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The Station

The Station is a first-person exploration game set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the…

71 19 February 2018

The Station is an adventure developed by The Station Game, released 19 February 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. The main story takes about 1.3 hrs to finish.

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What The Station is

The Station is an adventure game developed by The Station Game and released in 2018. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Station is a first-person exploration game set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are mystery and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 11 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Station holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 2 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 1.3 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2500k or AMD equivalent, 4gb GB RAM and GeForce GTX 450 or AMD equivalent. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB.

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What it launched against

The Station launched on 19 February 2018, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018) and Into the Breach. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of the Colossus (2018), Into the Breach.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

The Station — frequently asked questions

When did The Station come out?
The Station was released on 19 February 2018 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Station?
At minimum, The Station needs Intel Core i5-2500k or AMD equivalent, 4gb GB RAM, GeForce GTX 450 or AMD equivalent graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat The Station?
The main story of The Station takes around 1.3 hrs, or 1.5 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is The Station?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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