You’d be forgiven for finding Star Citizen impenetrable. Cloud Imperium’s colossal MMO might present itself as a spaceship simulator, but there’s so much more to it. It’s got a persistent sci-fi universe, ships to buy with real money, ground and space combat, and a whole cacophony of new features being added regularly. This is where Squadron 42 steps up to the plate. A bespoke single-player experience in the Star Citizen universe, a lot of the MMO’s gameplay is there but in a much more manageable package. Now, after a decade of delays, we finally have a new launch year, and over an hour of gameplay footage to boot.

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