MARCH 2020MARCH 2018 MACWORLD MACWORLD 7373STAR TRADERS: FRONTIERS
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Star Traders: Frontiers’ many influences suggest it should be little more than a
forgettable satellite around the worlds of Star Trek, Mass Effect, and even
Firefly, but it manages to exert a substantial gravitational tug of its own. The
Trese Brothers originally released it for PC last year, but its appealing mix of
strategy and roleplaying makes a fine match for mobile. And while there’s a
lot to do here, it rarely feels overcomplicated. Frontiers’ star shines brightly in
part because of its personality. 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.