2023 · Science Fiction

Battlestations: Dirtside

A cooperative skirmish campaign for 1–8 players that sends a team of heroes down to the surface of dozens of alien worlds. Players land their starship on varied planets and work together to complete mission objectives such as raids, rescues, assaults, and escapes while coping with hazards like motor gangs, natural disasters, lava flows, low gravity, or orbital bombardment. Characters begin with species traits, a special ability, and weapons, then earn experience, rank up, and buy equipment and new abilities between missions. Tactical interaction with the environment is central: players combine actions to manipulate terrain, extinguish fires, or create craters by ramming vehicles as they pursue mission goals.

groupPlayers

1–8 best 1

schedulePlaying time

60–180 min

cakeAge

13+

psychologyComplexity

3 / 5