Redshirt
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…
Redshirt is an indie developed by The Tiniest Shark, released 13 November 2013 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG.
What Redshirt is
Redshirt is an indie game developed by The Tiniest Shark and released in 2013. It was published by Positech Games. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Redshirt holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points below the year average.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 70% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Redshirt launched on 13 November 2013, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Super Mario 3D World. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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