while strong writing and layered decisions elevate the story—though its lack of action and slow pace may not appeal to everyone, fans of narrative-driven RPGs with distinctive gameplay will find much to enjoy.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector builds on the first game with multiple stations to explore and higher ambitions in its storytelling. But in widening its scope, it loses some of the intimate details of the first game.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector iterates on everything its predecessor accomplished, maintaining the same heart while adding new challenges. It will delight anyone who played the first, and also serves as an exciting entry point for anyone new to the interactive novel genre. While the “good” path here is more obvious than the original, I already look forward to playing it again and making different choices this time around. After all—the sky’s the limit.
Like the pieces that make up the whole, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector’s story feels made up of the threads you gather through your campaign.
“Citizen Sleeper 2 is a magnificent game, made all the more impressive by the fact it was developed by one man studio... If you’re a fan of tabletop RPGs, thrilling Sci-Fi, or games where your choices feel like they matter, then you should definitely give Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector a go.”
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector’s science fiction narrative stands out for its focus on the downtrodden and message of empathy, delivered through some of the best writing you’ll find in the game medium. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in narrative games or thoughtful science fiction.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is the perfect sequel, taking the original in new and exciting directions while staying true to its roots.