2019 IN REVIEWStar Traders: Frontiers
Price: £6.99 from fave.co/2tJ8QuoStar Traders: Frontiers’ appealing mix of strategy and
roleplaying makes it a fine match for mobile. And while
there’s a lot to do here, it rarely feels overcomplicated.
Other spacefaring games lean too heavily on familiar
sci-fi tropes, but Frontiers presents a galaxy where
space pirates conduct trade or hobnob with fellow
corsairs while dressed like gunslingers or 18th-century
rajahs. Nor is this individualization merely for show, as
each crew member plays a vital role in combat missions
and planetary exploration. Free of strict devotion
to existing properties, Frontiers is able to go places
where few other mobile space sims have gone before.2019 IN REVIEW
StarTraders:Frontiers
Price:£6.99fromfave.co/2tJ8QuoStarTraders:Frontiers’appealingmixofstrategyand
roleplayingmakesitafinematchformobile.Andwhile
there’salottodohere,itrarelyfeelsovercomplicated.
Otherspacefaringgamesleantooheavilyonfamiliar
sci-fitropes,butFrontierspresentsagalaxywhere
spacepiratesconducttradeorhobnobwithfellow
corsairswhiledressedlikegunslingersor18th-century
rajahs.Noristhisindividualizationmerelyforshow,as
eachcrewmemberplaysavitalroleincombatmissions
andplanetaryexploration.Freeofstrictdevotion
toexistingproperties,Frontiersisabletogoplaces
where fewothermobilespacesimshavegonebefore.